Broadway Joe
On January 12th, 1969 , the New York Jets scored a 16-7 win over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III. The win is regarded as one of the biggest upsets in NFL history. It gave a lot of respect to the AFL shortly before the two leagues would merge. But the real story of the game happened before it began. Jets quarterback Joe Namath famously guaranteed that his team would defeat the heavily favored Colts. He made good on that promise with the help of a strong defensive effort.