ROFFLMAO! hey, Kentucky Jet, let's not forget Atkinson either. He deflected that first INT Bethea had in the end zone, and was also a very under rated football player. What did shock people in that game was how good both Johnnie Sample and Bethea played... even I was surprised at how many great plays they made. The Colts came out throwing, even on first down, but those two CB's not only held up, they played great.
I wonder the same thing. Not only that but Joe Willie was in a few of their commericals with the same pinkish/yellowish studio backround. Total BS.
Curley Johnson deserves a mention, punting from his own end zone on fourth down at 7-0 ! twice! screw that up and arguably there are no happy Superbowl III memories....
You have got to be kidding! The Jets copmpletely dominated a team that was favored by 19 points! Open your history book.
That year the Colts had the highest ranked defense and the highest ranked offense in the NFL. The Jets O line stopped the best pass rush in the NFL. They blitzed like crazy, but Namath threw a lot of outside short stuff, he was masterful in reading the blitz in that game. He went deep too, just missing on several bombs, including one a diving Maynard caught, but came down too deep in the end zone. The defense played great, and Philbin, Elliot and Grantham forced the Colt QB's into a bunch of INT's with constant rush pressure. That year the Colts were the equivalent of the Ravens defense and the Indy Colts offense. The Jets were up 16-0 with 4 minutes left in the game. That was a very good team.
Not to mention the Jets' defense (which Buddy Ryan has stated in an interview was the best defense he ever coached in his opinion) shut down NFL MVP QB Earl Morrall and then shut down the greatest quarterback to ever set foot on a field, Johnny Unitas. In one game.
It's Randy Beverly, fellas, not Bethea, that had the first pick of Morral. Beverly had 2 ints in the game. The Jets defense was highly underrated. In fact, the Jets had the best team defense in the AFL in 1968, and in the AFC in 1970. 1970 N.Y. Jets, AFC 3,655 1969 Kansas City, AFL 3,163 1968 N.Y. Jets, AFL 3,363 Source: http://www.nfl.com/history/leaders/totaldefense
