Governor's Cup (Texas)

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The Texas Governor's Cup, or Cowboys–Texans rivalry or Battle of Texas, also formerly known as the Oilers–Texans rivalry or Cowboys–Oilers rivalry, is the trophy awarded to the winner of the football game between the two National Football League (NFL) teams in Texas, currently the Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Texans. The rivalry began during the inaugural 1960 season of the American Football League, featuring the Dallas Texans and Houston Oilers. Over the course of three seasons, both teams won three games each. They faced each other in the 1962 AFL Championship Game, where the Dallas Texans triumphed in double overtime. After that season, the Dallas Texans relocated to Kansas City, rebranding as the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1963 season, ending their in-state rivalry. The Houston Oilers did not encounter another Dallas team until the AFL–NFL merger, which placed the Oilers and Dallas Cowboys in the same league but in different conferences, leading to their first matchup in 1970. Throughout...

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