Wild Card round
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The Wild Card round is the opening weekend of the NFL postseason in which lower-seeded teams compete in elimination games to advance further in the playoffs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wild Card round canonical | 2 |
| NFC Wild Card round | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Wild Card round Context triple: [NFL playoffs, hasStage, Wild Card round]
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A.
American League Wild Card Series
The American League Wild Card Series is a best-of-three postseason playoff round in Major League Baseball that determines which wild card teams advance further in the American League playoffs.
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B.
League Championship Series
The League Championship Series is a best-of-seven postseason round in Major League Baseball that determines the American and National League champions who advance to the World Series.
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C.
NBA play-in tournament
The NBA play-in tournament is a postseason mini-competition that determines the final playoff spots by having lower-seeded teams in each conference compete for entry into the main NBA playoffs.
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D.
Game 7
Game 7 is the climactic final contest of a best-of-seven playoff series, often remembered for its high stakes and dramatic, winner-take-all atmosphere.
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E.
NFC playoffs
The NFC playoffs are the National Football Conference’s postseason tournament that determines which NFC team advances to the Super Bowl.
- 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: Wild Card round Target entity description: The Wild Card round is the opening weekend of the NFL postseason in which lower-seeded teams compete in elimination games to advance further in the playoffs.
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A.
American League Wild Card Series
The American League Wild Card Series is a best-of-three postseason playoff round in Major League Baseball that determines which wild card teams advance further in the American League playoffs.
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B.
League Championship Series
The League Championship Series is a best-of-seven postseason round in Major League Baseball that determines the American and National League champions who advance to the World Series.
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C.
NBA play-in tournament
The NBA play-in tournament is a postseason mini-competition that determines the final playoff spots by having lower-seeded teams in each conference compete for entry into the main NBA playoffs.
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D.
Game 7
Game 7 is the climactic final contest of a best-of-seven playoff series, often remembered for its high stakes and dramatic, winner-take-all atmosphere.
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E.
NFC playoffs
The NFC playoffs are the National Football Conference’s postseason tournament that determines which NFC team advances to the Super Bowl.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NFL postseason round
ⓘ
sports competition stage ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
NFL Wild Card Weekend
ⓘ
linked to:
NFL playoffs
|
| broadcastOn |
ABC
ⓘ
CBS ⓘ ESPN ⓘ FOX ⓘ
linked to:
Fox
NBC ⓘ streaming platforms such as Peacock or ESPN+ ⓘ |
| change | field expanded to 14 playoff teams starting with 2020 season ⓘ |
| competitionType | single-elimination ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| economicImpact | generates significant television revenue for NFL and broadcasters ⓘ |
| eliminates | losing teams from postseason ⓘ |
| expandedNumberOfWildCardTeamsPerConference |
2
ⓘ
3 ⓘ |
| feature |
lower-seeded playoff teams
ⓘ
road teams playing at higher seeds ⓘ |
| follows | NFL regular season ⓘ |
| format | knockout games ⓘ |
| governingBody | NFL Competition Committee ⓘ |
| hasNotableAspect |
marks beginning of intensified media coverage of NFL playoffs
ⓘ
often features upsets by lower-seeded teams ⓘ |
| historicalContext | created after the AFL–NFL merger ⓘ |
| homeFieldAdvantage | given to higher-seeded teams ⓘ |
| includes |
AFC Wild Card games
ⓘ
NFC Wild Card games ⓘ |
| includesSeedRange | wild card seeds and lower division winners ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 1970 NFL season ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| numberOfGamesAfter2020 | 6 ⓘ |
| organizer | National Football League ⓘ |
| originalNumberOfWildCardTeamsPerConference | 1 ⓘ |
| partOf | NFL playoffs ⓘ |
| precedes | Divisional round ⓘ |
| purpose | determine which lower-seeded teams advance in the NFL playoffs ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Conference Championship games
ⓘ
NFL Divisional round ⓘ
linked to:
NFL playoffs
Super Bowl ⓘ |
| result | advancement to Divisional round for winners ⓘ |
| ruleSet | NFL postseason overtime rules ⓘ |
| schedulingFeature | games spread across Saturday, Sunday, and Monday night in recent seasons ⓘ |
| seedingBasis | regular-season records and tiebreakers ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| startTime | opening weekend of NFL postseason ⓘ |
| ticketType | playoff tickets sold by host teams ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | early January ⓘ |
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Subject: Wild Card round Description of subject: The Wild Card round is the opening weekend of the NFL postseason in which lower-seeded teams compete in elimination games to advance further in the playoffs.
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