In the face of what appear to be overwhelming odds in his bid to dislodge incumbent Democratic Governor Phil Murphy, GOP nominee Jack Ciattarelli guaranteed a Tuesday win on the Harry Hurley Show on WPG Talk Radio.

The guarantee, said Hurley, brought to mind Joe Namath’s guarantee of a Jets Super Bowl victory over the Baltimore Colts.

From Hurley:

On Friday, October 29, 2021 on WPG Talk Radio 95.5’s “Hurley in the Morning,” Jack Ciatterelli went all in and guaranteed a win, even citing Joe Namath’s bold prediction from 52 years ago.

In 1969, the underdog New York Jets were headed to Super Bowl III.

It was The American Football League (AFL) versus The National Football League (NFL).

The AFL was universally considered to be the inferior league at the time.

The flamboyant Joe Namath, who wore white shoes on the field and flashy mink costs off the field, guaranteed to the media that his Jets would defeat The Baltimore Colts.

The guarantee by Namath is considered to be one of the most famous statements ever made by a professional athlete.

It was made even more legendary, because on January 12, 1969 at The Orange Bowl Stadium in Miami, Florida, Namath delivered on his bodacious promise. The Jets defeated The Colts 16-7.

The Colts were a 7-1 favorite, meaning if you bet $ 100 on The Jets, you would win $700. By contrast, if you bet $ 100 on The Colts, you would win only $ 14.29.

On paper, it appears to be “Mission Impossible” for Ciatterelli, yet Republicans have won 6 of the past 10 Gubernatorial elections in New Jersey.

Republican’s Tom Kean, Christie Whitman and Chris Christie, each won twice.

At the same time, no Democrat has been re-elected Governor since Brendan Byrne 40 years ago. Incumbent Democrat Governor Phil Murphy is also trying to make history.

The current odds predict that Murphy will do it.

Yet, the odds said that the Baltimore Colts would win it all in 1969.