1932 NFL Playoff Game
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The 1932 NFL Playoff Game was a historic postseason matchup that effectively served as the league’s first championship game and led to the formal creation of the NFL Championship Game and divisional structure.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1932 NFL Championship playoff | 1 |
| 1932 NFL Playoff Game canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1932 NFL Playoff Game Context triple: [Portsmouth Spartans, playedChampionshipGame, 1932 NFL Playoff Game]
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A.
1933 NFL Championship Game
The 1933 NFL Championship Game was the first official National Football League title game, played between the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants to determine the league champion.
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1939 NFL Championship Game
The 1939 NFL Championship Game was the National Football League’s title game for the 1939 season, featuring the league’s top teams competing for the championship prior to the famous 1940 blowout.
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C.
1941 NFL Championship Game
The 1941 NFL Championship Game was the National Football League’s title game for the 1941 season, featuring the Chicago Bears defeating the New York Giants to secure back-to-back championships.
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NFL Championship Game 1940
The 1940 NFL Championship Game was a historic title matchup in which the Chicago Bears delivered one of the most lopsided victories in professional football history, cementing their "Monsters of the Midway" legacy.
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E.
1960 NFL Championship Game
The 1960 NFL Championship Game was the league’s title matchup in which the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Green Bay Packers, marking Vince Lombardi’s only postseason loss.
- 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: 1932 NFL Playoff Game Target entity description: The 1932 NFL Playoff Game was a historic postseason matchup that effectively served as the league’s first championship game and led to the formal creation of the NFL Championship Game and divisional structure.
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A.
1933 NFL Championship Game
The 1933 NFL Championship Game was the first official National Football League title game, played between the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants to determine the league champion.
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B.
1939 NFL Championship Game
The 1939 NFL Championship Game was the National Football League’s title game for the 1939 season, featuring the league’s top teams competing for the championship prior to the famous 1940 blowout.
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C.
1941 NFL Championship Game
The 1941 NFL Championship Game was the National Football League’s title game for the 1941 season, featuring the Chicago Bears defeating the New York Giants to secure back-to-back championships.
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D.
NFL Championship Game 1940
The 1940 NFL Championship Game was a historic title matchup in which the Chicago Bears delivered one of the most lopsided victories in professional football history, cementing their "Monsters of the Midway" legacy.
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E.
1960 NFL Championship Game
The 1960 NFL Championship Game was the league’s title matchup in which the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Green Bay Packers, marking Vince Lombardi’s only postseason loss.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football game
ⓘ
NFL postseason game ⓘ historic sporting event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1932 NFL Championship playoff
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linked to:
1932 NFL Playoff Game
|
| attendance | approximately 11,000 ⓘ |
| awayTeam | Portsmouth Spartans ⓘ |
| bearsCoach | George Halas ⓘ |
| bearsKeyPlayer |
Bronko Nagurski
ⓘ
Red Grange ⓘ |
| bearsRegularSeasonRecord | 7–1–6 ⓘ |
| bearsScore | 9 ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| date | December 18, 1932 ⓘ |
| era | pre-Super Bowl era ⓘ |
| fieldLength | 80 yards ⓘ |
| fieldWidth | narrower than regulation ⓘ |
| finalScore | Chicago Bears 9, Portsmouth Spartans 0 ⓘ |
| historicalImpact |
influenced changes to NFL rules regarding forward passes
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led to adoption of NFL divisional structure in 1933 ⓘ led to creation of the official NFL Championship Game starting in 1933 ⓘ |
| homeTeam | Chicago Bears ⓘ |
| league | National Football League ⓘ |
| losingTeam | Portsmouth Spartans ⓘ |
| organizer | National Football League ⓘ |
| originalVenue | Wrigley Field ⓘ |
| reasonForIndoorVenue | severe cold and snow in Chicago ⓘ |
| reasonForShortField | space limitations inside Chicago Stadium ⓘ |
| resultingFranchiseChange | Portsmouth Spartans later became the Detroit Lions ⓘ |
| ruleChangeInfluence |
contributed to liberalization of passing rules
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helped prompt moving the ball to hash marks ⓘ |
| scoringPlay |
Bronko Nagurski touchdown pass ruled legal
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safety by Chicago Bears ⓘ |
| season | 1932 NFL season ⓘ |
| significance |
considered the NFL’s first playoff game
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effectively served as the NFL’s first championship game ⓘ |
| spartansCoach | Potsy Clark ⓘ |
| spartansKeyPlayer |
Dutch Clark
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linked to:
Earl "Dutch" Clark
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| spartansRegularSeasonRecord | 6–1–4 ⓘ |
| spartansScore | 0 ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| standingsBasis | winning percentage excluding ties ⓘ |
| surface | indoor dirt field ⓘ |
| tieBreakerContext | played to break tie for first place in 1932 NFL standings ⓘ |
| venue | Chicago Stadium ⓘ |
| winningTeam | Chicago Bears ⓘ |
| year | 1932 ⓘ |
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Subject: 1932 NFL Playoff Game Description of subject: The 1932 NFL Playoff Game was a historic postseason matchup that effectively served as the league’s first championship game and led to the formal creation of the NFL Championship Game and divisional structure.
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linked to: 1932 NFL Playoff Game