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
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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
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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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