the jets played in the super bowl in 1966.
the jets played in the super bowl in 1966.
when did the jets play in the super bowl?
1966
the team was founded in 1959 as the titans of new york, an original member of the american football league (afl); later, the franchise joined the nfl in the afl–nfl merger in . the team began play in 1960 at the polo grounds. under new ownership, the current name was adopted in 1963 and the franchise moved to shea stadium in 1964 and then to the meadowlands sports complex in 1984. the jets advanced to the playoffs for the first time in 1968 and went on to compete in super bowl iii where they defeated the baltimore colts, becoming the first afl team to defeat an nfl club in an afl–nfl world championship game. since 1968, the jets have appeared in the playoffs 13 times, and in the afc championship game four times, most recently losing to the pittsburgh steelers in 2010. however, the jets have never returned to the super bowl, making them one of three nfl teams to win their lone super bowl appearance, along with the new orleans saints and tampa bay buccaneers. apart from the cleveland browns and detroit lions, who have never reached the super bowl (although both won nfl championships prior to 1966), the jets' drought is the longest among current nfl franchises.
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the game marked the first super bowl in which both of the teams had appeared in, but had not yet lost a previous super bowl; the 49ers came into the game having won all five of their previous super bowl appearances, while the ravens had won in their lone previous super bowl appearance in super bowl xxxv against the new york giants. currently, this phenomenon can only be repeated if either the ravens or the new york jets play against either the tampa bay buccaneers or the new orleans saints in a subsequent super bowl. baltimore's victory made them the only current nfl franchise to have appeared in at least two super bowls without ever losing any of their appearances.
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