1986 NFC Championship Game
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The 1986 NFC Championship Game was a defensive showdown at Giants Stadium in which the New York Giants shut out Washington to advance to Super Bowl XXI.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1986 NFC Championship Game canonical | 1 |
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10418070 — 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: 1986 NFC Championship Game Context triple: [Giants–Washington rivalry, notablePlayoffMeeting, 1986 NFC Championship Game]
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A.
1980 NFC Championship Game
The 1980 NFC Championship Game was the National Football Conference title matchup in the 1980 NFL season, in which the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Dallas Cowboys to advance to Super Bowl XV.
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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.
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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 NFC Championship Game
The 1989 NFC Championship Game was a dominant postseason matchup in which the San Francisco 49ers routed the Los Angeles Rams to advance to Super Bowl XXIV during their late-1980s dynasty run.
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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.
- 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: 1986 NFC Championship Game Target entity description: The 1986 NFC Championship Game was a defensive showdown at Giants Stadium in which the New York Giants shut out Washington to advance to Super Bowl XXI.
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A.
1980 NFC Championship Game
The 1980 NFC Championship Game was the National Football Conference title matchup in the 1980 NFL season, in which the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Dallas Cowboys to advance to Super Bowl XV.
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B.
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.
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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 NFC Championship Game
The 1989 NFC Championship Game was a dominant postseason matchup in which the San Francisco 49ers routed the Los Angeles Rams to advance to Super Bowl XXIV during their late-1980s dynasty run.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football game
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NFC Championship Game ⓘ |
| announcer |
John Madden
NERFINISHED
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Pat Summerall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attendance | 75752 ⓘ |
| category |
1987 in sports in New Jersey
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NFC Championship Games ⓘ New York Giants playoff games ⓘ Washington Redskins playoff games ⓘ |
| city | East Rutherford, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conference | National Football Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | January 11, 1987 ⓘ |
| finalScore | New York Giants 17, Washington Redskins 0 ⓘ |
| headCoachHomeTeam | Bill Parcells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headCoachVisitorTeam | Joe Gibbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeam | New York Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeamConferenceSeed | 1 ⓘ |
| homeTeamDivision | NFC East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeamKicker | Raul Allegre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeamLinebacker |
Carl Banks
NERFINISHED
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Harry Carson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeamNickname | Big Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeamQuarterback | Phil Simms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeamRegularSeasonRecord | 14–2 ⓘ |
| homeTeamRunningBack | Joe Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeamScore | 17 ⓘ |
| homeTeamScoringPlay |
Joe Morris touchdown run
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Phil Simms touchdown pass to Lionel Manuel ⓘ Raul Allegre field goal ⓘ |
| homeTeamTightEnd | Mark Bavaro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeamWideReceiver | Lionel Manuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loser | Washington Redskins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Giants defense held Washington scoreless
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defensive showdown ⓘ |
| previousPlayoffRoundHomeTeam | defeated San Francisco 49ers in NFC Divisional Playoff ⓘ |
| previousPlayoffRoundVisitorTeam | defeated Chicago Bears in NFC Divisional Playoff ⓘ |
| referee | Pat Haggerty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1986 NFL season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shutout | true ⓘ |
| stadium | Giants Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superBowlNumber | XXI ⓘ |
| surface | artificial turf ⓘ |
| televisionNetwork | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitorTeam | Washington Redskins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitorTeamConferenceSeed | 3 ⓘ |
| visitorTeamDivision | NFC East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitorTeamQuarterback | Jay Schroeder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitorTeamRegularSeasonRecord | 12–4 ⓘ |
| visitorTeamScore | 0 ⓘ |
| weather | windy ⓘ |
| winner | New York Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerAdvancedTo | Super Bowl XXI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1987 ⓘ |
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Subject: 1986 NFC Championship Game Description of subject: The 1986 NFC Championship Game was a defensive showdown at Giants Stadium in which the New York Giants shut out Washington to advance to Super Bowl XXI.
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