Rule 16 Overtime
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Rule 16 Overtime is the section of the NFL rulebook that defines how tied games are resolved through extra periods, including timing, scoring, and possession procedures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rule 16 Overtime canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10234340 — 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: Rule 16 Overtime Context triple: [NFL Playing Rules, includesSection, Rule 16 Overtime]
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Rule 15
Rule 15 is a provision of the U.S. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that governs when and how parties may amend their pleadings in civil lawsuits.
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Rule 44
Rule 44 is a provision of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure that governs the right to and appointment of counsel for defendants in federal criminal cases, including issues of joint representation and potential conflicts of interest.
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Rule 1.140
Rule 1.140 is a provision of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure that governs defenses, objections, and motions in response to civil pleadings, including how and when they must be raised.
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Rule 611
Rule 611 is a provision in the Federal Rules of Evidence that governs the court’s control over the mode and order of examining witnesses and presenting evidence to ensure effective truth-finding and fairness.
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Rule 56
Rule 56 is the provision in the U.S. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that governs summary judgment, allowing courts to decide cases without trial when there is no genuine dispute of material fact.
- 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: Rule 16 Overtime Target entity description: Rule 16 Overtime is the section of the NFL rulebook that defines how tied games are resolved through extra periods, including timing, scoring, and possession procedures.
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A.
Rule 15
Rule 15 is a provision of the U.S. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that governs when and how parties may amend their pleadings in civil lawsuits.
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B.
Rule 44
Rule 44 is a provision of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure that governs the right to and appointment of counsel for defendants in federal criminal cases, including issues of joint representation and potential conflicts of interest.
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C.
Rule 1.140
Rule 1.140 is a provision of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure that governs defenses, objections, and motions in response to civil pleadings, including how and when they must be raised.
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D.
Rule 611
Rule 611 is a provision in the Federal Rules of Evidence that governs the court’s control over the mode and order of examining witnesses and presenting evidence to ensure effective truth-finding and fairness.
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E.
Rule 56
Rule 56 is the provision in the U.S. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that governs summary judgment, allowing courts to decide cases without trial when there is no genuine dispute of material fact.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | NFL rule ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
postseason NFL games
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regular season NFL games ⓘ |
| assigns | the referee to conduct the overtime coin toss ⓘ |
| authorizes | continuation of play in postseason until a winner is determined ⓘ |
| defines |
coin toss procedures for overtime
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overtime possession procedures ⓘ overtime scoring rules ⓘ overtime timing rules ⓘ procedures for resolving tied NFL games ⓘ sudden-death conditions in overtime ⓘ when a game can end in a tie ⓘ when an overtime period ends ⓘ |
| distinguishesBetween | regular season overtime rules and postseason overtime rules ⓘ |
| ensures | both teams have an opportunity to possess the ball in most overtime scenarios ⓘ |
| governs | overtime procedures in NFL games ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | official competition rule for NFL games ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Rule 11 Scoring
ⓘ
Rule 15 Instant Replay ⓘ Rule 4 Game Timing ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | National Football League games only ⓘ |
| limits | regular season overtime to a fixed time period ⓘ |
| partOf |
NFL Rulebook
ⓘ
linked to:
NFL Playing Rules
|
| prohibits | ties in postseason games ⓘ |
| publishedBy | National Football League ⓘ |
| requires |
a coin toss to determine initial overtime possession
ⓘ
teams to choose to kick, receive, or defend a goal at the overtime coin toss ⓘ |
| specifies |
administration of fouls on scoring plays in overtime
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ball placement after touchbacks in overtime ⓘ clock start and stop rules in overtime ⓘ coach’s challenge availability in overtime ⓘ conditions under which the game can end during a drive ⓘ continuation of drives between overtime periods ⓘ enforcement of penalties in overtime ⓘ instant replay applicability in overtime ⓘ number of overtime periods in postseason ⓘ number of overtime periods in regular season ⓘ overtime game clock duration ⓘ overtime kickoff procedures ⓘ play clock administration in overtime ⓘ procedures for additional overtime periods in postseason ⓘ procedures if the game remains tied after an overtime period in regular season ⓘ timeouts available in overtime ⓘ two-minute warning procedures in overtime ⓘ when a field goal on the first possession does not end the game ⓘ when a safety immediately ends the game ⓘ when a touchdown on the first possession ends the game ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Rule 16 Overtime Description of subject: Rule 16 Overtime is the section of the NFL rulebook that defines how tied games are resolved through extra periods, including timing, scoring, and possession procedures.
Referenced by (1)
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