🏈On December 29, 1968 the 9th annual AFL Championship Game was played before a record attendance of 62,627 fans at Shea Stadium. It matched the defending champion Oakland Raiders (12–2) of the Western Division and the host New York Jets (11–3) of the Eastern Division. Slightly favored, the Jets defeated the Raiders 27–23 to win the championship and the chance to play the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III. Jets quarterback Joe Namath completed 19 of 49 passes for 266 yards and 3 touchdowns, with