page_title: 1968 American Football League season
hierarchical_section_title: 1968 American Football League season
caption_attribution_description: English: A football card from the 1986 Jeno's Pizza NFL football card stickers set of New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath running a play against the Baltimore Colts during Super Bowl III. The card is numbered #37 in the set. The back of the card reads: HELLO, WORLD, WELCOME TO THE AFL Joe Namath (12) directs the New York Jets' attack, as he and his teammates shock the the Baltimore Colts 16-7 to win Super Bowl III. Several days before the game, Namath, speaking at a dinner, said: "We're going to win Sunday, I'll guarantee you." The Colts were favored by three touchdowns to give the NFL its third consecutive victory over the AFL.
context_page_description: The 1968 American Football League season was the ninth regular season of the American Football League, and its penultimate season prior to the AFL–NFL merger.
  The season ended when the New York Jets defeated the Oakland Raiders in the AFL championship game on December 29 at Shea Stadium in New York City. Two weeks later, the Jets defeated the National Football League's Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III in one of the biggest sports upsets in history.
  The season was also notable as the inaugural season of the Cincinnati Bengals, which expanded the AFL to 10 teams.
context_section_description: The 1968 American Football League season was the ninth regular season of the American Football League, and its penultimate season prior to the AFL–NFL merger.
  The season ended when the New York Jets (11–3) defeated the Oakland Raiders (12–2) in the AFL championship game on December 29 at Shea Stadium in New York City. Two weeks later, the Jets defeated the National Football League's Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III in one of the biggest sports upsets in history.
  The season was also notable as the inaugural season of the Cincinnati Bengals, which expanded the AFL to 10 teams.
caption: The Jets playing the Colts in Super Bowl III.
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