Namath is in the football for his nickname - "Broadway Joe" - and his famous prediction that his underdog New York Jets would beat the heavily favored Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III. The Jets fulfilled the prediction, winning 16-7. Namath played well but not spectacularly. He completed 17 of 28 passes for 206 yards. He didn't have a TD pass, but he also didn't have an interception.
Writers easily could have picked Matt Snell, who had 121 yards rushing, or even the Jets defense, which held Earl Morrall and Johnny Unitas to 17-of-41 in passing, for MVP, but Namath received the award because he had put such a large target on his back.
Writers easily could have picked Matt Snell, who had 121 yards rushing, or even the Jets defense, which held Earl Morrall and Johnny Unitas to 17-of-41 in passing, for MVP, but Namath received the award because he had put such a large target on his back.
Namath had some other pretty accomplishments in his career. In 1967, he was the first quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards in a season. He led the AFL in touchdown passes in 1967 and passer rating in 1969. He led the AFL or NFL in passing yardage three times.
Namath also led the AFL or NFL in interceptions four times and when you look at his rankings versus his peers, well, he pales in comparison. He was top four in approximate value four times and top 10 six. He was top 10 in passer rating just once, though, and top five in player passer rating only in the Super Bowl season.
Namath also led the AFL or NFL in interceptions four times and when you look at his rankings versus his peers, well, he pales in comparison. He was top four in approximate value four times and top 10 six. He was top 10 in passer rating just once, though, and top five in player passer rating only in the Super Bowl season.
| Joe Namath | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Playoffs | |||||||||
| Year | Team | AV | PR | DYAR | QBR | Avg. | PR | QBR | Avg. | Total |
| 1966 | New York Jets | 3.5 | 0 | X | X | 1.75 | 0 | X | 0 | 1.75 |
| 1967 | New York Jets | 7.5 | 2 | X | X | 4.75 | 0 | X | 0 | 4.75 |
| 1968 | New York Jets | 8 | 0 | X | X | 4.00 | 3 | X | 3 | 7.00 |
| 1969 | New York Jets | 8 | 0 | X | X | 4.00 | 0 | X | 0 | 4.00 |
| 1972 | New York Jets | 9 | 0 | X | X | 4.50 | 0 | X | 0 | 4.50 |
| 1974 | New York Jets | 3 | 0 | X | X | 1.50 | 0 | X | 0 | 1.50 |
| Total | 23.50 | |||||||||
| Best 5 (1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972) | 22.00 | |||||||||
| JAWS Score | 22.75 | |||||||||
| Top QBs of the Super Bowl Era | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Quarterback | Years | Total | Top 5 | JAWS |
| 49 | Joe Namath | 1966-1974 | 23.50 | 22.00 | 22.75 |
| 50 | Vinny Testaverde | 1993-2001 | 22.67 | 22.67 | 22.67 |
| 51 | Daunte Culpepper | 2000-2004 | 22.17 | 22.17 | 22.17 |
| 52 | Ron Jaworski | 1978-1983 | 21.21 | 20.38 | 20.79 |
| 53 | Neil Lomax | 1983-1988 | 20.59 | 20.59 | 20.59 |
| 54 | Jim Plunkett | 1971-1986 | 20.59 | 18.09 | 19.34 |
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