After LSU defeated Alabama 46-41 in an SEC showdown on Saturday, Pro Bowl safety Jamal Adams tweeted a picture of Tigers quarterback Joe Burrow with the message: “Broadway Joe gets it done.”

Adams played three seasons at LSU before entering the NFL as the sixth player picked in the 2017 draft. He plays for the New York Jets, so he's heard "Broadway Joe" before.

Even though it’s been 50 years since Broadway Joe Namath led the Jets to their only Super Bowl appearance, the Hall of Fame quarterback remains a New York icon and Jets super-fan -- and fans of the Green and White let Adams know there’s only one Broadway Joe and he’s not playing for LSU.

Adams got the message. He took to Twitter again to apologize to Jets fans for misappropriating Namath's nickname, saying he "let the excitement get the best of me."

Jets fans... apologies. Joe Burrow got us our first Bama win in 8 years. Let the excitement get the best of me lol! @RealJoeNamath is still the 🐐 & that won’t ever change. Just wanted to show LSU & Burrow some Luv. #TakeFlight #GeauxTigers https://t.co/pSKR0RL0aF — Jamal Adams (@TheAdamsEra) November 10, 2019

New York capped the 1968 season by beating the Baltimore Colts 16-7 in Super Bowl III -- the first time the AFL champion had beaten the NFL champion in the world's championship game.

Namath famously guaranteed the Jets would win, even though they remain the biggest underdogs in Super Bowl history with Baltimore favored by 18 points. Namath helped deliver the victory and earned the game's Most Valuable Player Award.

On Saturday, Namath's rooting interest was the opposite of Adams'. Namath played at Alabama from 1962 through 1964.

The Crimson Tide played LSU only once during Namath's time with Alabama, with the teams squaring off on Nov. 7, 1964, in Birmingham. The Tide and Tigers hadn't played since 1958. Starting with the 1964 game, they've met annually.

After suffering a knee injury against North Carolina State on Oct. 10, Namath had to watch Steve Sloan lead the Alabama offense against LSU. So did 68,000 spectators at newly expanded Legion Field -- the largest football crowd in the state's history at the time.

No. 3 Alabama defeated No. 8 LSU 17-9 to clinch the 1964 SEC championship.

On Saturday, Burrow completed 31-of-39 passes for 393 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. Some of those responding to Adams' Broadway Joe tweet suggested alternate nicknames for Burrow, including Bayou Joe and Bourbon Street Jeaux.

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.

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