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[edit] "The most important Super Bowl ever played"
The first paragraph makes the assertion "This game is regarded as...the most important Super Bowl ever played." Although I don't object to the assertion, the article needs to justify it. Someone reading the article, in my opinion, would not learn why the game was any more important than any other Super Bowl. It's true the game was an upset, but so was Super Bowl IV (Chiefs/Vikings). It's true the AFL was regarded as inferior, but it was still regarded as inferior for Super Bowl IV (many thought Super Bowl III a fluke). The justification I have seen is that if the NFL team (the Colts) won Super Bowl III, especially in a blowout as the Packers did in Super Bowls I and II, the wisdom of the NFL/AFL merger would have been called into question, and the very existence of the Super Bowl itself might have been jeopardized. I think the article needs to state what the consequences of a Colts victory, especially a blowout, in Super Bowl III might have been. In other words, what was so important about the Jets' victory? Why was Super Bowl III more important than Super Bowl IV?65tosspowertrap 21:55, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
- How about we just agree that it is "The most important Super Bowl ever played (by the Jets)". :) I think this Super Bowl was important in that it got more exposure than the previous two, and helped lead (with SBIV) to acceptance of the AFL teams. However, I can see removing "most important" and replacing with "pivotal", or some other synonym for "league changing". CodeCarpenter 15:03, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] No Controversy has Arisen from Shula's Decision Not to Kick a Field Goal late in the game
I removed this entire section with the above title because it is not NPOV. While the authors may have a valid point, Wikipedia is not the place to do that. Makes for an interesting blog post, though. —Twigboy 14:55, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] The account of this game is slanted towards the Jets. Any attempt to edit this article fails. It is crap!
See www.superbowl3.net for an accurate account of this game.
