NFC Championship Game 2008 season vs. Arizona Cardinals

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The NFC Championship Game of the 2008 season against the Arizona Cardinals was a high-stakes playoff matchup that helped define tight end Brent Celek’s breakout postseason performance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football game
NFC Championship Game
NFL playoff game
attendance 70,650
awayScore 25
awayTeam Philadelphia Eagles NERFINISHED
BrentCelekReceivingTouchdowns 2
BrentCelekReceivingYards 83
BrentCelekReceptions 10
cardinalsHalftimeLead 24–6
city Glendale, Arizona NERFINISHED
conference NFC NERFINISHED
conferenceTitle 2008 NFC champion
date 2009-01-18
decisiveDrive fourth-quarter touchdown drive by Arizona Cardinals
eaglesFourthQuarterLead 25–24
finalScore Arizona Cardinals 32–25 Philadelphia Eagles
headCoachAwayTeam Andy Reid NERFINISHED
headCoachHomeTeam Ken Whisenhunt NERFINISHED
homeScore 32
homeTeam Arizona Cardinals NERFINISHED
keyReceiverHomeTeam Larry Fitzgerald NERFINISHED
LarryFitzgeraldReceivingTouchdownsFirstHalf 3
league National Football League
loser Philadelphia Eagles NERFINISHED
MVP Kurt Warner NERFINISHED
notablePerformance Brent Celek breakout postseason performance
notablePlayerAwayTeam Brent Celek NERFINISHED
opponentInGame Arizona Cardinals NERFINISHED
Philadelphia Eagles NERFINISHED
partOf 2008 NFL season
2008–09 NFL playoffs
positionOfNotablePlayerAwayTeam tight end
quarterbackAwayTeam Donovan McNabb NERFINISHED
quarterbackHomeTeam Kurt Warner NERFINISHED
referee Terry McAulay NERFINISHED
resultedIn Arizona Cardinals advancing to Super Bowl XLIII
season 2008
significance determined NFC champion for 2008 season
helped define Brent Celek’s breakout postseason
key game in Arizona Cardinals’ first Super Bowl appearance
stadium University of Phoenix Stadium NERFINISHED
superBowlQualified Super Bowl XLIII NERFINISHED
televisionNetworkUS FOX NERFINISHED
winner Arizona Cardinals NERFINISHED

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Brent Celek notableGame NFC Championship Game 2008 season vs. Arizona Cardinals