2015 NFL Pro Bowl

Team Irvin Team Carter 32 28 Head coach: Jason Garrett (Dallas Cowboys) Head coach: John Harbaugh (Baltimore Ravens)
1 2 3 4 Total Team Irvin 9 10 6 7 32 Team Carter 13 7 8 0 28
Date	January 25, 2015
Stadium	University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona
Offensive MVP	Matthew Stafford (Detroit Lions)
Defensive MVP	J. J. Watt (Houston Texans)
Referee	John Parry
Attendance	63,225
Ceremonies
National anthem	Jordin Sparks
Halftime show	Nico & Vinz
TV in the United States
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Mike Tirico,Jon Gruden, &Lisa Salters
Nielsen ratings	5.6 (national)
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The2015 Pro Bowl was theNational Football League'sall-star game for the2014 season. It began at 6 pmlocal time on January 25 atUniversity of Phoenix Stadium inGlendale,Arizona, and it was the first Pro Bowl to be held outside Hawaii since2010. The game was televised nationally byESPN.^[1]

The game continued the "unconferenced" format that was debuted in the2014 Pro Bowl. The game was the third Pro Bowl that took place in the same site as that year'sSuper Bowl. It was also the sixth consecutive year where the Pro Bowl took place prior to the Super Bowl.^[1]

Hall of Famewide receiversCris Carter andMichael Irvin were selected as the alumni captains of the game.Jason Garrett of theDallas Cowboys andJohn Harbaugh of theBaltimore Ravens were the game's coaches.^[2] The coaches were to come from the teams with the best record in each conference to lose in the Divisional Round of the2014–15 NFL playoffs, which has been the convention since the2010 Pro Bowl. However, theDenver Broncos (the Divisional Round loser with the best record in theAFC) and head coachJohn Fox mutually agreed to part ways following their playoff loss, so Harbaugh (who coached the Ravens, the other Divisional Round loser from the AFC) was selected instead.

• Two former players drafted players on to the teams. Each were assisted by two player captains and oneNFL.com fantasy football champion.^[3] CaptainMichael Irvin was assisted by player captainsDeMarco Murray andJoe Haden while CaptainCris Carter was assisted by player captainsJ. J. Watt andAntonio Brown.
• Atwo-minute warning was added to the first and third quarters, plus overtime, and the ball switched hands after every quarter/overtime.^[3]
• Teams were given two timeouts per quarter (instead of the customary three timeouts per half) and if a team only used one timeout in the first or third quarter, they could carry their additional timeout to the next quarter.^[4] However, timeouts could not carry over from one half to next or into first overtime.
• No kickoffs. A coin toss determined which team is awarded possession first, and the ball was placed on the 25-yard line at the start of each quarter and after scoring plays.^[3]
• Goal posts were narrowed from 18 feet wide to 14 feet wide.
• Extra points were attempted from the 15 yard line.
• The rosters consisted of 44 players per squad.
• The defense was permitted to play "cover two" and "press" coverage. In the previous years, only "man" coverage was permitted, except for goal line situations.^[3]
• Beginning at the two-minute mark of every quarter/overtime, if the offense did not gain at least one yard, the clock stopped as if the play were an incomplete pass.^[3]
• A 35-second and 25-second play clock were used instead of the usual 40-second and 25-second clock.^[3]
• The game clock did not stop on quarterback sacks outside the final two minutes of regulation.^[3]

Notes:

(C) signifies the player was selected as a captain

^a Replacement selection due to injury or vacancy

^bInjured player; selected but will not participate

^c Selected but did not play because his team advanced toSuper Bowl XLIX(seePro Bowl "Player Selection" section)

^d Was invited, but declined; pro-bowl selection does not count because of it

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