Thursday Night NFL--'69 Super Bowl Re-visited
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Crazy Pete
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Dating myself; yes I did.
REALLY dating myself; I listened to the 1st quarter in the family car, coming back with the family from... church⛪️
I recall Matt Snell ‘matriculating’ the ball down the field in that 1st quarter.
The Jets dominated, but maybe more a case of the Colts stunk that day.
Surprising, in retrospect, how white that Jets team was.
AFAIK, most of that roster is still alive.
Contrast that to the next Super Bowl champs, the KC Chiefs, who have been decimated by deaths. Same as those great Dolphin teams a few years after that.
REALLY dating myself; I listened to the 1st quarter in the family car, coming back with the family from... church⛪️
I recall Matt Snell ‘matriculating’ the ball down the field in that 1st quarter.
The Jets dominated, but maybe more a case of the Colts stunk that day.
Surprising, in retrospect, how white that Jets team was.
AFAIK, most of that roster is still alive.
Contrast that to the next Super Bowl champs, the KC Chiefs, who have been decimated by deaths. Same as those great Dolphin teams a few years after that.
Actually many of those Jets have passed away recently. Not so much the skill positions, but many defensive players and some offense linemen.
The game was weird in that the Jets dominated due to Baltimore mistakes. They were able to play the second half conservatively and settled for three chip shot field goals. In fact, I think Namath threw no fourth quarter passes.
The game was weird in that the Jets dominated due to Baltimore mistakes. They were able to play the second half conservatively and settled for three chip shot field goals. In fact, I think Namath threw no fourth quarter passes.