1968 AFL Championship Game

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The 1968 AFL Championship Game was the American Football League title matchup in which the New York Jets defeated the Oakland Raiders to advance to Super Bowl III.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Football League championship game
sports event
attendance 62000
attendanceApprox about 62,000
borough Queens
category AFL Championship Games NERFINISHED
New York Jets postseason games
Oakland Raiders postseason games
city New York City
conference AFL Eastern Division champion vs AFL Western Division champion
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date December 29, 1968
easternDivisionChampion New York Jets NERFINISHED
era pre–NFL–AFL merger
finalScore New York Jets 27–23 Oakland Raiders
followedBy 1969 AFL Championship Game NERFINISHED
homeFieldAdvantage New York Jets NERFINISHED
homeTeam New York Jets NERFINISHED
jetPointsByQuarterPattern close, competitive scoring throughout
league American Football League NERFINISHED
location Shea Stadium NERFINISHED
loser Oakland Raiders NERFINISHED
loserEliminatedFrom Super Bowl contention
losingScore 23
notableFor Jets earning berth in Super Bowl III
playoffRound league championship
precededBy 1967 AFL Championship Game NERFINISHED
purpose determine AFL champion for 1968 season
quarterbackOfLosingTeam Daryle Lamonica NERFINISHED
quarterbackOfWinningTeam Joe Namath NERFINISHED
radioNetwork NBC Radio NERFINISHED
raiderPointsByQuarterPattern close, competitive scoring throughout
runningBackNotable Matt Snell NERFINISHED
season 1968 AFL season
significance last AFL title won before Jets’ Super Bowl III victory
sport American football
stadiumSurface grass
teamCoachLosing John Rauch NERFINISHED
teamCoachWinning Weeb Ewbank NERFINISHED
televisionAnnouncer Al DeRogatis NERFINISHED
Curt Gowdy NERFINISHED
televisionNetwork NBC NERFINISHED
visitingTeam Oakland Raiders NERFINISHED
weatherCondition cold late-December conditions in New York
westernDivisionChampion Oakland Raiders NERFINISHED
wideReceiverNotable Don Maynard NERFINISHED
winner New York Jets NERFINISHED
winnerAdvancedTo Super Bowl III NERFINISHED
winningScore 27
year 1968

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1967 AFL Championship Game followedBy 1968 AFL Championship Game
1969 AFL Championship precededBy 1968 AFL Championship Game