Posted: January 13, 1969
Super Bowl III
New York 16, Baltimore 7
SuperBowl.com wire reports
Orange Bowl
Miami, Florida
January 12, 1969
Attendance: 75,389
MVP: Joe Namath, QB, New York
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
T |
 New York (A.F.L.) |
0 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
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16 |
| Baltimore |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
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7 |
| 1st Quarter |
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| 2nd Quarter |
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NYJ |
Snell 4 run (J. Turner kick), 5:57 |
| 3rd Quarter |
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NYJ |
FG J. Turner 32, 4:52 |
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NYJ |
FG J. Turner 30, 11:02 |
| 4th Quarter |
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NYJ |
FG J. Turner 9, 1:34 |
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BAL |
Hill 1 run (Michaels kick), 11:41 |
| NEW YORK JETS |
| Total First Downs |
21 |
| Rushing |
10 |
| Passing |
10 |
| Penalty |
1 |
| Total Net Yardage |
337 |
| Total Offensive Plays |
74 |
| Avg. Gain per Offensive Play |
4.6 |
| Rushes |
43 |
| Yards Gained Rushing (Net) |
142 |
| Average Yards per Rush |
3.3 |
| Passes Attempted |
29 |
| Passes Completed |
17 |
| Had Intercepted |
0 |
| Tackled Attempting to Pass |
2 |
| Yards Lost Attempting to Pass |
11 |
| Yards Gained Passing (Net) |
195 |
| Punts |
4 |
| Average Distance |
38.8 |
| Punt Returns |
1 |
| Punt Return Yardage |
0 |
| Kickoff Returns |
1 |
| Kickoff Return Yardage |
25 |
| Interception Return Yardage |
9 |
| Fumbles |
1 |
| Own Fumbles Recovered |
0 |
| Opponent Fumbles Recovered |
1 |
| Penalties |
5 |
| Yards Penalized |
28 |
| Total Points Scored |
16 |
| Touchdowns |
1 |
| Rushing |
1 |
| Passing |
0 |
| Returns |
0 |
| Extra Points |
1 |
| Field Goals |
3 |
| Fields Goals Attempted |
5 |
| Safeties |
0 |
| Third-Down Efficiency |
8/18 |
| Fourth-Down Efficiency |
0/0 |
| Time of Possession |
36:10 |
| BALTIMORE COLTS |
| Total First Downs |
18 |
| Rushing |
7 |
| Passing |
9 |
| Penalty |
2 |
| Total Net Yardage |
324 |
| Total Offensive Plays |
64 |
| Avg. Gain per Offensive Play |
5.1 |
| Rushes |
23 |
| Yards Gained Rushing (Net) |
143 |
| Average Yards per Rush |
6.2 |
| Passes Attempted |
41 |
| Passes Completed |
17 |
| Had Intercepted |
4 |
| Tackled Attempting to Pass |
0 |
| Yards Lost Attempting to Pass |
0 |
| Yards Gained Passing (Net) |
181 |
| Punts |
3 |
| Average Distance |
44.3 |
| Punt Returns |
4 |
| Punt Return Yardage |
34 |
| Kickoff Returns |
4 |
| Kickoff Return Yardage |
105 |
| Interception Return Yardage |
0 |
| Fumbles |
1 |
| Own Fumbles Recovered |
0 |
| Opponent Fumbles Recovered |
1 |
| Penalties |
3 |
| Yards Penalized |
23 |
| Total Points Scored |
7 |
| Touchdowns |
1 |
| Rushing |
1 |
| Passing |
0 |
| Returns |
0 |
| Extra Points |
1 |
| Field Goals |
0 |
| Fields Goals Attempted |
2 |
| Safeties |
0 |
| Third-Down Efficiency |
4/12 |
| Fourth-Down Efficiency |
1/2 |
| Time of Possession |
23:50 |
| Passing |
CP/AT |
YDS |
TD |
INT |
| Namath |
17/28 |
206 |
0 |
0 |
| Parilli |
0/1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rushing |
CAR |
YDS |
TD |
LG |
| Snell |
30 |
121 |
1 |
12 |
| Boozer |
10 |
19 |
0 |
8 |
| Mathis |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
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| Receiving |
REC |
YDS |
TD |
LG |
| Sauer |
8 |
133 |
0 |
39 |
| Snell |
4 |
40 |
0 |
14 |
| Mathis |
3 |
20 |
0 |
13 |
| Lammons |
2 |
13 |
0 |
11 |
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| Interceptions |
INT |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
| Beverly |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hudson |
1 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
| Sample |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Punting |
NO |
AVG |
LG |
BLK |
| Johnson |
4 |
38.8 |
39 |
0 |
| Punt Returns |
NO/FC |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
| Baird |
1/1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kickoff Returns |
NO |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
| Christy |
1 |
25 |
25 |
0 |
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| Offense |
| Player |
Pos |
| Schmitt, John |
C |
| Rasmussen, Randy |
G |
| Talamini, Bob |
G |
| Herman, Dave |
T |
| Hill, Winston |
T |
| Lammons, Pete |
TE |
| Maynard, Don |
WR |
| Sauer, George Jr. |
WR |
| Boozer, Emerson |
RB |
| Snell, Matt |
RB |
| Namath, Joe |
QB |
| Defense |
| Player |
Pos |
| Elliott, D. John |
DT |
| Rochester, Paul |
DT |
| Biggs, Verlon |
DE |
| Philbin, Gerry |
DE |
| Baker, Ralph |
OLB |
| Grantham, Larry |
OLB |
| Atkinson, Al |
MLB |
| Beverly, Randy |
CB |
| Sample, Johnny |
CB |
| Baird, Bill |
FS |
| Hudson, Jim |
SS |
| Substitutes |
| Player |
| Christy, Earl |
| Crane, Paul |
| D'Amato, Mike |
| Dockery, John |
| Gordon, Cornell |
| Johnson, Curley |
| Mathis, Bill |
| McAdams, Carl |
| Neidert, John |
| Parilli, Babe |
| Rademacher, Bill |
| Richards, Jim |
| Richardson, Jeff |
| Smolinski, Mark |
| Thompson, Stephen |
| Turner, Jim B. |
| Turner, Bake |
| Walton, Samuel |
| Passing |
CP/AT |
YDS |
TD |
INT |
| Unitas |
11/24 |
110 |
0 |
1 |
| Morrall |
6/17 |
71 |
0 |
3 |
| Rushing |
CAR |
YDS |
TD |
LG |
| Matte |
11 |
116 |
0 |
58 |
| Hill |
9 |
29 |
1 |
12 |
| Unitas |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Morrall |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
| Receiving |
REC |
YDS |
TD |
LG |
| Richardson |
6 |
58 |
0 |
21 |
| Orr |
3 |
42 |
0 |
17 |
| Mackey |
3 |
35 |
0 |
19 |
| Matte |
2 |
30 |
0 |
30 |
| Hill |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Mitchell |
1 |
15 |
0 |
15 |
| Interceptions |
INT |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
| None |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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| Punting |
NO |
AVG |
LG |
BLK |
| Lee |
3 |
44.3 |
51 |
0 |
| Punt Returns |
NO/FC |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
| Brown |
4/0 |
34 |
21 |
0 |
| Kickoff Returns |
NO |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
| Pearson |
2 |
59 |
33 |
0 |
| Brown |
2 |
46 |
25 |
0 |
| Offense |
| Player |
Pos |
| Curry, Bill |
C |
| Ressler, Glenn |
G |
| Sullivan, Dan |
G |
| Ball, Sam |
T |
| Vogel, Bob |
T |
| Mackey, John |
TE |
| Orr, Jimmy |
WR |
| Richardson, Willie |
WR |
| Hill, Gerald |
RB |
| Matte, Tom |
RB |
| Morrall, Earl |
QB |
| Defense |
| Player |
Pos |
| Miller, Fred D. |
DT |
| Smith, Billy Ray Sr. |
DT |
| Braase, Ordell |
DE |
| Smith, Bubba |
DE |
| Curtis, James |
OLB |
| Shinnick, Don |
OLB |
| Gaubatz, Dennis |
MLB |
| Boyd, Bobby |
CB |
| Lyles, Lenny |
CB |
| Volk, Rick |
FS |
| Logan, Jerry |
SS |
| Substitutes |
| Player |
| Austin, Ocie |
| Brown, Timmy |
| Cole, Terry |
| Hawkins, Alex |
| Hilton, Roy |
| Johnson, Cornelius |
| Lee, David |
| Michaels, Lou |
| Mitchell, Tom |
| Pearson, Preston |
| Perkins, Ray |
| Porter, Ron |
| Stukes, Charles |
| Szymanski, Dick |
| Unitas, Johnny |
| Williams, John M. |
| Williams, Sidney |
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| Did Not Play |
| Player |
| Ward, Jim |
