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A look at where things stand: 

KEY DATES

• Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon's two-man task force of Dave Peacock and Bob Blitz have a Jan. 28 deadline to submit a report on a new stadium proposal – though the report is expected much sooner. Peacock traveled to New York in late November to show NFL executives preliminary plans for a stadium near the Mississippi River, north of the Gateway Arch.

• Also by Jan. 28, the Rams must decide if they are going to a year-to-year lease at the Edward Jones Dome.

 • Feb. 15 was the date for the Rams to file any intent to relocate, but the NFL already has stated that no team relocation to Los Angeles will take place for the 2015 season.

HOW MUCH WOULD AN LA STADIUM COST?

The new Minnesota stadium will end up costing $1.1 billion. The shared stadium (with the Giants and Jets) in New Jersey cost $1.4 billion four years ago. Jerry Jones' playpen in Dallas cost $1.3 billion five years ago. The cost of building an NFL stadium never goes down, so building one in an expensive market such as LA figures to cost more than $1.5 billion. In addition, the relocation fee could be upward of $1 billion.

THE RELOCATION GUIDELINES

The NFL's relocation guidelines were put together and approved by league owners in an effort to control the movement of teams from one city to another. They specifically state that an owner cannot move a team simply to enrich himself or herself, and that a move can only be considered after all efforts to solve the stadium situation have been exhausted. Those efforts include potentially calling in the league to help rectify a stalemate situation. Many observers don't feel Kroenke has come even close to meeting those relocation guidelines. But in a league that has been known to occasionally twist its own rules to suit its needs, how strongly will league owners abide by these guidelines?

SEEKING APPROVAL

For a franchise to relocate, three-quarters of the NFL owners must vote for approval. But how successful will Kroenke be in convincing 24 of the 32 owners to vote in favor of relocation? Kroenke is not very engaged in league affairs. Some league insiders and some respected national football pundits don't think Kroenke is particularly well-liked by many of his fellow owners. The league bent the cross-ownership rules in his favor in 2010 when he gained controlling interest of the Rams. He ruffled some feathers earlier this fall in the way he went about getting an extension on meeting cross-ownership guidelines. Although he got enough "yes" votes on the cross-ownership extension, interestingly it wouldn't have been enough "yes" votes to meet the 3/4 majority needed to relocate.

— Compiled by Jim Thomas