Super Bowl III
Records set
The following records were set or tied in Super Bowl III, according to the official NFL.com boxscore and the Pro-Football-Reference.com game summary.

Super Bowl III

Section Title: Records set
Table Section Text: The following records were set or tied in Super Bowl III, according to the official NFL.com boxscore and the Pro-Football-Reference.com game summary.

Player records set in Super Bowl III

Passing records

Most attempts, without interception, game	28	Joe Namath

Most interceptions thrown, game	3	Earl Morrall

Most interceptions thrown, career	3

Rushing records

Most yards, game	121 yds	Matt Snell

Most yards, career	121 yds

Most attempts, game	30

Most attempts, career	30

Highest average gain, career (20 attempts)	4.0 yds (121–30)

Highest average gain, game (10 attempts)	10.5 yds (116–11)	Tom Matte

Receiving records

Most receptions, game	8	George Sauer, Jr.

Combined yardage records †

Most attempts, game	34	Matt Snell

Most attempts, career	34

Most yards gained, game	146 yds	Tom Matte

Defense

Most interceptions, game	2	Randy Beverly(NYJ)

Most interceptions, career	2

Special teams

Most punt return yards gained, career	34 yds	Timmy Brown(Bal)

Highest average, punt return yardage, game (3 returns)	8.5 yds (4–34)

Highest average, punt return yardage, career (4 returns)	8.5 yds (4–34)

Most field goals attempted, game	5	Jim Turner(NYJ)

Most field goals attempted, career	5

Records tied

Most completions, game	17	Joe Namath

Most receptions, career	8	George Sauer, Jr.

Most fumbles, game	1	Tom Matte George Sauer, Jr.

Most fumbles, career	1

Most fumbles recovered, game	1	Ron Porter(Bal) Ralph Baker(NYJ)

Most fumbles recovered, career	1

Sentence(s)

Matte had 116 yards on 11 carries, an average of 10.5 yards per run.

final_sentence: Matte had 116 yards on 11 carries, an average of 10.5 yards per run.