2006 NFL season
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The 2006 NFL season was the National Football League campaign that culminated in the Indianapolis Colts defeating the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2006 NFL season canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4730924 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2006 NFL season Context triple: [Nick Mangold, playedInSeason, 2006 NFL season]
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A.
2005 NFL season
The 2005 NFL season was the league year that culminated in Super Bowl XL, featuring standout performances, notable storylines, and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ championship run.
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B.
2006 NFC Wild Card Game
The 2006 NFC Wild Card Game was an NFL playoff matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants that served as a dramatic chapter in their long-standing divisional rivalry.
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C.
Super Bowl XXXVII
Super Bowl XXXVII was the NFL championship game played in January 2003 in which the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Oakland Raiders.
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D.
Super Bowl XXXVI
Super Bowl XXXVI was the 2002 NFL championship game in which the underdog New England Patriots, led by quarterback Tom Brady, defeated the heavily favored St. Louis Rams and began the franchise’s modern dynasty.
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E.
Super Bowl XXXVIII
Super Bowl XXXVIII was the NFL championship game played in February 2004, remembered for its dramatic last-minute finish and the controversial halftime show involving Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 2006 NFL season Target entity description: The 2006 NFL season was the National Football League campaign that culminated in the Indianapolis Colts defeating the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI.
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A.
2005 NFL season
The 2005 NFL season was the league year that culminated in Super Bowl XL, featuring standout performances, notable storylines, and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ championship run.
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B.
2006 NFC Wild Card Game
The 2006 NFC Wild Card Game was an NFL playoff matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants that served as a dramatic chapter in their long-standing divisional rivalry.
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C.
Super Bowl XXXVII
Super Bowl XXXVII was the NFL championship game played in January 2003 in which the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Oakland Raiders.
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D.
Super Bowl XXXVI
Super Bowl XXXVI was the 2002 NFL championship game in which the underdog New England Patriots, led by quarterback Tom Brady, defeated the heavily favored St. Louis Rams and began the franchise’s modern dynasty.
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E.
Super Bowl XXXVIII
Super Bowl XXXVIII was the NFL championship game played in February 2004, remembered for its dramatic last-minute finish and the controversial halftime show involving Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | NFL season ⓘ |
| AFCChampion | Indianapolis Colts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AFCNumberOneSeed | San Diego Chargers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champion | Indianapolis Colts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipGame | Super Bowl XLI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| CoachOfTheYear | Sean Payton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ComebackPlayerOfTheYear | Chad Pennington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| DefendingSuperBowlChampion | Pittsburgh Steelers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| DefensivePlayerOfTheYear | Jason Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| DefensiveRookieOfTheYear | DeMeco Ryans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draft | 2006 NFL Draft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftTopPick | Mario Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftTopPickTeam | Houston Texans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flexibleSchedulingNetwork | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedFlexibleScheduling | true ⓘ |
| kickoffGameResult | Pittsburgh Steelers 28, Miami Dolphins 17 ⓘ |
| kickoffGameTeams |
Miami Dolphins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pittsburgh Steelers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | National Football League ⓘ |
| MondayNightFootballNetwork | ESPN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVP | LaDainian Tomlinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NFCChampion | Chicago Bears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NFCNumberOneSeed | Chicago Bears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuleChange |
Defenseless receiver protections expanded
ⓘ
Down-by-contact rule clarified ⓘ |
| numberOfRegularSeasonGamesPerTeam | 16 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 32 ⓘ |
| OffensivePlayerOfTheYear | LaDainian Tomlinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OffensiveRookieOfTheYear | Vince Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playoffsEndDate | 2007-02-04 ⓘ |
| playoffsStartDate | 2007-01-06 ⓘ |
| ProBowlCity | Honolulu, Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ProBowlDate | 2007-02-10 ⓘ |
| ProBowlSite | Aloha Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regularSeasonEndDate | 2007-01-01 ⓘ |
| regularSeasonStartDate | 2006-09-07 ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Chicago Bears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 87 ⓘ |
| SundayNightFootballNetwork | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SuperBowlCity | Miami Gardens, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SuperBowlDate | 2007-02-04 ⓘ |
| SuperBowlMVP | Peyton Manning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SuperBowlNumber | XLI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SuperBowlSite | Dolphin Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionPartner |
CBS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ESPN NERFINISHED ⓘ FOX NERFINISHED ⓘ NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ NFL Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ThursdayNightFootballNetwork | NFL Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WalterPaytonManOfTheYear | Drew Brees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2006 NFL season Description of subject: The 2006 NFL season was the National Football League campaign that culminated in the Indianapolis Colts defeating the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI.
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