NFC Championship

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American football game National Football League event conference championship game

The NFC Championship is the annual National Football Conference title game in the NFL that determines one of the two teams advancing to the Super Bowl.

Aliases (8)

NFC Championship Game ×12
2016 NFC Championship ×1
2021 NFC Championship Game ×1
NFC Championship with Philadelphia Eagles ×1
NFC title game ×1
NFL conference championship games ×1
National Football Conference Championship Game ×1
National Football Conference championship ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American football game → National Football League event → conference championship game →
alsoKnownAs	NFC title game →
audienceScope	international television audience →
competitionFormat	single-elimination game →
conference	National Football Conference →
conferenceCounterpartOf	AFC Championship →
continent	North America →
country	United States →
determines	NFC champion →
determinesParticipantIn	Super Bowl →
establishedAsPartOf	NFL–AFL merger →
firstGamePlayed	1971 →
firstSeasonHeld	1970 NFL season →
followedByGame	Super Bowl →
frequency	annual →
gameOutcomeType	winner-take-all →
gender	men →
governingBody	NFL Competition Committee →
hasOppositeConferenceGame	AFC Championship →
hasPlayoffSeedingBasis	regular-season record →
homeFieldAdvantageCriteria	higher-seeded NFC playoff team hosts →
inception	1970 →
languageOfBroadcasts	English → Spanish →
league	NFL →
level	professional →
loserStatus	eliminated from playoffs →
numberOfTeams	2 →
occasionallyPlayedInMonth	February →
organizer	National Football League →
partOf	National Football Conference → National Football League →
playoffRound	conference championship round →
precededByRound	NFC Divisional Round →
primaryBroadcastMarket	United States television market →
region	NFC member cities →
ruleset	NFL rules →
seasonContext	NFL postseason →
sport	American football →
stageOfSeason	NFL playoffs →
televisionCoverage	national →
trophy	George Halas Trophy →
typeOfEvent	postseason game →
typicalMonthPlayed	January →
winnerAdvancesTo	Super Bowl →
winnerReceives	George Halas Trophy →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fox ("NFC Championship Game") → Fox Sports ("NFC Championship Game") →	broadcasts
NFC ("NFC Championship Game") → National Football Conference ("NFC Championship Game") →	conferenceChampionshipGame
Lamar Hunt Trophy ("National Football Conference Championship Game") → NFL playoffs ("NFC Championship Game") →	relatedCompetition
NFC Championship ("NFC title game") →	alsoKnownAs
George Halas Trophy ("NFC Championship Game") →	competition
Dan Quinn ("2016 NFC Championship") →	conferenceChampionshipWon
AFC Championship Game ("NFC Championship Game") →	conferenceCounterpart
NFC playoffs ("NFC Championship Game") →	culminatesIn
George Halas Trophy ("NFC Championship Game") →	follows
NFC playoffs ("NFC Championship Game") →	includeStage
Dallas Cowboys–Washington Commanders rivalry ("NFC Championship Game") →	notableGameType
San Francisco 49ers–Los Angeles Rams rivalry ("2021 NFC Championship Game") →	notablePlayoffMeeting
Terry McAulay ("NFL conference championship games") →	notableWork
NFC →	playsForChampionship
AFC vs NFC ("NFC Championship Game") →	relatedTo
George Halas Trophy ("National Football Conference championship") →	symbolizes
Andy Reid ("NFC Championship with Philadelphia Eagles") →	wonConferenceTitleAsHeadCoach