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Michaels' brother was an assistant coach for the Jets in this Super Bowl.
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A trick play known as a "flee flicker" resulted in the primary Colts receiver being wide open for a touchdown, but instead the savvy Morrall threw the ball behind another receiver for an interception in the crowded middle of the field, which made absolutely no sense with time running out in the first half.  This play is cited most by those who suspect that this game was intentionally lost, or "thrown" to the Jets.
 
A trick play known as a "flee flicker" resulted in the primary Colts receiver being wide open for a touchdown, but instead the savvy Morrall threw the ball behind another receiver for an interception in the crowded middle of the field, which made absolutely no sense with time running out in the first half.  This play is cited most by those who suspect that this game was intentionally lost, or "thrown" to the Jets.
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Morrall was probably also the place-holder (spotter) for the two fields goals of 27 and 48 yards missed by the Colts' kicker Lou Michaels, who said afterwards, “I am disgusted with myself.”<ref name="NYT">https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/22/sports/football/lou-michaels-who-lost-69-super-bowl-dies-at-80.html</ref>  "The sting of losing the big game never left him, Michaels told ''The Baltimore Sun'' in 2010." <ref name="NYT"/>
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Morrall was probably also the place-holder (spotter) for the two fields goals of 27 and 48 yards missed by the Colts' kicker Lou Michaels, who said afterwards, “I am disgusted with myself.”<ref name="NYT">https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/22/sports/football/lou-michaels-who-lost-69-super-bowl-dies-at-80.html</ref>  "The sting of losing the big game never left him, Michaels told ''The Baltimore Sun'' in 2010." <ref name="NYT"/> Michaels' brother was an assistant coach for the Jets in this Super Bowl.
    
"Willie Richardson, an All-Pro receiver for the Baltimore Colts and their leading pass-catcher in Super Bowl III ... caught six passes for 58 yards in the game, while receiver Jimmy Orr and tight end John Mackey had only three receptions apiece, along with modest reception yardage."<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/12/sports/football/willie-richardson-baltimore-colts-all-pro-receiver-dies-at-76.html</ref>  Richardson, who was black and the son of a [[Baptist]] preacher, is unlikely to have been part of any scheme by Morrall to intentionally lose the game.
 
"Willie Richardson, an All-Pro receiver for the Baltimore Colts and their leading pass-catcher in Super Bowl III ... caught six passes for 58 yards in the game, while receiver Jimmy Orr and tight end John Mackey had only three receptions apiece, along with modest reception yardage."<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/12/sports/football/willie-richardson-baltimore-colts-all-pro-receiver-dies-at-76.html</ref>  Richardson, who was black and the son of a [[Baptist]] preacher, is unlikely to have been part of any scheme by Morrall to intentionally lose the game.
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