1981 NFL season
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The 1981 NFL season was the National Football League campaign that culminated in the San Francisco 49ers’ first championship, highlighted by Joe Montana’s rise and the iconic NFC Championship “The Catch.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1981 NFL season canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6759074 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1981 NFL season Context triple: [Super Bowl XVI, seasonOfLeague, 1981 NFL season]
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A.
1984 NFL season
The 1984 NFL season was the league campaign that culminated in Super Bowl XIX, featuring a dominant year by the San Francisco 49ers and the record-setting play of quarterback Dan Marino.
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1981 NFC Wild Card Game
The 1981 NFC Wild Card Game was a pivotal NFL playoff matchup between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles that marked the Giants’ first postseason appearance in nearly two decades and helped reignite their long-standing rivalry.
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1981 NFC Championship Game
The 1981 NFC Championship Game was a National Football League playoff matchup that determined the NFC representative for Super Bowl XVI, featuring the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys.
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1989 NFL season
The 1989 NFL season was the league year culminating in the San Francisco 49ers’ dominant championship run, highlighted by Joe Montana’s MVP performance and a lopsided Super Bowl victory.
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E.
1987 NFL season
The 1987 NFL season was a strike-shortened professional American football season that culminated in the Washington Redskins winning the Super Bowl behind a standout performance by quarterback Doug Williams.
- 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: 1981 NFL season Target entity description: The 1981 NFL season was the National Football League campaign that culminated in the San Francisco 49ers’ first championship, highlighted by Joe Montana’s rise and the iconic NFC Championship “The Catch.”
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A.
1984 NFL season
The 1984 NFL season was the league campaign that culminated in Super Bowl XIX, featuring a dominant year by the San Francisco 49ers and the record-setting play of quarterback Dan Marino.
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B.
1981 NFC Wild Card Game
The 1981 NFC Wild Card Game was a pivotal NFL playoff matchup between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles that marked the Giants’ first postseason appearance in nearly two decades and helped reignite their long-standing rivalry.
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C.
1981 NFC Championship Game
The 1981 NFC Championship Game was a National Football League playoff matchup that determined the NFC representative for Super Bowl XVI, featuring the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys.
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D.
1989 NFL season
The 1989 NFL season was the league year culminating in the San Francisco 49ers’ dominant championship run, highlighted by Joe Montana’s MVP performance and a lopsided Super Bowl victory.
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E.
1987 NFL season
The 1987 NFL season was a strike-shortened professional American football season that culminated in the Washington Redskins winning the Super Bowl behind a standout performance by quarterback Doug Williams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NFL season
ⓘ
sports season ⓘ |
| AFCChampion | Cincinnati Bengals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AFCChampionshipGame | 1981 AFC Championship Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champion | San Francisco 49ers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipGame | Super Bowl XVI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| CoachOfTheYear | Bill Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| DefensivePlayerOfTheYear | Lawrence Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| DefensiveRookieOfTheYear | Lawrence Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalGameCity | Pontiac, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalGameDate | 1982-01-24 ⓘ |
| finalGameScore | San Francisco 49ers 26–21 Cincinnati Bengals ⓘ |
| finalGameVenue | Pontiac Silverdome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedRuleChange | revised pass interference enforcement (context of early 1980s rules) ⓘ |
| league | National Football League ⓘ |
| MostValuablePlayer | Ken Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVPOfFinalGame | Joe Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextSeason | 1982 NFL season ⓘ |
| NFCChampion | San Francisco 49ers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NFCChampionshipGame | 1981 NFC Championship Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlay | The Catch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTeamImprovement | San Francisco 49ers worst-to-first turnaround ⓘ |
| numberOfRegularSeasonGamesPerTeam | 16 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 28 ⓘ |
| OffensivePlayerOfTheYear | Ken Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OffensiveRookieOfTheYear | George Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playoffsEndDate | 1982-01-24 ⓘ |
| playoffsStartDate | 1982-01-03 ⓘ |
| previousSeason | 1980 NFL season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ProBowlCity | Honolulu, Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ProBowlDate | 1982-02-07 ⓘ |
| ProBowlSite | Aloha Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regularSeasonEndDate | 1981-12-21 ⓘ |
| regularSeasonStartDate | 1981-09-06 ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Cincinnati Bengals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 62 ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| SuperBowlAnnouncersUS |
John Madden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pat Summerall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SuperBowlHalftimeShow | Up with People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SuperBowlHostTeam | Detroit Lions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SuperBowlNetworkUS | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SuperBowlNumber | XVI ⓘ |
| TheCatchDate | 1982-01-10 ⓘ |
| TheCatchGameType | NFC Championship Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| TheCatchQuarterback | Joe Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| TheCatchReceiver | Dwight Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| TheCatchTeams | San Francisco 49ers vs. Dallas Cowboys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| TheCatchVenue | Candlestick Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1981 NFL season Description of subject: The 1981 NFL season was the National Football League campaign that culminated in the San Francisco 49ers’ first championship, highlighted by Joe Montana’s rise and the iconic NFC Championship “The Catch.”
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