Wow! How exciting to see a rematch of possibly the most significant game in the history of professional football. This Sunday January 24, 2010 the New York Jets again are underdogs to the highly regarded Colts, who, this time, are based in Indianapolis instead of Baltimore. Back in early January 1969, the brash young Jets from the upstart American Football League upset the heavily favoured Colts, who had run up a 13-1 regular season record and had thrashed the Cleveland Browns 34-0 in the National Football League final. Long haired Joe Namath beat crew cut veteran John Unitas. The upset brought credibility to the young AFL, formed in 1960, and currently celebrating its 50th anniversary this season. How appropriate that the two teams meet again during this anniversary year, for the right to represent the American Football Conference, the descendant of the old AFL, in the Super Bowl. Only this time, I have just got to cheer for the Colts, as I am a hopeless Peyton Manning fan.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Replaying Super Bowl III
Wow! How exciting to see a rematch of possibly the most significant game in the history of professional football. This Sunday January 24, 2010 the New York Jets again are underdogs to the highly regarded Colts, who, this time, are based in Indianapolis instead of Baltimore. Back in early January 1969, the brash young Jets from the upstart American Football League upset the heavily favoured Colts, who had run up a 13-1 regular season record and had thrashed the Cleveland Browns 34-0 in the National Football League final. Long haired Joe Namath beat crew cut veteran John Unitas. The upset brought credibility to the young AFL, formed in 1960, and currently celebrating its 50th anniversary this season. How appropriate that the two teams meet again during this anniversary year, for the right to represent the American Football Conference, the descendant of the old AFL, in the Super Bowl. Only this time, I have just got to cheer for the Colts, as I am a hopeless Peyton Manning fan.
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