"What team was ""guaranteed"" to win Super Bowl III?"
Super Bowl III finished with more pass completions (11) and passing yards (110) than Morrall, but he also threw one interception. Matte was the Colts' top rusher with 116 yards on just 11 carries, an average of 10.5 yards per run, and caught 2 passes for 30 yards. The Colts were minus-4 in turnovers throwing four interceptions, all of which were deep in Jet territory. Sources: NFL.com Super Bowl III, Super Bowl III Play Finder NYJ, Super Bowl III Play Finder Bal Completions/Attempts Carries Long gain Receptions Times targeted The following records were set or tied in Super Bowl III, according to the
Super Bowl III occasions in which a team from New York defeated one from Baltimore in postseason play during 1969, with the Knicks eliminating the Bullets in the NBA playoffs, and the Mets upsetting the heavily-favored Orioles in the World Series, being the other two. This was the last postseason victory for the Jets until they beat the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1982–83 playoffs. Super Bowl III Super Bowl III was the third AFL–NFL Championship Game in professional American football, and the first to officially bear the trademark name "Super Bowl". The game, played on January 12, 1969, at the Orange Bowl in