it's easy to guarantee a victory when you know the mob has the game bought and paid for. Bubba Smith, to his dying days, was convinced that something about SB III was not on the up and up. on paper, the Colts weren't just better than the Jets... they were FAR better than the Jets. this was back in the day when most football players and coaches had offseason jobs to make ends meet. they were not getting the sort of money pro players get now. i was too young to remember the game, but Bubba Smith went on the record publicly several times expressing his beliefs.
Earl Morrall throwing three picks - in the first half! - may have had something to do with the loss. And still it was only a 16 - 7 game....