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Originally Posted by Splitter24
Ummm... pretty sure the Jets won Super Bowl III.
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Yeah, but not the NFL Championship. That was a week prior between the Colts and Browns. It was just not called the Super Bowl at that time. All the Jets won is an AFL Championship and a glorified exhibition game called the Super Bowl between the two teams that won their league championship games.
Keep in mind they were two separate leagues. They did not merge yet. SB 3 was akin to the Super Bowl winner in the NFL playing a game against the league Champions of the USFL. The Jets can't win an NFL league championship title if they're not in the NFL.
Go back and look at the list of NFL Champions as far as you like. For the first 4 super bowls you'll see.....
Green Bay
Green Bay
Baltimore
Minnesota
The first super bowl that actually counted as an NFL championship is SB5.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...920%E2%80%9369)
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Super Bowl era
Teams winning the NFL Championship during these years move onward to compete in the first four Super Bowls. The Green Bay Packers continued on to win the first two Super Bowls. The latter two teams, the Baltimore Colts and Minnesota Vikings, lost in their respective Super Bowls. These two losing teams are still credited with the NFL Championship in their official record. However, they are not considered as world champions.
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