NFL preseason games

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exhibition game gridiron football game

NFL preseason games are exhibition matchups held before the regular National Football League season, primarily used for player evaluation, roster decisions, and game-readiness.

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Label	Occurrences
NFL preseason games canonical	2
NFL preseason	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4776389 — 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) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: NFL preseason games
Context triple: [Jaxson de Ville, performsDuring, NFL preseason games]

A. NFL Kickoff Game
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.
B. NFL regular season
The NFL regular season is the main portion of the National Football League schedule in which all teams play a set number of games to determine standings and playoff qualification.
C. NFL playoffs
The NFL playoffs are the National Football League’s postseason elimination tournament that determines which teams advance to and ultimately compete in the Super Bowl.
D. NFL on Fox
NFL on Fox is a long-running American television program that broadcasts National Football League games and related coverage on the Fox network.
E. NFL Game of the Week
NFL Game of the Week was a long-running television program that showcased one of the National Football League’s top weekly matchups through edited game footage and commentary.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: NFL preseason games
Target entity description: NFL preseason games are exhibition matchups held before the regular National Football League season, primarily used for player evaluation, roster decisions, and game-readiness.

A. NFL Kickoff Game
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.
B. NFL regular season
The NFL regular season is the main portion of the National Football League schedule in which all teams play a set number of games to determine standings and playoff qualification.
C. NFL playoffs
The NFL playoffs are the National Football League’s postseason elimination tournament that determines which teams advance to and ultimately compete in the Super Bowl.
D. NFL on Fox
NFL on Fox is a long-running American television program that broadcasts National Football League games and related coverage on the Fox network.
E. NFL Game of the Week
NFL Game of the Week was a long-running television program that showcased one of the National Football League’s top weekly matchups through edited game footage and commentary.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	exhibition game ⓘ gridiron football game ⓘ
affects	depth chart positioning ⓘ final 53-man roster decisions ⓘ practice squad selections ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	NFL exhibition games ⓘ
broadcastOn	radio ⓘ streaming platforms ⓘ television ⓘ
controversy	debate over necessity and length ⓘ
follows	NFL Draft ⓘ NFL offseason program ⓘ
hasAttendancePattern	generally lower attendance than regular season ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	backups and rookies receive extended playing time ⓘ final roster cuts often follow last preseason game ⓘ increased roster size compared to regular season ⓘ reduced emphasis on winning ⓘ results do not count in regular season standings ⓘ starters often play limited snaps ⓘ teams evaluate undrafted free agents ⓘ teams test playbooks and schemes ⓘ
hasEconomicRole	generates local economic activity ⓘ generates ticket revenue ⓘ supports media and advertising contracts ⓘ
hasFanPerception	lower stakes than regular season games ⓘ used to evaluate fantasy football prospects ⓘ
hasRuleDifferenceFrom	NFL regular season games ⓘ
hasTicketPricing	often similar to regular season pricing ⓘ
historicalChange	Hall of Fame Game remains an additional preseason game for two teams ⓘ linked to: Hall of Fame Game number of games reduced from 4 to 3 for most teams in 2021 ⓘ
includesSpecialEvent	Pro Football Hall of Fame Game ⓘ linked to: Hall of Fame Game
occursBefore	NFL regular season ⓘ
organizer	National Football League ⓘ
partOf	National Football League season ⓘ
precededBy	NFL training camp ⓘ
primaryPurpose	game-readiness ⓘ player evaluation ⓘ roster decisions ⓘ
risk	player injury ⓘ
sport	American football ⓘ
subjectTo	collective bargaining agreement ⓘ
timePeriod	August ⓘ late July ⓘ
typicalVenue	NFL stadiums ⓘ
usedFor	evaluating new coaches and coordinators ⓘ testing rule changes in limited cases ⓘ
usesRuleSet	NFL rules ⓘ

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Jaxson de Ville → performsDuring → NFL preseason games ⓘ

Malcolm Brown → participantIn → NFL preseason games ⓘ

Hard Knocks → recurringEvent → NFL preseason ⓘ

subject linked to: Hard Knocks (NFL training camp series)

linked to: NFL preseason games

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