tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10053996662306267312024-02-08T03:31:31.301-08:001968 New York JetsGeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310297551083584746noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005399666230626731.post-87174355444123988852011-06-14T04:43:00.000-07:002011-06-14T04:43:53.686-07:001968 New York Jets season<h1 class="firstHeading" id="firstHeading">1968 New York Jets season</h1><!-- /firstHeading --><!-- bodyContent --><div id="bodyContent"><!-- tagline --><div id="siteSub"> </div><!-- /tagline --><!-- subtitle --><div id="contentSub"> </div><!-- /jumpto --><!-- bodytext --><table class="infobox vcard" style="width: 23em;"><tbody>
<tr style="text-align: center;"><th colspan="2" style="background: rgb(12, 55, 29); text-align: center;"><span class="note" style="color: white;">1968 <span class="fn org">New York Jets</span> season</span></th></tr>
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<tr><td><b>Head coach</b></td><td><span class="agent"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weeb_Ewbank" title="Weeb Ewbank">Weeb Ewbank</a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Home field</b></td><td><span class="label"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shea_Stadium" title="Shea Stadium">Shea Stadium</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><th colspan="2" style="background: rgb(12, 55, 29); text-align: center;"><span class="note" style="color: white;">Results</span></th></tr>
<tr><td><b>Record</b></td><td>11-3</td></tr>
<tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Division Place</b></td><td>1st <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Football_League#AFL_franchises" title="American Football League">AFL East</a></td></tr>
<tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Playoff finish</b></td><td><b>Won</b> AFL Championship<br />
27-23 vs. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_Raiders" title="Oakland Raiders">Oakland Raiders</a><br />
<b>Won</b> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_III" title="Super Bowl III">Super Bowl III</a><br />
16-7 vs. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis_Colts" title="Indianapolis Colts">Baltimore Colts</a></td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="2" style="background: rgb(12, 55, 29); text-align: center;"><span class="note" style="color: white;">Timeline</span></th></tr>
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<tr align="center"><td align="center">Previous season</td><td align="center">Next season</td></tr>
<tr align="center"><td align="center"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_New_York_Jets_season" title="1967 New York Jets season">1967</a></td><td align="center"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_New_York_Jets_season" title="1969 New York Jets season">1969</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>The <b>1968 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Jets" title="New York Jets">New York Jets</a> season</b> was the ninth season for the team in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Football_League" title="American Football League">American Football League</a> (AFL). The team had the most successful season in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_New_York_Jets" title="History of the New York Jets">franchise history</a>. Trying to improve upon their 8-5-1 record in 1967, they won the AFL Eastern Division with an 11-3 record. They defeated the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_Raiders" title="Oakland Raiders">Oakland Raiders</a> in the AFL Championship game, and earned the right to play in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_III" title="Super Bowl III">Super Bowl III</a> against the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a> champion <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis_Colts" title="Indianapolis Colts">Baltimore Colts</a>. In a stunning upset, marked by quarterback <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Namath" title="Joe Namath">Joe Namath</a>'s famous "guarantee" of victory, the Jets defeated the heavily favored Colts 16-7.<br />
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<tr><td><div id="toctitle"><h2>Contents</h2></div><ul><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_New_York_Jets_season#Offseason"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Offseason</span></a><ul><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_New_York_Jets_season#AFL_Draft"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">AFL Draft</span></a></li>
</ul></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_New_York_Jets_season#Regular_season"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Regular season</span></a><ul><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_New_York_Jets_season#Standings"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Standings</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_New_York_Jets_season#Regular_season_schedule"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Regular season schedule</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_New_York_Jets_season#Roster"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">Roster</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_New_York_Jets_season#Heidi_Game"><span class="tocnumber">2.4</span> <span class="toctext">Heidi Game</span></a></li>
</ul></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_New_York_Jets_season#Postseason"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Postseason</span></a><ul><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_New_York_Jets_season#Super_Bowl_III"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Super Bowl III</span></a><ul><li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-10"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_New_York_Jets_season#The_Guarantee"><span class="tocnumber">3.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">The Guarantee</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-11"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_New_York_Jets_season#Scoring_summary"><span class="tocnumber">3.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Scoring summary</span></a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_New_York_Jets_season#Awards_and_honors"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Awards and honors</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_New_York_Jets_season#References"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-14"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_New_York_Jets_season#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li>
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</tbody></table><h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Offseason">Offseason</span></h2>On May 21, Sonny Werblin sold his shares in the Jets to his partners Don Lillis, Leon Hess, Townsend Martin and Phil Isselin. Lillis became the President on May 21 but died on July 23. Isselin was appointed President on August 6.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_New_York_Jets_season#cite_note-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
<h3> <span class="mw-headline" id="AFL_Draft">AFL Draft</span></h3><h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Regular_season">Regular season</span></h2><h3> <span class="mw-headline" id="Standings">Standings</span></h3><table border="1" cellpadding="3" class="wikitable"><tbody>
<tr bgcolor="#ffcbcb"><td align="center" colspan="7"><b>Eastern Division</b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_New_York_Jets_season#cite_note-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#efefef"><th>Team</th><th>W</th><th>L</th><th>T</th><th>PCT</th><th>PF</th><th>PA</th></tr>
<tr align="center"><td align="left">*<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Jets" title="New York Jets">New York Jets</a></td><td>11</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>.786</td><td>419</td><td>280</td></tr>
<tr align="center"><td align="left"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Titans" title="Tennessee Titans">Houston Oilers</a></td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>.500</td><td>303</td><td>248</td></tr>
<tr align="center"><td align="left"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Dolphins" title="Miami Dolphins">Miami Dolphins</a></td><td>5</td><td>8</td><td>1</td><td>.385</td><td>276</td><td>355</td></tr>
<tr align="center"><td align="left"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">Boston Patriots</a></td><td>4</td><td>10</td><td>0</td><td>.286</td><td>229</td><td>406</td></tr>
<tr align="center"><td align="left"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a></td><td>1</td><td>12</td><td>1</td><td>.077</td><td>199</td><td>367</td></tr>
</tbody></table><h3> <span class="mw-headline" id="Regular_season_schedule">Regular season schedule</span></h3><table class="wikitable"><tbody>
<tr><th>Week</th><th>Date</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Result</th><th>Game site</th></tr>
<tr style="background: rgb(221, 255, 221);"><th>1</th><td>September 15</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a></td><td><b>W</b> 20-19</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipal_Stadium_(Kansas_City)" title="Municipal Stadium (Kansas City)">Municipal Stadium</a></td></tr>
<tr style="background: rgb(221, 255, 221);"><th>2</th><td>September 22</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">Boston Patriots</a></td><td><b>W</b> 47-31</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legion_Field" title="Legion Field">Legion Field</a><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_New_York_Jets_season#cite_note-2"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup></td></tr>
<tr style="background: rgb(255, 221, 221);"><th>3</th><td>September 29</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a></td><td><b>L</b> 35-37</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Memorial_Stadium_(Buffalo)" title="War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo)">War Memorial Stadium</a></td></tr>
<tr style="background: rgb(221, 255, 221);"><th>4</th><td>October 5</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_Chargers" title="San Diego Chargers">San Diego Chargers</a></td><td><b>W</b> 23-20</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shea_Stadium" title="Shea Stadium">Shea Stadium</a></td></tr>
<tr style="background: rgb(255, 221, 221);"><th>5</th><td>October 13</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a></td><td><b>L</b> 13-21</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shea_Stadium" title="Shea Stadium">Shea Stadium</a></td></tr>
<tr style="background: rgb(221, 255, 221);"><th>6</th><td>October 20</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Titans" title="Tennessee Titans">Houston Oilers</a></td><td><b>W</b> 20-14</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliant_Astrodome" title="Reliant Astrodome">The Astrodome</a></td></tr>
<tr style="background: rgb(221, 255, 221);"><th>7</th><td>October 27</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">Boston Patriots</a></td><td><b>W</b> 48-14</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shea_Stadium" title="Shea Stadium">Shea Stadium</a></td></tr>
<tr style="background: rgb(221, 255, 221);"><th>8</th><td>November 3</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a></td><td><b>W</b> 25-21</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shea_Stadium" title="Shea Stadium">Shea Stadium</a></td></tr>
<tr style="background: rgb(221, 255, 221);"><th>9</th><td>November 10</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Titans" title="Tennessee Titans">Houston Oilers</a></td><td><b>W</b> 26-7</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shea_Stadium" title="Shea Stadium">Shea Stadium</a></td></tr>
<tr style="background: rgb(255, 221, 221);"><th>10</th><td>November 17</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_Raiders" title="Oakland Raiders">Oakland Raiders</a></td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi_Game" title="Heidi Game"><b>L</b> 32-43</a></td><td><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McAfee_Coliseum" title="McAfee Coliseum">Oakland-Alameda Coliseum</a></td></tr>
<tr style="background: rgb(221, 255, 221);"><th>11</th><td>November 24</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_Chargers" title="San Diego Chargers">San Diego Chargers</a></td><td><b>W</b> 37-15</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualcomm_Stadium" title="Qualcomm Stadium">San Diego Stadium</a></td></tr>
<tr style="background: rgb(221, 255, 221);"><th>12</th><td>December 1</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Dolphins" title="Miami Dolphins">Miami Dolphins</a></td><td><b>W</b> 35-17</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shea_Stadium" title="Shea Stadium">Shea Stadium</a></td></tr>
<tr style="background: rgb(221, 255, 221);"><th>13</th><td>December 8</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals" title="Cincinnati Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</a></td><td><b>W</b> 27-14</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shea_Stadium" title="Shea Stadium">Shea Stadium</a></td></tr>
<tr style="background: rgb(221, 255, 221);"><th>14</th><td>December 15</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Dolphins" title="Miami Dolphins">Miami Dolphins</a></td><td><b>W</b> 31-7</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Orange_Bowl" title="Miami Orange Bowl">Miami Orange Bowl</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table><h3> <span class="mw-headline" id="Roster">Roster</span></h3><table class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><th colspan="9" style="background-color: #0c371d; color: white; text-align: center;"><b>New York Jets roster</b></th></tr>
<tr><td style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"><b>Quarterbacks</b><ul><li>19 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Burnett" title="Tommy Burnett">Tommy Burnett</a></li>
<li>12 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Namath" title="Joe Namath">Joe Namath</a></li>
<li>15 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babe_Parilli" title="Babe Parilli">Babe Parilli</a></li>
</ul><b>Running Backs</b><br />
<ul><li>32 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerson_Boozer" title="Emerson Boozer">Emerson Boozer</a></li>
<li>31 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Mathis" title="Bill Mathis">Bill Mathis</a></li>
<li>41 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Snell" title="Matt Snell">Matt Snell</a></li>
</ul><b>Wide Receivers</b><br />
<ul><li>13 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Maynard" title="Don Maynard">Don Maynard</a></li>
<li>83 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Sauer,_Jr." title="George Sauer, Jr.">George Sauer, Jr.</a></li>
</ul><b>Tight Ends</b><br />
<ul><li>87 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Lammons" title="Pete Lammons">Pete Lammons</a></li>
<li>30 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Smolinski" title="Mark Smolinski">Mark Smolinski</a></li>
</ul></td><td style="width: 25px;"></td><td style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"><b>Offensive Linemen</b><ul><li>67 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Herman" title="Dave Herman">Dave Herman</a></li>
<li>75 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Hill" title="Winston Hill">Winston Hill</a></li>
<li>72 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Rochester" title="Paul Rochester">Paul Rochester</a></li>
<li>52 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Schmitt_(American_football)" title="John Schmitt (American football)">John Schmitt</a></li>
<li>61 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Talamini" title="Bob Talamini">Bob Talamini</a></li>
</ul><b>Defensive Linemen</b><br />
<ul><li>88 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verlon_Biggs" title="Verlon Biggs">Verlon Biggs</a></li>
<li>80 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Elliott_(defensive_lineman)" title="John Elliott (defensive lineman)">John Elliot</a></li>
<li>81 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Philbin" title="Gerry Philbin">Gerry Philbin</a></li>
</ul></td><td style="width: 25px;"></td><td style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"><b>Linebackers</b><ul><li>62 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Atkinson" title="Al Atkinson">Al Atkinson</a></li>
<li>51 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Baker" title="Ralph Baker">Ralph Baker</a></li>
<li>56 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Crane" title="Paul Crane">Paul Crane</a></li>
<li>60 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Grantham" title="Larry Grantham">Larry Grantham</a></li>
<li>66 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Rasmussen" title="Randy Rasmussen">Randy Rasmussen</a></li>
</ul><b>Defensive Backs</b><br />
<ul><li>46 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Baird_(American_football)" title="Bill Baird (American football)">Bill Baird</a></li>
<li>45 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Christy" title="Earl Christy">Earl Christy</a></li>
<li>48 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornell_Gordon" title="Cornell Gordon">Cornell Gordon</a></li>
<li>22 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Hudson" title="Jim Hudson">Jim Hudson</a></li>
<li>24 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Sample" title="Johnny Sample">Johnny Sample</a></li>
</ul><b>Special Teams</b><br />
<ul><li>47 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_D%27Amato_(American_football)" title="Mike D'Amato (American football)">Mike D'Amato</a></li>
<li>33 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curley_Johnson" title="Curley Johnson">Curley Johnson</a></li>
<li>29 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bake_Turner" title="Bake Turner">Bake Turner</a></li>
<li>11 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Turner_(placekicker)" title="Jim Turner (placekicker)">Jim Turner</a></li>
</ul><small><i>Rookies in italics</i></small></td></tr>
</tbody></table><h3> <span class="mw-headline" id="Heidi_Game">Heidi Game</span></h3><div class="rellink relarticle mainarticle">Main article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi_Game" title="Heidi Game">Heidi Game</a></div>The 1968 season also saw the Jets involved in one of the most notorious incidents in television history, an incident that would change the way television networks carried sporting events for decades to come. On November 17, 1968, just before 7:30pm <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_zone#UTC_.E2.88.92_5.2C_R" title="Time zone">Eastern time</a>, the Jets scored late to take a 32–29 lead over the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_Raiders" title="Oakland Raiders">Oakland Raiders</a> with 1:05 left. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> cut to a <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_commercial" title="Television commercial">commercial</a>, and then everywhere but the West Coast showed the movie <i>Heidi</i>, a show which NBC had promoted extensively for the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweeps" title="Sweeps">sweeps</a> period. Outraged fans bombarded NBC headquarters in New York with phone calls demanding the game be restored; so many phone calls were made that they eventually knocked out the NBC switchboard. Even though a decision was made to carry the game to conclusion, this decision could not be communicated, thus resulting in the movie starting on schedule.<br />
Fans' ire was further fueled when they discovered that NBC's cutting away from the game denied them from seeing live a dramatic finish. On the Raiders' second play from scrimmage on the next drive, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryle_Lamonica" title="Daryle Lamonica">Daryle Lamonica</a> threw a 46-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Smith, giving the Raiders a 36–32 lead. On the ensuing kickoff, Earl Christy of the Jets fumbled at the 10 yard line, which the Raiders' <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston_Ridlehuber" title="Preston Ridlehuber">Preston Ridlehuber</a> converted into another touchdown, ultimately giving the Raiders a 43–32 victory. Much of the country learned of this final outcome only via a bottom-of-screen crawl line shown during the movie. This incident, dubbed the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi_Game" title="Heidi Game">Heidi Game</a>, resulted in most television networks and sports leagues amending their television policies to ensure that games in progress would be broadcast to their conclusion, no matter what, even if it meant delaying or canceling the rest of the network's lineup, and even if the game's outcome seemed assured.<br />
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Postseason">Postseason</span></h2><ul><li>On December 29, Weeb Ewbank became the first coach to win titles in the National Football League and in the American Football League. Ironically, his former team, the Baltimore Colts won the 1968 NFL Championship on December 29 as well. The Colts defeated the Cleveland Browns by a score of 34-0.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_New_York_Jets_season#cite_note-3"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup></li>
</ul><table class="wikitable"><tbody>
<tr><th>Week</th><th>Date</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Result</th><th>Game site</th></tr>
<tr style="background: rgb(221, 255, 221);"><th><small><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFL_Championship#1968_Championship" title="AFL Championship">AFL Champ.</a></small></th><td>December 29, 1968</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_Raiders" title="Oakland Raiders">Oakland Raiders</a></td><td><b>W</b> 27-23</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shea_Stadium" title="Shea Stadium">Shea Stadium</a></td></tr>
<tr style="background: rgb(221, 255, 221);"><th><small><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_III" title="Super Bowl III">SB III</a></small></th><td>January 12, 1969</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis_Colts" title="Indianapolis Colts">Baltimore Colts</a></td><td><b>W</b> 16-7</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Orange_Bowl" title="Miami Orange Bowl">Miami Orange Bowl</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table><h3> <span class="mw-headline" id="Super_Bowl_III">Super Bowl III</span></h3><h4> <span class="mw-headline" id="The_Guarantee">The Guarantee</span></h4>In 1969, the Jets would reach the pinnacle of their existence and provide the moment that would indicate the AFL's coming of age. Under Namath's guidance, the Jets rose to the top of the AFL, defeating the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_Raiders" title="Oakland Raiders">Oakland Raiders</a> in a thrilling AFL championship game, 27-23. The win qualified them to represent their league in a game that was being referred to for the first time as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a> (and referred to retroactively as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_III" title="Super Bowl III">Super Bowl III</a>). They were pitted against the champions of the NFL, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis_Colts" title="Indianapolis Colts">Baltimore Colts</a>. At the time, the AFL was considered to be inferior to the NFL, and most people considered the Jets to be considerable underdogs and treated the Jets as such. That would change three nights before the game while Namath was being honored by the Miami Touchdown Club as its Player Of The Year. Namath took exception to a heckling Colts fan and used that moment to lament the lack of respect his team had gotten to that point. He then said "The Jets will win Sunday. I guarantee you." His audacious remark proved correct, as the Jets created one of the greatest upsets in football history by defeating the Colts 16–7. This victory showed that the AFL <i>was</i> capable of competing with the NFL.<br />
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<h4> <span class="mw-headline" id="Scoring_summary">Scoring summary</span></h4><table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; margin: auto; text-align: center; width: 100%;"><tbody>
<tr><th rowspan="2">Quarter</th><th rowspan="2">Time</th><th rowspan="2">Team</th><th colspan="3">Drive</th><th rowspan="2">Scoring Information</th><th colspan="2">Score</th></tr>
<tr><th>Length</th><th>Plays</th><th>Time</th><th>NYJ</th><th>BAL</th></tr>
<tr><td>2</td><td>9:03</td><td>NYJ</td><td>80</td><td>12</td><td>5:06</td><td>TD: Matt Snell 4 yard run (Jim Turner kick)</td><td>7</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr><td>3</td><td>10:08</td><td>NYJ</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>4:17</td><td>FG: Jim Turner 32 yards</td><td>10</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr><td>3</td><td>3:58</td><td>NYJ</td><td>45</td><td>10</td><td>4:06</td><td>FG: Jim Turner 30 yards</td><td>13</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr><td>4</td><td>13:26</td><td>NYJ</td><td>61</td><td>7</td><td>3:58</td><td>FG: Jim Turner 9 yards</td><td>16</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr><td>4</td><td>3:19</td><td>BAL</td><td>80</td><td>14</td><td>3:15</td><td>TD: Jerry Hill 1 yard run (Lou Michaels kick)</td><td>16</td><td>7</td></tr>
</tbody></table><h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</span></h2><ul><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Namath" title="Joe Namath">Joe Namath</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Football_League_Most_Valuable_Players" title="American Football League Most Valuable Players">AFL MVP</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Namath" title="Joe Namath">Joe Namath</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UPI_AFL-AFC_Player_of_the_Year" title="UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year">UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Namath" title="Joe Namath">Joe Namath</a>, Super Bowl Most Vaulable Player</li>
</ul><h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="References">References</span></h2><div class="reflist" style="list-style-type: decimal;"><ol class="references"><li id="cite_note-0"><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_New_York_Jets_season#cite_ref-0">^</a></b> NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, <a class="internal mw-magiclink-isbn" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0761124802">ISBN 0-7611-2480-2</a>, p. 283</li>
<li id="cite_note-1"><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_New_York_Jets_season#cite_ref-1">^</a></b> <span class="citation book"><i>NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book</i>. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York" title="New York">NY</a>: Workman Publishing Company. p. 298. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number" title="International Standard Book Number">ISBN</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7611-2480-2" title="Special:BookSources/0-7611-2480-2">0-7611-2480-2</a>.</span><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=NFL+2001+Record+and+Fact+Book&rft.pages=p.%26nbsp%3B298&rft.place=%5B%5BNew+York+City%5D%5D%2C+%5B%5BNew+York%7CNY%5D%5D&rft.pub=Workman+Publishing+Company&rft.isbn=0-7611-2480-2&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:1968_New_York_Jets_season"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span></li>
<li id="cite_note-2"><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_New_York_Jets_season#cite_ref-2">^</a></b> <a class="external text" href="http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1968-nyj" rel="nofollow">1968 schedule</a></li>
<li id="cite_note-3"><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_New_York_Jets_season#cite_ref-3">^</a></b> NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, <a class="internal mw-magiclink-isbn" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0761124802">ISBN 0-7611-2480-2</a>, p.283</li>
<li id="cite_note-4"><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_New_York_Jets_season#cite_ref-4">^</a></b> <a class="external text" href="http://www.profootballhof.com/history/release.jsp?release_id=822" rel="nofollow">He guaranteed it - Pro Football Hall of Fame</a></li>
</ol></div><h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="External_links">External links</span></h2><ul><li><a class="external text" href="http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj1968.htm" rel="nofollow">1968 team stats</a></li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="1967 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland Raiders</a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_American_Football_League_season" title="1967 American Football League season">1967</a></span></td><td rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" width="40%"><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Football_League" title="American Football League">American Football League</a> champion</b><br />
<b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_American_Football_League_season" title="1968 American Football League season">1968</a></b></td><td align="center" rowspan="1" width="30%">Succeeded by<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1969 Kansas City Chiefs season">Kansas City Chiefs</a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_American_Football_League_season" title="1969 American Football League season">1969</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1967 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_II" title="Super Bowl II">1967</a></span></td><td rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" width="40%"><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a> champion</b><br />
<b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_III" title="Super Bowl III">1968</a></b></td><td align="center" rowspan="1" width="30%">Succeeded by<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1969 Kansas City Chiefs season">Kansas City Chiefs</a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_IV" title="Super Bowl IV">1969</a></span></td></tr>
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Hudson</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">23 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Rademacher" title="Bill Rademacher">Bill Rademacher</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">24 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Sample" title="Johnny Sample">Johnny Sample</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">26 <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim_Richards_(NFL)&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Jim Richards (NFL) (page does not exist)">Jim Richards</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">29 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bake_Turner" title="Bake Turner">Bake Turner</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">30 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Smolinski" title="Mark Smolinski">Mark Smolinski</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">31 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Mathis" title="Bill Mathis">Bill Mathis</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">32 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerson_Boozer" title="Emerson Boozer">Emerson Boozer</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">33 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curley_Johnson" title="Curley Johnson">Curley Johnson</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">41 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Snell" title="Matt Snell">Matt Snell</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">42 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Beverly" title="Randy Beverly">Randy Beverly</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">43 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dockery" title="John Dockery">John Dockery</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">45 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Christy" title="Earl Christy">Earl Christy</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">46 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Baird_(American_football)" title="Bill Baird (American football)">Bill Baird</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">47 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_D%27Amato_(American_football)" title="Mike D'Amato (American football)">Mike D'Amato</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">48 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornell_Gordon" title="Cornell Gordon">Cornell Gordon</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">50 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_McAdams" title="Carl McAdams">Carl McAdams</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">51 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Baker" title="Ralph Baker">Ralph Baker</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">52 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Schmitt_(American_football)" title="John Schmitt (American football)">John Schmitt</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">56 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Crane" title="Paul Crane">Paul Crane</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">60 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Grantham" title="Larry Grantham">Larry Grantham</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">61 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Talamini" title="Bob Talamini">Bob Talamini</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">62 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Atkinson" title="Al Atkinson">Al Atkinson</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">63 <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Neidert&action=edit&redlink=1" title="John Neidert (page does not exist)">John Neidert</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">66 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Rasmussen" title="Randy Rasmussen">Randy Rasmussen</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">67 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Herman" title="Dave Herman">Dave Herman</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">71 <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sam_Walton_(NFL)&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Sam Walton (NFL) (page does not exist)">Sam Walton</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">72 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Rochester" title="Paul Rochester">Paul Rochester</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">74 <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jeff_Richardson_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Jeff Richardson (American football) (page does not exist)">Jeff Richardson</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">75 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Hill" title="Winston Hill">Winston Hill</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">80 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Elliott_(defensive_lineman)" title="John Elliott (defensive lineman)">John Elliott</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">81 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Philbin" title="Gerry Philbin">Gerry Philbin</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">83 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Sauer,_Jr." title="George Sauer, Jr.">George Sauer</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">85 <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steve_Thompson_(American_football,_born_1945)&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Steve Thompson (American football, born 1945) (page does not exist)">Steve Thompson</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">86 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verlon_Biggs" title="Verlon Biggs">Verlon Biggs</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;">87 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Lammons" title="Pete Lammons">Pete Lammons</a></span><br />
<b>Head Coach:</b> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weeb_Ewbank" title="Weeb Ewbank">Weeb Ewbank</a><br />
<span style="white-space: nowrap;"><b>Coaches:</b> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Michaels" title="Walt Michaels">Walt Michaels</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Rush" title="Clive Rush">Clive Rush</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Ryan" title="Buddy Ryan">Buddy Ryan</a> |</span> <span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joe_Spencer_(football_coach)&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Joe Spencer (football coach) (page does not exist)">Joe Spencer</a></span></div></td></tr>
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<tr style="display: none;"><td class="navbox-group" style="background: rgb(12, 55, 29); color: white;">Lore</td><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 2px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 100%;"><div style="padding: 0em 0.25em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi_Game" title="Heidi Game">Heidi Game</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_III" title="Super Bowl III">The Guarantee</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Sack_Exchange" title="New York Sack Exchange">New York Sack Exchange</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clock_Play" title="The Clock Play">The Clock Play</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monday_Night_Miracle_(American_football)" title="The Monday Night Miracle (American football)">The Monday Night Miracle</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_National_Football_League_videotaping_controversy" title="2007 National Football League videotaping controversy">Spygate</a></div></td></tr>
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Championships (1)</td><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 2px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 100%;"><div style="padding: 0em 0.25em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_III" title="Super Bowl III">1968</a></div></td></tr>
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<tr style="display: none;"><td class="navbox-group" style="background: rgb(12, 55, 29); color: white;">Seasons (51)</td><td class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 2px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 100%;"><div style="padding: 0em 0.25em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_New_York_Titans_season" title="1960 New York Titans season">1960</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_New_York_Titans_season" title="1961 New York Titans season">1961</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_New_York_Titans_season" title="1962 New York Titans season">1962</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963_New_York_Jets_season" title="1963 New York Jets season">1963</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_New_York_Jets_season" title="1964 New York Jets season">1964</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965_New_York_Jets_season" title="1965 New York Jets season">1965</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_New_York_Jets_season" title="1966 New York Jets season">1966</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_New_York_Jets_season" title="1967 New York Jets season">1967</a> • <b><strong class="selflink">1968</strong></b> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_New_York_Jets_season" title="1969 New York Jets season">1969</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_New_York_Jets_season" title="1970 New York Jets season">1970</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_New_York_Jets_season" title="1971 New York Jets season">1971</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_New_York_Jets_season" title="1972 New York Jets season">1972</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_New_York_Jets_season" title="1973 New York Jets season">1973</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_New_York_Jets_season" title="1974 New York Jets season">1974</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_New_York_Jets_season" title="1975 New York Jets season">1975</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_New_York_Jets_season" title="1976 New York Jets season">1976</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_New_York_Jets_season" title="1977 New York Jets season">1977</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_New_York_Jets_season" title="1978 New York Jets season">1978</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_New_York_Jets_season" title="1979 New York Jets season">1979</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_New_York_Jets_season" title="1980 New York Jets season">1980</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_New_York_Jets_season" title="1981 New York Jets season">1981</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_New_York_Jets_season" title="1982 New York Jets season">1982</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_New_York_Jets_season" title="1983 New York Jets season">1983</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_New_York_Jets_season" title="1984 New York Jets season">1984</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_New_York_Jets_season" title="1985 New York Jets season">1985</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_New_York_Jets_season" title="1986 New York Jets season">1986</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_New_York_Jets_season" title="1987 New York Jets season">1987</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_New_York_Jets_season" title="1988 New York Jets season">1988</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_New_York_Jets_season" title="1989 New York Jets season">1989</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_New_York_Jets_season" title="1990 New York Jets season">1990</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_New_York_Jets_season" title="1991 New York Jets season">1991</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_New_York_Jets_season" title="1992 New York Jets season">1992</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_New_York_Jets_season" title="1993 New York Jets season">1993</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_New_York_Jets_season" title="1994 New York Jets season">1994</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_New_York_Jets_season" title="1995 New York Jets season">1995</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_New_York_Jets_season" title="1996 New York Jets season">1996</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_New_York_Jets_season" title="1997 New York Jets season">1997</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_New_York_Jets_season" title="1998 New York Jets season">1998</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_New_York_Jets_season" title="1999 New York Jets season">1999</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_New_York_Jets_season" title="2000 New York Jets season">2000</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_New_York_Jets_season" title="2001 New York Jets season">2001</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_New_York_Jets_season" title="2002 New York Jets season">2002</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_New_York_Jets_season" title="2003 New York Jets season">2003</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_New_York_Jets_season" title="2004 New York Jets season">2004</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_New_York_Jets_season" title="2005 New York Jets season">2005</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_New_York_Jets_season" title="2006 New York Jets season">2006</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_New_York_Jets_season" title="2007 New York Jets season">2007</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_New_York_Jets_season" title="2008 New York Jets season">2008</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_New_York_Jets_season" title="2009 New York Jets season">2009</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_New_York_Jets_season" title="2010 New York Jets season">2010</a> • <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_New_York_Jets_season" title="2011 New York Jets season">2011</a></i> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_Jets_seasons" title="List of New York Jets seasons">All</a></div></td></tr>
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Affiliations</td><td class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 2px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 100%;"><div style="padding: 0em 0.25em;">League: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> • Conference: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Football_Conference" title="American Football Conference">American Football Conference</a> • Division: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFC_East" title="AFC East">East Division</a> • Radio: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WEPN" title="WEPN">WEPN</a></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="background-color: #ffcccc;" width="50%"><b>Eastern Division</b></td><td style="background-color: #d0e7ff;" width="50%"><b>Western Division</b></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: #ffcccc;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Boston_Patriots_season" title="1968 Boston Patriots season">Boston</a></td><td style="background-color: #d0e7ff;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="1968 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati</a></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: #ffcccc;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="1968 Buffalo Bills season">Buffalo</a></td><td style="background-color: #d0e7ff;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1968 Denver Broncos season">Denver</a></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: #ffcccc;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1968 Houston Oilers season">Houston</a></td><td style="background-color: #d0e7ff;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1968 Kansas City Chiefs season">Kansas City</a></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: #ffcccc;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="1968 Miami Dolphins season">Miami</a></td><td style="background-color: #d0e7ff;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="1968 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland</a></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: #ffcccc;"><strong class="selflink">New York Jets</strong></td><td style="background-color: #d0e7ff;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="1968 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego</a></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color: #ffe6bd;" width="100%"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_American_Football_League_Draft" title="1968 American Football League Draft">1969 AFL Draft</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFL_playoffs,_1968" title="AFL playoffs, 1968">AFL Playoffs</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Football_League_All-Star_game" title="American Football League All-Star game">1968 AFL All-Star game</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_III" title="Super Bowl III">Super Bowl III</a><br />
<i>Related: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_NFL_season" title="1968 NFL season">1968 NFL Season</a></i></td></tr>
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