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The teams are scheduled to meet during the [[2010 NFL season|2010 season]] in St. Louis. Under the NFL's scheduling format adopted in 2002, the game was scheduled for Kansas City, but the NFL adjusted the rotation starting in 2010 for the AFC West and NFC West in order to alleviate travel to the West Coast. {{Citation needed|date=April 2010}} |
The teams are scheduled to meet during the [[2010 NFL season|2010 season]] in St. Louis. Under the NFL's scheduling format adopted in 2002, the game was scheduled for Kansas City, but the NFL adjusted the rotation starting in 2010 for the AFC West and NFC West in order to alleviate travel to the West Coast. {{Citation needed|date=April 2010}} |
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Revision as of 20:48, 15 December 2010
The Missouri Governor's Cup is the trophy awarded to the winner between the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs and St. Louis Rams' annual meetings in the preseason and occasional contests in the regular season.
The contest has been a staple of Missourian's football teams from 1968 to 1987 (between the Chiefs and St. Louis' first football team, the Cardinals) and 1996 to the present (featuring the Chiefs and newly-relocated Rams). The local press occasionally refer to the game as The Battle of Missouri, The Show-Me State Showdown (a play on Missouri's state nickname), or the I-70 Series. The Chiefs and Rams meet every year in the pre-season but have only met four times in the regular season.
History
1968-1988
The contest began in 1968 when St. Louis had the football Cardinals [1] until the Cardinals' relocation in 1988. The Governor's Cup game was resumed in the 1996 season between the Chiefs and the Rams.
The Chiefs posted a 16-7-2 mark in its Governor's Cup series against the Cardinals from 1968 to 1987, going 2-1-1 in the regular season record and 14-6-1 in preseason play. [2]
1996-present
When the Los Angeles Rams relocated to St. Louis, the rivalry among Missourians re-emerged. Both the Rams and the Chiefs possessed the two most productive offenses in the NFL in the early 2000's, and the meetings often resulted in shootouts. Former Ram's coach Dick Vermeil was hired by the Chiefs in 2001 after he had won Super Bowl XXXIV with the Rams with one of the NFL's most powerful offensive squads in history.
Once the Chiefs created their own high-powered offense with the arrival of Vermeil, the rivalry became even more exciting. In often meaningless preseason games, the Chiefs and Rams gave all their energy to secure the Governor's Cup, their spot as the best offense in the league, and bragging rights for their respective city in Missouri.
Dick Vermeil faced off against his old coaching buddies with the Rams--including his offensive coordinator of "The Greatest Show on Turf," Mike Martz--whom succeeded Vermeil for the Rams head coaching job.
St. Louis Football Cardinals vs. Kansas City Chiefs
All-Time Pre-Season Results
The Chiefs and Cardinals met every pre-season to determine the best NFL team in Missouri. The Chiefs lead the pre-season series 14-6-1.
All-Time Regular Season Results
Note: The Governor's Cup was awarded between the Chiefs and the St. Louis Football Cardinals from 1968 through 1987, the Cardinals' final season in St. Louis.
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Stadium |
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November 22, 1970 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 | Kansas City Chiefs 6 | Municipal Stadium |
December 1, 1974 | Kansas City Chiefs 17 | St. Louis Cardinals 13 | Busch Memorial Stadium |
November 23, 1980 | Kansas City Chiefs 21 | St. Louis Cardinals 13 | Busch Memorial Stadium |
October 2, 1983 | St. Louis Cardinals 14 | Kansas City Chiefs 38 | Arrowhead Stadium |
November 23, 1986 | Kansas City Chiefs 14 | St. Louis Cardinals 23 | Busch Memorial Stadium |
St. Louis Rams vs. Kansas City Chiefs
All-Time Pre-Season Results
The Chiefs and Rams meet every pre-season to determine the best NFL team in Missouri. The Rams lead the pre-season series 6-5.
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Stadium |
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August 19, 1996 | St. Louis Rams 34 | Kansas City Chiefs 30 | Arrowhead Stadium |
August 22, 1997 | Kansas City Chiefs 13 | St. Louis Rams 14 | Trans World Dome |
August 28, 1998 | St. Louis Rams 10 | Kansas City Chiefs 6 | Arrowhead Stadium |
August 31, 2001 | Kansas City Chiefs 17 | St. Louis Rams 21 | Edward Jones Dome |
August 30, 2002 | St. Louis Rams 16 | Kansas City Chiefs 23 | Arrowhead Stadium |
August 28, 2003 | Kansas City Chiefs 22 | St. Louis Rams 6 | Edward Jones Dome |
August 23, 2004 | St. Louis Rams 7 | Kansas City Chiefs 24 | Arrowhead Stadium |
September 2, 2005 | Kansas City Chiefs 23 | St. Louis Rams 27 | Edward Jones Dome |
August 26, 2006 | St. Louis Rams 12 | Kansas City Chiefs 16 | Arrowhead Stadium |
August 30, 2007 | Kansas City Chiefs 3 | St. Louis Rams 10 | Edward Jones Dome |
August 28, 2008 | St. Louis Rams 17 | Kansas City Chiefs 21 | Arrowhead Stadium |
September 3, 2009 | Kansas City Chiefs 9 | St. Louis Rams 17 | Edward Jones Dome |
All-Time Regular Season Results
Note: The Governor's Cup was not awarded for games between the Los Angeles Rams and Kansas City Chiefs, only since the Rams relocated to St. Louis in 1995.
The Rams lead the regular season series 4-0. [3] [4]
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Stadium | Game notes |
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October 26, 1997 | Kansas City Chiefs 20 | St. Louis Rams 28 | Trans World Dome | Isaac Bruce becomes the first NFL player since 1968 to throw a touchdown, catch a touchdown and rush for a touchdown in the same game. |
October 22, 2000 | St. Louis Rams 54 | Kansas City Chiefs 34 | Arrowhead Stadium | Census estimates 60% Rams' supporters in attendance. |
December 8, 2002 | St. Louis Rams 10 | Kansas City Chiefs 49 | Arrowhead Stadium | Dante Hall records two kick returns for touchdowns in the first quarter. |
November 5, 2006 | Kansas City Chiefs 31 | St. Louis Rams 17 | Edward Jones Dome | Census estimates 70% Chiefs fans in attendance |
The teams are scheduled to meet during the 2010 season in St. Louis. Under the NFL's scheduling format adopted in 2002, the game was scheduled for Kansas City, but the NFL adjusted the rotation starting in 2010 for the AFC West and NFC West in order to alleviate travel to the West Coast. [citation needed]
Note: this is all BS
See also
References
- ^ Dean, Rick. Grbac to get playing time tonight, The Capital-Journal, 22 August 1997
- ^ Chiefs-Rams news release for 9/2/05 preseason game
- ^ Chiefs-Rams news release for 11/5/06 regular season game
- ^ Herb, Patrick. BATTERING RAM: Johnson and Chiefs take Governor's Cup 31-17 KCChiefs.com, 5 November 2006.