2009 NFC Championship
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The 2009 NFC Championship was the NFL playoff game in which the New Orleans Saints defeated the Minnesota Vikings to advance to the franchise’s first Super Bowl appearance.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2009 NFC Championship canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2009 NFC Championship Context triple: [The Saints, conferenceChampionship, 2009 NFC Championship]
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2010 NFC Championship Game
The 2010 NFC Championship Game was a high-stakes NFL playoff matchup between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers that decided the NFC’s representative in Super Bowl XLV and became one of the most memorable chapters in their historic rivalry.
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2011 NFC Championship Game
The 2011 NFC Championship Game was the NFL playoff matchup that determined the National Football Conference champion for the 2011 season and a berth in Super Bowl XLVI.
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2013 NFC Championship Game
The 2013 NFC Championship Game was a fiercely contested playoff matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers that decided the NFC’s Super Bowl representative and became one of the defining moments of their modern rivalry.
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Super Bowl XXXIX
Super Bowl XXXIX was the NFL championship game played in February 2005 in Jacksonville, Florida, where the New England Patriots defeated the Philadelphia Eagles to secure their third title in four years.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 2009 NFC Championship Target entity description: The 2009 NFC Championship was the NFL playoff game in which the New Orleans Saints defeated the Minnesota Vikings to advance to the franchise’s first Super Bowl appearance.
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A.
2010 NFC Championship Game
The 2010 NFC Championship Game was a high-stakes NFL playoff matchup between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers that decided the NFC’s representative in Super Bowl XLV and became one of the most memorable chapters in their historic rivalry.
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B.
2011 NFC Championship Game
The 2011 NFC Championship Game was the NFL playoff matchup that determined the National Football Conference champion for the 2011 season and a berth in Super Bowl XLVI.
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C.
2013 NFC Championship Game
The 2013 NFC Championship Game was a fiercely contested playoff matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers that decided the NFC’s Super Bowl representative and became one of the defining moments of their modern rivalry.
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D.
Super Bowl XXXIX
Super Bowl XXXIX was the NFL championship game played in February 2005 in Jacksonville, Florida, where the New England Patriots defeated the Philadelphia Eagles to secure their third title in four years.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NFC Championship Game
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NFL playoff game ⓘ |
| announcersUS |
Chris Myers
NERFINISHED
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Joe Buck NERFINISHED ⓘ Pam Oliver NERFINISHED ⓘ Troy Aikman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attendance | 71101 ⓘ |
| awayTeam | Minnesota Vikings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awayTeamRegularSeasonRecord | 12–4 ⓘ |
| awayTeamSeed | 2 ⓘ |
| city | New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conference | National Football Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceChampionshipNumber | 39th NFC Championship Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy | high number of hits on Brett Favre ⓘ |
| date | January 24, 2010 ⓘ |
| determines | NFC champion ⓘ |
| finalScore | New Orleans Saints 31–28 Minnesota Vikings ⓘ |
| gameDecidedBy | Garrett Hartley 40-yard field goal in overtime ⓘ |
| headCoachAwayTeam | Brad Childress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headCoachHomeTeam | Sean Payton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeam | New Orleans Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeamConferenceTitleCountAfterGame | 1 ⓘ |
| homeTeamRegularSeasonRecord | 13–3 ⓘ |
| homeTeamSeed | 1 ⓘ |
| loser | Minnesota Vikings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVP | Drew Brees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| networkUS | FOX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableQuarterbackAwayTeam | Brett Favre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableQuarterbackHomeTeam | Drew Brees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overtime | true ⓘ |
| overtimeFormat | sudden death (pre-2010 rules) ⓘ |
| partOf |
2009 NFL season
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2009–10 NFL playoffs ⓘ |
| referee | Pete Morelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedScandal | New Orleans Saints bounty scandal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| saintsTotalYards | 257 ⓘ |
| saintsTurnovers | 1 ⓘ |
| seasonYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| stadium | Louisiana Superdome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vikingsLastOffensivePlay | Brett Favre interception late in 4th quarter ⓘ |
| vikingsTotalYards | 475 ⓘ |
| vikingsTurnovers | 5 ⓘ |
| winner | New Orleans Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerAdvancedTo | Super Bowl XLIV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerFranchiseFirstSuperBowlAppearance | true ⓘ |
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Subject: 2009 NFC Championship Description of subject: The 2009 NFC Championship was the NFL playoff game in which the New Orleans Saints defeated the Minnesota Vikings to advance to the franchise’s first Super Bowl appearance.
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