The Heidi Game was a 1968 American Football League (AFL) game between the Oakland Raiders and the visiting New York Jets. The contest, held on November 17, 1968, was notable …

Nov 13, 2023 · What NFL game did the movie 'Heidi' interrupt? The Jets and Raiders were rivals in the AFL in the 1960s, and they headed into their regular-season matchup with matching 7-2 …

With the Jets up by 3 with 65 seconds left, NBC switched away from the game to its scheduled programming - the children's movie Heidi - and TV viewers never saw the Raiders emerge …

On this day in NFL history, November 17, 1968, "The Heidi Game" - Final 1:05 of Jets-Raiders game is cut off the air with Jets leading 32-29 to permit children's special Heidi to air on time.

Nov 7, 2003 · Better than any poll, it delivered an unmistakable message about the popularity of pro football and America's passionate attachment to the game. The particulars involved an …

November 17, 1968: NBC preempts the last moments of a game between the Oakland Raiders and the New York Jets to air "Heidi," and the infamous "Heidi Game" was born.

On Nov. 17, 1968, the last minutes of a tense NFL matchup on NBC between the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders were preempted by the children’s film “Heidi.”

Nov 12, 2023 · What Is the Heidi Game? In a contest that is now known as the “Heidi Game,” the Jets faced the Raiders on Nov. 17, 1968, for what seemed to be a fairly innocuous AFL regular …

The situation: With less than a minute to go in the NBC-broadcast American Football League game between the Oakland Raiders and New York Jets, Oakland -- trailing 32-29 -- was driving.

On Nov. 17, 1968, the last minutes of a tense NFL matchup on NBC between the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders were preempted by the children’s film “Heidi.” The network received …