Super Bowl LI — we've returned to the Roman numerals after the NFL styled last year's game as Super Bowl 50 — will be played in Houston on Feb. 5. That, combined with today's date, Jan. 12, brings back memories of the Jets' only appearance in the big game, on Jan. 12, 1969, at Miami's Orange Bowl, and the glorious 16-7 victory over the Baltimore Colts that rocked the football world.
Almost everything is known about that game, but here are seven Super snapshots we thought you either might not know or might've forgotten about the Jets' Super Bowl III conquest:
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