Perfectly Brutal- BostonGlobe

The Giants lost to the Patriots by 3 in the regular season finale. I wouldn't call it one of the biggest upsets of all time based on that alone.
 
It's only considered a huge upset because of the Pats' record coming in. Nothing going into this game suggested it was going to be a laugher, except for people who already had their script prepared at midseason.
 
I'm pretty sure that the Pats were a bigger underdog to the Rams when they won their first Super Bowl. (With the aid of their advance video scouting department.)
 
The Jets still had broadway joe, a hall of famer, plus, the quote was , "arguably the biggest upset in Super Bowl history. " It definitely is ARGUABLY the biggest upset in SB history. Obviously, it is in the discussion.
 
I don't think it's the biggest upset in SB history, but most of the talking heads would have to adopt that perspective, since many of them were saying before the game that NE was the greatest team in the history of the NFL.
 
The Colts and the Rams had each lost a few regular season games. The Pats took everyone's best shot and still managed to blow pretty much everyone out of the water. IF the Giants had not played them so close in that last week the points spread may have approached 20. That game is the only thing keeping this from being the definitive biggest Super Bowl upset.
 
the Jets defense and running backs won against the Colts, who were without their best player, Unitas. He got in the game late because Earl Morrall could do nothing against th e Jets defense. With a torn muscle or tendon in his throwing arm, Unitas took the Colts to their only touchdown. The Jets got only one as well. Namath was a hype job, just like Eli is going to be for the next eight months. He is pretty good and gutsy as a barrel of intestines, just as Namath was. But Namath did not lead the Jets to that victory, the defense did.
 
The Jets' win is the biggest and not just because it was the largest Vegas spread. The AFL was still looked upon as a 2nd tier league to the NFL - which was probably the main reason the spread was so high.

Now of course you could argue that the game wasn't even a "Super Bowl" since they weren't officially called that until the following year. But I would still put the Pats win over "the greatest show on turf" (Rams) as a better upset.
 
Didn't the Jets only play against AFC team in 63? It would have been impossible to really compare the 2 leagues coming into the game.
 
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