This is an odd week for the Jets and many fans. The franchise has played 10 times on Thursdays (six on Thanksgiving) and in the previous six times before Thursday night at New England, the Jets had lost and thus had a nice 10-day hiatus to stew over their defeat before taking it out on the next opponent.

Put another way, the 34-31 overtime win over the Patriots was the first time since the 1962 T… More

A long weekend of celebration and reminiscence come to a close today with the ceremonies to honor the Jets' Super Bowl III players in the 40th anniversary season of their historic 16-7 win over the Baltimore Colts.

And following Saturday night's dinner at the Hyatt in New York and before today's festivities, a half-dozen of the 1968 Jets, led by their leader, Joe Namath, gathered in an opening be… More

This is the 15th in a series of Radar entries on the 16 games of the Jets' 1968 Super Bowl III season:    

Sunday, Dec. 29, 1968

Shea Stadium, New York (62,627)

The New York Jets won their first American Football League title before 62,627, largest crowd ever to see an AFL championship game, with a last-period 27-23 victory over the Oakland Raiders at chilly, windy Shea Stadium.

Joe Namath… More

This is the 12th in a series of Radar entries on the 16 games of the Jets' 1968 Super Bowl III season:   

Sunday, Dec. 1, 1968    

Shea Stadium, New York (61,776)

The Jets won for the ninth time, a club record, and Don Maynard grabbed three touchdowns and passed Raymond Berry as the all-time pro reception yardage leader. Babe Parilli, replacing Joe Namath, threw three touchdown passes af… More

This is the 11th in a series of Radar entries on the 16 games of the Jets' 1968 Super Bowl III season:    

Sunday, Nov. 24, 1968    

San Diego Stadium, San Diego, Calif. (51,175)

Four Jets interceptions stifled the Chargers’ efforts to reverse an earlier decision, and Joe Namath moved the New Yorkers into a 27-7 halftime lead they never relinquished. Jim Turner’s three field goals boost… More