American Football League Championship Game
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The American Football League Championship Game was the annual title game that determined the champion of the AFL before its merger with the NFL and the creation of the Super Bowl.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1171868 — 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: American Football League Championship Game Context triple: [AFL Championship Game, alsoKnownAs, American Football League Championship Game]
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A.
NFC Championship
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.
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B.
American Football League
The American Football League was a major professional football league that operated from 1960 to 1969 and rivaled the NFL before the two leagues merged.
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C.
NFL Championship Game 1956
The 1956 NFL Championship Game was the league's title matchup in which the New York Giants, led by stars like Frank Gifford, defeated the Chicago Bears at Yankee Stadium.
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AFC Championship Game
The AFC Championship Game is the National Football League’s annual playoff matchup that determines the American Football Conference champion and one of the two teams that advance to the Super Bowl.
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E.
Hall of Fame Game
The Hall of Fame Game is an annual NFL preseason matchup in Canton, Ohio that traditionally kicks off the league’s exhibition schedule as part of Pro Football Hall of Fame induction festivities.
- 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: American Football League Championship Game Target entity description: The American Football League Championship Game was the annual title game that determined the champion of the AFL before its merger with the NFL and the creation of the Super Bowl.
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A.
NFC Championship
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.
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B.
American Football League
The American Football League was a major professional football league that operated from 1960 to 1969 and rivaled the NFL before the two leagues merged.
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C.
NFL Championship Game 1956
The 1956 NFL Championship Game was the league's title matchup in which the New York Giants, led by stars like Frank Gifford, defeated the Chicago Bears at Yankee Stadium.
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D.
AFC Championship Game
The AFC Championship Game is the National Football League’s annual playoff matchup that determines the American Football Conference champion and one of the two teams that advance to the Super Bowl.
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E.
Hall of Fame Game
The Hall of Fame Game is an annual NFL preseason matchup in Canton, Ohio that traditionally kicks off the league’s exhibition schedule as part of Pro Football Hall of Fame induction festivities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football game
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championship game ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
AFL Championship Game
ⓘ
AFL title game ⓘ
linked to:
AFL Championship Game
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| category | defunct American football competitions ⓘ |
| competitionType | professional sports championship ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| determined | American Football League champion ⓘ |
| endTime | 1969 ⓘ |
| era | pre–AFL–NFL merger era ⓘ |
| firstSeason | 1960 AFL season ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Super Bowl I
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Super Bowl II ⓘ Super Bowl III ⓘ Super Bowl IV ⓘ |
| format | single-elimination game ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody | American Football League ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1960s American football ⓘ |
| inception | 1960 ⓘ |
| lastSeason | 1969 AFL season ⓘ |
| league | American Football League ⓘ |
| location | various stadiums in the United States ⓘ |
| notableEdition |
1962 AFL Championship Game
ⓘ
linked to:
1962 AFL Championship
1963 AFL Championship Game ⓘ 1968 AFL Championship Game ⓘ 1969 AFL Championship Game ⓘ
linked to:
1969 AFL Championship
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| numberOfEditions | 10 ⓘ |
| organizer | American Football League ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of the American Football League
ⓘ
history of the National Football League ⓘ |
| playedBetween |
winners of the AFL Eastern Division
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winners of the AFL Western Division ⓘ |
| precededBy |
AFL regular season
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linked to:
AFL Championship Game
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| reasonForEnd | AFL–NFL merger and creation of AFC ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
AFL–NFL merger
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linked to:
NFL–AFL merger
National Football League ⓘ Super Bowl ⓘ |
| replacedBy | AFC Championship Game ⓘ |
| resultedIn | award of AFL championship trophy ⓘ |
| significance | determined AFL representative in early Super Bowls ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| sportLevel | major professional ⓘ |
| status | defunct championship game ⓘ |
| successor | AFC Championship Game ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
early January
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late December ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: American Football League Championship Game Description of subject: The American Football League Championship Game was the annual title game that determined the champion of the AFL before its merger with the NFL and the creation of the Super Bowl.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: American Football League Championship Game
American Football League Western Division
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championQualifiedFor
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American Football League Championship Game
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linked to: American Football League Championship Game
linked to: American Football League Championship Game
American Football League All-Star Game
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relatedCompetition
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American Football League Championship Game
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subject linked to:
American Football League All-Star game