The Heidi Game or Heidi Bowl 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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

It was about 7 p.m. ET, and when NBC returned from commercial, a children’s movie, Heidi – about a pigtailed orphan girl in the Swiss Alps that had been scheduled to air at 7 – aired …

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...

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 …

Nov 16, 2009 · On November 17, 1968, the Oakland Raiders score two touchdowns in nine seconds to beat the New York Jets—and no one sees it, because they’re watching the movie …

Feb 7, 2025 · “The Heidi Game” lives on in both sports and pop culture lore. In 2004, the game was featured in the video game ESPN NFL 2K5. In the game, the player can play as the …

4 days ago · Today in history: 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 …