It began with the team trying to maintain or improve upon its 10–4 record from 1969 under head coach Weeb Ewbank.
In the fifth game of the season, quarterback Joe Namath was lost for the season when he broke his wrist vs. the Baltimore Colts in Shea Stadium, the first meeting between the teams since Namath guaranteed victory in Super Bowl III.
Namath's injury occurred when he hit his hand on the helmet of Colts defensive tackle Fred Miller.
With Namath on the sidelines, the Jets were forced to play untested Al Woodall, who guided New York to upsets of NFC powerhouses Los Angeles and Minnesota, but only one other victory, over the lowly Boston Patriots.
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