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A special anniversary and some predictions

Posted by Michael Sciannamea

January 12, 2008 |

Namath hands to Snell…ahh, the glory days!Today is January 12, and it was 39(!) years ago today that our beloved New York Jets pulled off the greatest upset in professional football history and defeated the Baltimore Colts 16-7 in Super Bowl III. Seems like yesterday, doesn’t it?

I’m not going to rehash the entire game here–any of us old enough to remember it have our own memories to draw from, and we’ve all seen it on tape/DVD/cable over the years as well. All I can say is that it was a couple of weeks before my eighth birthday, and in the past year or so I had really begun getting into sports, especially baseball and football. I immediately liked the Jets because of their cool-looking uniforms, and that Joe Namath was the guy all us kids wished we were.

I remember watching the game, and my parents have told me numerous times that I was on the edge of my seat watching it intensely. I can’t recall many details, but I remember being incredibly happy after the final whistle and the next day at school all of us kids who rooted for the Jets were overjoyed. It’s been downhill ever since! :))))

Anyway, I know we as fans have had quite a bit of disappointments over the years, but no one can take January 12, 1969 away from us.

On to today’s games. I like the Seahawks over the Packers. Although Brett Favre has had an incredible storybook season, the Packers are not a big threat offensively, and if the Seahawks can put pressure on him, he has the tendency to throw bad passes, and the ‘Hawks will take advantage of them. Seahawks 24, Packers 17.

As for tonight, I like the Patriots big over the Jaguars. The Jags looked great for three quarters, but very nearly gave it away against the Steelers. They won’t be able to do that again tonight, and the Patriots are motivated to achieve their ultimate goal of perfection. The Pats defense is old, and I can see Fred Taylor having a big game running the ball, but who on Jacksonville is going to slow down Tom Brady and his all-star receivers? Patriots 34, Jags 20.


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