the last time the jets made the super bowl was 1968.
the last time the jets made the super bowl was 1968.
when was the last time the jets made the super bowl?
1968
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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this broadcast was the last for nbc as the afc network after 33 years (cbs has held the afc broadcast rights ever since), their last nfl broadcast overall until 2006, when they signed on to televise "sunday night football", and their last super bowl broadcast until 2009 (super bowl xliii). this was also the last time channel 4 in the uk would show the super bowl – and their last nfl coverage until 2010 – after they had been showing the event since 1983 (super bowl xvii). only sky sports would show it live until five joined them in 2003 (super bowl xxxvii). it also marked the last super bowl until 2007 for ctv in canada after airing the nfl and the event since super bowl xvi; from 1999 to 2006 the super bowl aired on the global television network. ctv had aired nfl football since 1970 and the super bowl since 1982 (super bowl xvi). it was also the final nfl game for gma network in the philippines until the 2006 season; gma had aired nfl football since 1986 and the super bowl since super bowl xxi in 1987. the super bowl would be broadcast on abc 5, also from 1999 until 2006. it was also the final super bowl in which the televisa family of networks aired on its own in mexico, also until 2007, being broadcast on canal 5; televisa had aired nfl football since 1970 and the super bowl since 1988 (at the time, the only other super bowl in san diego). azteca 13 likewise would exclusively air the super bowl from 1999 until 2006, including super bowl xxxvii which would be the next super bowl to be played at qualcomm stadium.
super bowl xxxii