NFL: Super Bowl Memories - running documentary (1 to 57)

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Another Turner FG, 16-0. One key rule to acknowledge:

*NFL/AFL merger was not fully complete until 1970.

In order to play this game, the two leagues had to agree to two rule compromises:
1) The ball was brown leather. Not the multi-color ball that the AFL used.
2) No two-point conversion. 2pt try was being used by the AFL, but not the NFL.

Ergo, 8+8 could not eclipse the 16-point lead. Was going to take three Colt scores.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

It took Shula til the 4th qtr to yank Morrall in place of Johnny Unitas. Unitas must have been pretty banged up. Otherwise, why wait so long?

I know that Unitas had lobbied to start this game. But it made no sense, given the great season Morrall had en route to the MVP award.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Namath in SB3 = best Field General performance ever?

After a Colt fumble early in the 3rd qtr, Jets controlled the ball for 12 of the 15 minutes in the quarter. Namath was so precise on the short passing game.

Two Turner Field Goals. Jets 13-0 after three quarters.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Super Bowl 3 sticks out for so many reasons. I would boil it down to better execution at two positions:

*Quarterback

*Kicker

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Read about the Jet gameplan. Namath knew that it was going to be tough to run against the Colt flank with Bubba Smith and Mike Curtis. If possible, Namath wanted to scheme away from that side.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Dick Schaap told a story about covering Super Bowl 3:

*Morning of the game, Schaap got up early and ate breakfast. He was walking the street and with his head down he was reviewing his game notes. He hears "Hey, Dick."

It breaks his concentration. Dick looks up and says "Hi, Joe."

Schaap stops in his tracks. Hey, that's Joe Namath. Namath had a girl in his arm and was just coming in from the previous night out.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Super Bowl 3: Jets vs Colts

Has any player gotten more mileage out of one game (than Namath)?

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Super Bowl 2: Packers vs Raiders

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kItecyQAFA

Good trivia Q: *Who was the Raider Head Coach in SB2?

[ChuckyTheGoat]

1966 Packers = best BLOCKING team ever?

Show me a better blocking team.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Chiefs actually scored first, 7-0. Don't think I would have remembered that.

Max McGee replaced starting WR Boyd Dowler after Dowler was injured.
...If you believe the legend, McGee was out drinking the night before. McGee didn't expect to play, he was hung over.

On the first TD catch, McGee showed unusual dexterity to reach back and catch it. Thanks to the Demon Run?

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Will list anything that I consider to be noteworthy. Things that I forgot etc.

SB 1
*Each winning player received $15,000 bonus. Pretty good $$ at the time.
*Facenda says that 65 Million viewers watched the game. A record at that time.

Chiefs actually scored first, 7-0. Don't think I would have remembered that.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Will list anything that I consider to be noteworthy. Things that I forgot etc.

SB 1
*Each winning player received $15,000 bonus. Pretty good $$ at the time.
*Facenda says that 65 Million viewers watched the game. A record at that time.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Here is the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1ulprvlBMs&list=PLgVeGePJvQWB6shef3CX3EqqZTvjH6RtZ