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| Date | February 2 and 5, 2023 | ||||||
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| Stadium | Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center,Henderson,Nevada, Bear's Best Golf Course,Summerlin South,Nevada, Allegiant Stadium,Paradise,Nevada | ||||||
| Attendance | 58,331 | ||||||
| Ceremonies | |||||||
| National anthem | Jessie James Decker | ||||||
| Halftime show | Rae Sremmurd | ||||||
| TV in the United States | |||||||
| Network | ESPN ABC ESPN+ Disney XD | ||||||
| Announcers | Pat McAfee (play–by–play),Kirk Herbstreit (color),Laura Rutledge, andRobert Griffin III (sideline reporters) | ||||||
The2023 Pro Bowl Games (branded as the2023 Pro Bowl Games presented byVerizon for sponsorship reasons)[1] was theNational Football League'sall-star game for the2022 NFL season. For the first time, the event consisted of skills competitions and non-contactflag football games, rather than an actual tackle football game. It was held atAllegiant Stadium inParadise,Nevada, the Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center inHenderson, Nevada, and Bear's Best Golf Course inLas Vegas,Nevada on February 2 and 5, 2023. Voting began on November 15, 2022,[2] and the rosters were announced on December 21, 2022.[3][4]
The NFL announced on August 9, 2022, thatAllegiant Stadium inParadise,Nevada, would host the Pro Bowl for the second consecutive season.[5]
On September 26, 2022, the league announced they would be replacing the traditional Pro Bowl game with skills competitions throughout the week, culminating with a non-contactflag football game at the end of the week. The NFL has partnered withPeyton Manning and hisOmaha Productions to revamp the events.[6][7]A. Smith & Co. produced the skills competition.[1] On December 5, 2022, it was announced that the coaches for the Pro Bowl would be Peyton and his brotherEli Manning.[8]
The event consisted of various skill competition events and three 7-on-7 flag football games, with the first block of events being held on February 2, 2023, at the Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center, which is theLas Vegas Raiders' practice facility and Bear's Best Golf Course in Las Vegas, Nevada. On February 5, the remainder of the event program took place at Allegiant Stadium with the exception of Kick Tac Toe which was held at the Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center.[1] The first portion took placebehind closed doors, while the last contests took place around the flag football games.
Points were scored across the events, with up to 24 points available in the skills competitions. The first two flag football games awarded six points each to the winning conference's total score (with the conferences splitting three points each in the event of a tie, with no overtime being played). Both teams' total scores were carried into the final game, which decided the overall winner.[1]
| Position | Starter | Alternate(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Long snapper | 46Morgan Cox,Tennessee | |
| Punter | 5Tommy Townsend,Kansas City[c] | 6A. J. Cole III,Las Vegas[a] |
| Placekicker | 9Justin Tucker,Baltimore | |
| Return specialist | 13Devin Duvernay,Baltimore[b] | 39Jamal Agnew,Jacksonville[a] |
| Special teams | 34Justin Hardee,NY Jets |
| Position | Starter | Alternate(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Long snapper | 42Andrew DePaola,Minnesota | |
| Punter | 5Tress Way,Washington | |
| Placekicker | 5Jason Myers,Seattle | |
| Return specialist | 9KaVontae Turpin,Dallas | |
| Special teams | 39Jeremy Reaves,Washington |
Derek Carr won the event for the AFC with a score of 31.[9]
| Pos | Player | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek Carr | LVS | 31 |
| 2 | Tyler Huntley | BAL | 21 |
| 3 | Geno Smith | SEA | 20 |
| 4 | Trevor Lawrence | JAX | 19 |
| 5 | Jared Goff | DET | 15 |
| 6 | Kirk Cousins | MIN | 14 |
| Conference | Score |
|---|---|
| AFC | 3 |
| NFC | 0 |
The AFC won the event after dunking NFC head coach Eli Manning inconfetti in the final round.[9]
| Conference | Score |
|---|---|
| AFC | 6 |
| NFC | 0 |
Along drive competition among players was held at Bear's Best Golf Course inSummerlin South, Nevada, during the week, and broadcast on tape-delay during the Pro Bowl Games.
Jordan Poyer won the event for the AFC by having the longest drive with a drive of 320 yards (292.608 meters).[9]
| Conference | Score |
|---|---|
| AFC | 9 |
| NFC | 0 |
The NFC won the event after the NFC offense team defeated the AFC defense team in the final round.[9]
| Conference | Score |
|---|---|
| AFC | 9 |
| NFC | 3 |
The NFC won the first flag football game by a score of 33 – 27.
| Team | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC | 20 | 7 | 27 |
| NFC | 20 | 13 | 33 |
| Conference | Score |
|---|---|
| AFC | 9 |
| NFC | 9 |
The event was shown as pre-recorded segment and was held at Intermountain Healthcare center from Thursday's events.
The AFC won the event after being the first team to get three in a row.
| Conference | Score |
|---|---|
| AFC | 12 |
| NFC | 9 |
The NFC won the event after Eli Manning crossed the finish line first.
| Conference | Score |
|---|---|
| AFC | 12 |
| NFC | 12 |
The AFC won the second flag football game by a score of 18–13.
| Team | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| NFC | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Conference | Score |
|---|---|
| AFC | 18 |
| NFC | 12 |
The AFC won the event after taking the first and third rounds.
| Conference | Score |
|---|---|
| AFC | 21 |
| NFC | 12 |
Amon-Ra St. Brown outscoredStefon Diggs by a score of 177.0–145.4 (St. Brown outscored Diggs 85.0–74.7 in round 1 and 92.0–70.7 in round 2), winning the event for the NFC.
Diggs and St. Brown were selected as finalists in a fan vote overJustin Jefferson andPatrick Surtain II retrospectively. Each were shown doing special catches in pre-recorded segments during Thursday's events before the fan vote began.[10]
| Conference | Score |
|---|---|
| AFC | 21 |
| NFC | 15 |
The NFC was down 21–15 entering the game based on the opening scores, butKirk Cousins led the NFC to a comeback win. The final score was 35–33.
| Conference | Opening Score | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC | 21 | 6 | 6 | 33 |
| NFC | 15 | 13 | 7 | 35 |
The players who participated on the winning NFC each won $84,000 while the players who participated on the losing AFC team won $42,000 each.[11]
This was the first time Eli Manning beat his brother in the NFL (though as a coach and not a player), as Peyton went 3–0 against him during their NFL careers.
Following the event it was revealed thatMyles Garrett suffered a dislocated toe during the Gridiron Gauntlet event.[12][13] He later stated in April that he would decline participating in future Pro Bowl Games events, saying the Gridiron Gauntlet "doesn't make sense to me", and proposed replacing it and other events with those that would allow fans to take part alongside players.[14] Garrett would later recover from his injury and would play in the opening games of the2023 NFL season. He would later change his mind and participate in the “Move the Chains” event during the2024 Pro Bowl Games.[15]
ESPN and ABC served as the broadcaster for all Pro Bowl events while the Thursday block of the skills competition were held on the Saturday afternoon after the event on ABC. As in previous years, the events held on Sunday were simulcast live byESPN+,ABC, andDisney XD.[16][1]Kirk Herbstreit andPat McAfee called the games.Robert Griffin III,Marcus Spears, andLaura Rutledge called the skills competition, joined additionally on the first night byRyan Clark andDan Orlovsky.[16][1]