NFL Pro Bowl, NFC All-Stars vs. AFC All-Stars–7 PM ET, NBC
Tonight is the NFL’s version of the all-star game, otherwise known as the Pro Bowl. The best of the best from each league compete in one game where everything is at stake.
Well, not really.
First, not ALL the best come to play. The players in the Super Bowl won’t play to risk injury, current injured players won’t play, and some won’t play just because. Also, only some extra cash is at stake. Apparently, the winning team ($50,000) will recieve $25,000 more than the losing team ($25,000). It doesn’t exactly scream “watch me.”
Ok fine, Pro Bowl, I’ll stop raggin’ on ya.
Their will still be plenty of stars showing up for the game, including starting QBs Aaron Rodgers and Ben Roethlisberger, rookies Cam Newton and Andy Dalton, WRs Larry Fitzgerald and Greg Jennings, and more. The coaches will be Green Bay’s Mike McCarthy and Houston’s Gary Kubiak.
It’s kind of hard to predict the winner of the Pro Bowl, with the past results being so even. The NFC leads the all-time series by just one win, 21-20. The AFC will look to settle the score in tonight’s inevitable score-fest. The defenses in these games are usually relaxed and the offenses take over. The last Pro Bowl with a single digit score for one side was back in 1993. The average total score in the last five Pro Bowls is 70.6, with last year’s shattering that mark with a total of 96 points scored.
If I had to bet on it, I guess I’d take the NFC. Cam Newton is the third string backup and in an offensive game like this, that bodes well for the NFC. NFC 47-AFC 40
The Extra Point 