File Under: Joe Namath, Denver Broncos, Emerson Boozer, George Sauer, Fran Lynch
10/21 — This is the fifth in a series of Radar entries on the 16 games of the Jets' 1968 Super Bowl III season:
Sunday, Oct. 13, 1968
Shea Stadium, New York (62,052)
Interceptions again proved New York’s undoing with Denver picking off Joe Namath five times for the upset victory. Emerson Boozer opened the scoring, but after a pair of short first-half runs by Fran Lynch, the first capping a 60-yard touchdown march on the visitors' opening drive, the Broncos held the Jets to a pair of Jim Turner field goals.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Tot | |
| Denver Broncos (2-3) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| JETS (3-2) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Play |
| 1 | NYJ | Emerson Boozer 5 run (Jim Turner kick) |
| 1 | DEN | Fran Lynch 4 run (BOBBY HOWFIELD kick) |
| 2 | DEN | Lynch 6 run (HOWFIELD kick) |
| 2 | NYJ | Turner 29 FG |
| 3 | DEN | Eric Crabtree 72 pass from Steve Tensi (HOWFIELD kick) |
| 4 | NYJ | Turner 24 FG |
Game Trivia
■ George Sauer had 191 receiving yards on nine catches. That would turn out to be a career high for Sauer and is the 10th-most receiving yards in a game in franchise history.
■ The Jets outgained the Broncos by 238 yards (460-222), the second-largest yardage advantage in a loss in franchise history.
■ Less than a year after suffering a minus-6 turnover differential against the Broncos at Shea, the Jets went minus-5 in this game, the worst TO performance of their Super season.
Quote Now
Namath: “Before the Denver game, I can remember Weeb coming to a couple of us in the corridors in Shea Stadium — we had to practice in the corridors because there was bad weather all week and the field was a mess — and said, ‘We’re not ready. We’re not ready. Our timing is not going be good and you guys have to focus.’ I said, ‘Don’t worry, Coach. We’ll be all right.’ Well, he was right. You can’t just turn it on and off automatically. You have to develop a way to work and I got caught — myself personally — in thinking that I was ready. But without that sense of urgency and that respect for the opponent, you aren’t playing on top.”
Quote Then
Boozer: “I’ve got bruises all over. It’s hard to get rid of them. But actually I felt better today than I have all year. My legs are coming around.”
Ray Said:
Wed, October 22, 2008 - 3:34am EDT"mike ex, there's your problem, it's not about being right or wrong, it's about making a statement that anyone can make any sense out of!! If Kendall played tackle he would very well get worked just the same, which is why he is a guard! see you mix apples and oranges and you get people in here correcting you all the time. try making one or two points in your blog instead of ten with a bunch.."
Ray Said:
Wed, October 22, 2008 - 3:39am EDT"instead of making ten that are all over the place. And what is up with responding all over the place. This comment belongs in the last radar. I'm not gonna chase you around here. Again you prove you don't have a clue and never will."
Bob G Said:
Sat, December 6, 2008 - 7:36pm EDT"This was my first Jets game. It was a great, sunny day at Shea. I was 11 and thrilled to be there. I remember near the end of the game as the Jets were trying to get a tie (touchdown and 2 point conversion) Bob Talamini limped off the field to get the clock to stop (he wasn't hurt) but it didn't work. It was a bad loss but i'll never forget being there."
Ira Said:
Tue, October 21, 2008 - 9:49am EDT"Great comments by Namath. Maybe Eric should bring Namath in to talk to the team before they face the Chiefs this week."
Offensive Comment?