1981 AFC Championship Game
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The 1981 AFC Championship Game was the National Football League playoff matchup that determined the American Football Conference champion for the 1981 season and a berth in Super Bowl XVI.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1981 AFC Championship Game canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10217941 — 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: 1981 AFC Championship Game Context triple: [1982 AFC Championship Game, precededBy, 1981 AFC Championship Game]
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A.
1982 AFC Championship Game
The 1982 AFC Championship Game was the National Football League playoff matchup that determined the American Football Conference representative for Super Bowl XVII during the strike-shortened 1982 season.
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B.
1985 AFC Championship Game
The 1985 AFC Championship Game was the NFL playoff matchup in which the New England Patriots upset the Miami Dolphins at the Orange Bowl to advance to their first Super Bowl appearance.
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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.
1979 NFC Championship Game
The 1979 NFC Championship Game was the National Football Conference title matchup for the 1979 NFL season, determining which team advanced to Super Bowl XIV.
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E.
1982 NFC Championship Game
The 1982 NFC Championship Game was the conference title matchup of the strike-shortened 1982 NFL season, determining the National Football Conference representative for Super Bowl XVII.
- 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: 1981 AFC Championship Game Target entity description: The 1981 AFC Championship Game was the National Football League playoff matchup that determined the American Football Conference champion for the 1981 season and a berth in Super Bowl XVI.
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A.
1982 AFC Championship Game
The 1982 AFC Championship Game was the National Football League playoff matchup that determined the American Football Conference representative for Super Bowl XVII during the strike-shortened 1982 season.
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B.
1985 AFC Championship Game
The 1985 AFC Championship Game was the NFL playoff matchup in which the New England Patriots upset the Miami Dolphins at the Orange Bowl to advance to their first Super Bowl appearance.
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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.
1979 NFC Championship Game
The 1979 NFC Championship Game was the National Football Conference title matchup for the 1979 NFL season, determining which team advanced to Super Bowl XIV.
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E.
1982 NFC Championship Game
The 1982 NFC Championship Game was the conference title matchup of the strike-shortened 1982 NFL season, determining the National Football Conference representative for Super Bowl XVII.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
AFC Championship Game
ⓘ
American football game ⓘ |
| attendance | 54956 ⓘ |
| berthAwardedTo | Super Bowl XVI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Cincinnati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conference | American Football Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| date | January 3, 1982 ⓘ |
| determines | AFC champion ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1982 AFC Championship Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeHeadCoach | Forrest Gregg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeScore | 27 ⓘ |
| homeTeam | Cincinnati Bengals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeamConferenceSeed | 1 ⓘ |
| homeTeamDivision | AFC Central NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeamNickname | Bengals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeamQuarterback | Ken Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | National Football League ⓘ |
| loser | San Diego Chargers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVP | Ken Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Freezer Bowl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
coldest NFL game by wind chill on record
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extreme cold weather conditions ⓘ |
| playoffRound | Conference Championship ⓘ |
| pointDifferential | 20 ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1980 AFC Championship Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| referee | Fred Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1981 NFL season ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| stadium | Riverfront Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Ohio ⓘ |
| televisionAnnouncers |
Dick Enberg
NERFINISHED
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Merlin Olsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionNetwork | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temperatureFahrenheit | −9 ⓘ |
| visitorHeadCoach | Don Coryell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitorScore | 7 ⓘ |
| visitorTeam | San Diego Chargers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitorTeamConferenceSeed | 2 ⓘ |
| visitorTeamDivision | AFC West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitorTeamNickname | Chargers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitorTeamQuarterback | Dan Fouts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| windChillFahrenheit | −59 ⓘ |
| winner | Cincinnati Bengals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerAdvancedTo | Super Bowl XVI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1981 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1981 AFC Championship Game Description of subject: The 1981 AFC Championship Game was the National Football League playoff matchup that determined the American Football Conference champion for the 1981 season and a berth in Super Bowl XVI.
Referenced by (1)
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