The History of the New York Jets
The New York Jets began play in 1960. Then, they were known as the New York Titans and were founding member of American Football League. In the late 60s, star quarterback Joe Namath led the team to AFL’s top teams.
In the merger between the AFL and NFL, the Jets were instrumental. Jets Defeated Oakland in AFL Championships then played against Baltimore, NFL Champion then. For the first time the game was referred “Super Bowl”.Jets defeated Baltimore with an undeterred Namath.
the Jets were also a part of one of the most famous moments in television history. In 1968, Jets took 32-29 lead against Oakland Raiders with 1:05 left, but NBC discontinued the telecast and showed movie Heidi.
Fans were outraged to the core when game ended with Raiders ahead st 43-32. The Sports leaugues and TV networks changed their schedule after this incident.
The Super Bowl of 1968 was the pinnacle of Joe Namath’s career. throughout the 70s, the charismatic quarterback suffered from many injuries and then retired after four games. He was with Los Angeles Rams then.
After Namath’s departure, Jets was led by defensive linemen Mark Gastineau and Joe Klecko and by quarterback Richard Todd. The two defensive linesmen were called “The New York Sack exchange”.
Defending AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals lost to Jets in 1983. They reached finals by defeating top seeded LA Rams but lost to Miami Dolphins in the Championship.
Since the days of Namath, 1998 was Jet’s greatest success. Coach Bill Parcells led them to a 12-4 record and eneded season against Denver Broncos, Super Bowl Champion in AFC finals.
Quarterback Mark Sanchez exceeded all expectations and current coach Rex Ryan did a great job by developing core ingredients for team’s success like focusing on running the ball and playing defense.
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