1967 NFL season
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The 1967 NFL season was the National Football League campaign that introduced the first Super Bowl era structure, culminating in the NFL Championship Game whose winner advanced to face the AFL champion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1967 NFL season canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5761778 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1967 NFL season Context triple: [1966 NFL season, followedBy, 1967 NFL season]
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A.
1966 NFL season
The 1966 NFL season was the National Football League campaign that culminated in the first-ever Super Bowl, marking the beginning of the modern NFL-AFL championship era.
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B.
1970 NFL season
The 1970 NFL season was the first year after the AFL–NFL merger, culminating in Super Bowl V and marking the beginning of the modern era of professional American football.
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C.
1966 NFL Championship Game
The 1966 NFL Championship Game was the league title matchup between the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys that determined the NFL representative for the first Super Bowl.
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D.
1975 NFL season
The 1975 NFL season was the league year culminating in Super Bowl X, featuring dominant teams like the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys and marking a key era in the NFL’s rise in popularity.
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E.
1968 NFL Championship
The 1968 NFL Championship was the league's final pre-merger title game, in which the Baltimore Colts defeated the Cleveland Browns to advance to Super Bowl III.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1967 NFL season Target entity description: The 1967 NFL season was the National Football League campaign that introduced the first Super Bowl era structure, culminating in the NFL Championship Game whose winner advanced to face the AFL champion.
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A.
1966 NFL season
The 1966 NFL season was the National Football League campaign that culminated in the first-ever Super Bowl, marking the beginning of the modern NFL-AFL championship era.
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B.
1970 NFL season
The 1970 NFL season was the first year after the AFL–NFL merger, culminating in Super Bowl V and marking the beginning of the modern era of professional American football.
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C.
1966 NFL Championship Game
The 1966 NFL Championship Game was the league title matchup between the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys that determined the NFL representative for the first Super Bowl.
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D.
1975 NFL season
The 1975 NFL season was the league year culminating in Super Bowl X, featuring dominant teams like the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys and marking a key era in the NFL’s rise in popularity.
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E.
1968 NFL Championship
The 1968 NFL Championship was the league's final pre-merger title game, in which the Baltimore Colts defeated the Cleveland Browns to advance to Super Bowl III.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NFL season
ⓘ
sports season ⓘ |
| champion | Green Bay Packers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipGame | 1967 NFL Championship Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipGameCity | Green Bay, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipGameDate | 1967-12-31 ⓘ |
| championshipGameNickname | Ice Bowl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipGameScore | Green Bay Packers 21–17 Dallas Cowboys ⓘ |
| championshipGameSite | Lambeau Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioner | Pete Rozelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceChampionEastern | Dallas Cowboys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceChampionWestern | Green Bay Packers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceStructure |
Eastern Conference
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defensivePlayerOfTheYear | Deacon Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defensivePlayerOfTheYearTeam | Los Angeles Rams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| divisionStructure |
Capitol Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Century Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Coastal Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1967-12-23 ⓘ |
| expansionOrRelocationStatus | no team expansion; realignment into four divisions ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1968 NFL season ⓘ |
| introducedFeature |
NFL–AFL World Championship Game qualification format
ⓘ
Super Bowl era structure ⓘ |
| league | National Football League ⓘ |
| MVP | Johnny Unitas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVPTeam | Baltimore Colts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuleChange | introduction of divisional playoffs ⓘ |
| numberOfGamesPerTeam | 14 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 16 ⓘ |
| playoffFormat | four-team playoff (two conference championship games) ⓘ |
| playoffsStartDate | 1967-12-23 ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1966 NFL season ⓘ |
| regularSeasonEndDate | 1967-12-17 ⓘ |
| regularSeasonStartDate | 1967-09-17 ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition | 1967 AFL season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rookieOfTheYear | Mel Farr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rookieOfTheYearTeam | Detroit Lions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Dallas Cowboys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumberInNFLHistory | 48 ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| startTime | 1967-09-17 ⓘ |
| superBowlForSeason | Super Bowl II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superBowlForSeasonLoser | Oakland Raiders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superBowlForSeasonScore | Green Bay Packers 33–14 Oakland Raiders ⓘ |
| superBowlForSeasonWinner | Green Bay Packers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1967 NFL season Description of subject: The 1967 NFL season was the National Football League campaign that introduced the first Super Bowl era structure, culminating in the NFL Championship Game whose winner advanced to face the AFL champion.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.