NFL Kickoff Game
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The NFL Kickoff Game is the league’s annual season-opening primetime matchup, typically featuring the defending Super Bowl champion and serving as a major televised event to launch the new NFL season.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| NFL Kickoff | 0 | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Football League game
→
annual sporting event → season opener → |
| alsoKnownAs |
NFL Kickoff Game
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surface form:
NFL Kickoff
NFL season opener → |
| audienceScope | national audience → |
| broadcasterUS | NBC → |
| broadcastFormat |
national television
→
prime-time telecast → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
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| firstEditionLocation | New York City NERFINISHED → |
| firstEditionSeason | 2002 NFL season → |
| follows | NFL preseason finale → |
| frequency | annual → |
| gameType | regular-season game → |
| governingBody | National Football League → |
| hasCategory |
American football television series
→
National Football League on television → NFL regular season →
surface form:
National Football League regular season
Recurring sporting events established in 2002 → September sporting events → |
| hasFeature |
championship banner unveiling for defending champion
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on-field ceremonies → pregame entertainment → |
| hasTheme | celebration of start of NFL season → |
| homeTeamConvention | defending Super Bowl champion usually hosts → |
| inception | 2002 → |
| league | National Football League → |
| mediaType | live sports broadcast → |
| organizer | NFL league office → |
| partOf | NFL regular season → |
| precededBy | NFL preseason → |
| primaryParticipantType |
defending Super Bowl champion
→
visiting marquee opponent → |
| relatedEvent |
NFL Kickoff Weekend
NERFINISHED
→
Super Bowl → |
| ruleSet | NFL rules → |
| scheduleContext | first regular-season game of the NFL season → |
| significance |
major television event
→
symbolic launch of new NFL season → |
| sport | American football → |
| typicalDayOfWeek | Thursday → |
| typicalHostTeamStatus | reigning Super Bowl champion franchise → |
| typicalMonth | September → |
| typicalTimeOfDay | primetime → |
| typicalVenueType | NFL stadium → |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
NFL Kickoff