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{{short description|All-star event of the National Football League (NFL)}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2022}}
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| frequency     = Annual
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| first         = [[1939 National Football League All-Star Game|1939]]
| prev          = [[2025 Pro Bowl Games|February 2, 2025]]<br/>([[Camping World Stadium]], [[Orlando, Florida]])
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| participants  = [[American Football Conference]]<br />[[National Football Conference]]
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The '''National Football League All-Star Game''' (1939–1942), '''Pro Bowl''' (1951–2022), or '''Pro Bowl Games'''<ref name="pb games"/> (since 2023) is an annual event held by the [[National Football League]] (NFL) featuring the league's [[All-star|star players]].

The format has changed throughout the years. Between [[1939 National Football League All-Star Game|1939]] and [[1942 National Football League All-Star Game (December)|1942]], the NFL experimented with [[all-star game]]s putting the league's champion against a team of all-stars. The first official Pro Bowl was played in [[1951 Pro Bowl|January 1951]], matching the top players in the [[Eastern and Western Conferences (NFL) 1933–1969|American/Eastern Conference]] against those in the [[Eastern and Western Conferences (NFL) 1933–1969|National/Western Conference]]. From the [[AFL–NFL Merger|merger]] with the rival [[American Football League]] (AFL) in 1970 up through 2013 and also in 2017, it was officially called the '''AFC–NFC Pro Bowl''', matching the top players in the [[American Football Conference]] (AFC) against those in the [[National Football Conference]] (NFC). From [[2014 Pro Bowl|2014]] through [[2016 Pro Bowl|2016]], the NFL experimented with an non conferenced format, where the teams were selected by two honorary team captains (who are each in the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]]), instead of selecting players from each conference.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/orlando-pro-bowl-returning-to-afc-nfc-format-in-2017-0ap3000000666054|last=Orr|first=Conor|work=NFL|date=June 1, 2016|title=Orlando Pro Bowl returning to AFC-NFC format in 2017|publisher=National Football League}}</ref> The players were picked in a televised "schoolyard pick" prior to the game.<ref>{{Cite web|title = NFL Pro Bowl Series|url = http://www.nfl.com/probowl|website = NFL Pro Bowl Series |access-date = 2016-02-06}}</ref>

For years, the game suffered from lack of interest for its perceived low quality,<ref name="Orlando">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelschottey/2016/06/02/nfl-pro-bowls-move-to-orlando-provides-chance-to-reinvigorate-the-event|title=NFL Pro Bowl's Move to Orlando Provides Chance to Reinvigorate the Event|work=Forbes|date=June 2, 2016|last=Schottey|first=Michael}}</ref> with observers and commentators expressing their disfavor with it.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Goodell: Pro Bowl may not continue in current format|url = https://www.nfl.com/news/goodell-pro-bowl-may-not-continue-in-current-format-0ap3000000632968|website = NFL.com|access-date = 2016-02-06}}</ref> It drew lower television ratings than regular season NFL games,<ref>{{cite news |last=Fletcher |first=Dan |title=Is the NFL Pro Bowl Broken? |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=January 29, 2010 |url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1957574,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202005845/http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1957574,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 2, 2010 |access-date=January 31, 2011 |quote=While the Pro Bowl managed to sell out Dolphins Stadium, the game usually pulls down mediocre TV ratings; it's the only major all-star game that draws lower ratings than regular-season matchups. }}</ref> although the game drew similar ratings to the all-star games of the other [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|major North American sports leagues]], such as the [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Finn|first=Chad|title=Pro Bowl may be mocked, but it's popular|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2013/02/01/ratings-suggest-maligned-pro-bowl-popular/GCVAP4GzcNkhw1h8R7sqaN/story.html|work=[[Boston Globe]]|access-date=October 21, 2013|date=February 1, 2013}}</ref> However, the biggest concern was to avoid injuries to the star players.<ref name="ap">{{cite news |title = NFC reels in five picks to throttle AFC in Pro Bowl|agency = Associated Press|work = ESPN.com|date = January 30, 2011|url = http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=310130032|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110204015215/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=310130032|url-status = dead|archive-date = February 4, 2011|access-date = January 31, 2011|quote = The NFC's 55–41 victory, a game not nearly as interesting as that score would indicate, did nothing to repair the tattered image of the NFL's all-star contest.}}</ref> The [[Associated Press]] wrote that players in the [[2012 Pro Bowl|2012 game]] were "hitting each other as though they were having a [[pillow fight]]".<ref name="ap_01302012">{{cite news |title=Brandon Marshall catches Pro Bowl-record 4 TDs in AFC's win |date=January 30, 2012 |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN.com |url=http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=320129031 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130144119/http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=320129031 |archive-date=January 30, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Despite these criticisms, however, players who were selected to the Pro Bowl were nonetheless honored in a similar standing to their counterparts in the other leagues, and being named to it is considered to be a significant accomplishment for any player. In September 2022, the NFL announced that the Pro Bowl game would switch to a non-contact [[flag football]] game in 2023, as well as a partnership with [[Peyton Manning]]'s [[Omaha Productions]] to revamp Pro Bowl week as the "Pro Bowl Games".<ref name="pb games"/>

Unlike the other [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|major North American sports leagues]], which hold their [[All-star game|all star weekend]]s roughly midway through their [[regular season]]s, the NFL has held theirs at or near the end of [[National Football League regular season|NFL season]]. Before the merger, the game was played annually after the [[NFL Championship Game]]. Between 1967 and 2009, the Pro Bowl was usually held the weekend after the [[Super Bowl]]. In 2010, it was moved to the Sunday before the Super Bowl; as a result players from the two teams competing in the Super Bowl no longer participated in the Pro Bowl. When the format was changed in 2023, the skills competitions and the flag football game was held on the first Thursday and first Sunday, respectively, of February on the week before the Super Bowl. Starting in 2026, it will be part of the Super Bowl Week events, with the flag football game being played on the Tuesday before the championship game in the Super Bowl host city.<ref name="2026-move">{{Cite web |date=October 22, 2025 |title=NFL's Pro Bowl festivities moving to Tuesday of Super Bowl week |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46684395/nfl-pro-bowl-festivities-moving-tuesday-super-bowl-week |access-date=October 23, 2025 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref>

==History of the Pro Bowl==
The [[1939 NFL All-Star Game|first "Pro All-Star Game"]], featuring the all-stars of the [[1938 NFL season|1938 season]] (as well as three players from the [[Los Angeles Bulldogs]] and [[Hollywood Bears]], who were not members of the league), was played on January 15, 1939, at [[Wrigley Field (Los Angeles)|Wrigley Field]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Crawford|first=Fred R.|title=The First Pro Bowl Game|journal=The Coffin Corner|year=1990|volume=12|issue=4|url=http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/12-04-407.pdf|access-date=January 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218203043/http://profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/12-04-407.pdf|archive-date=December 18, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Gill |first=Bob |title=The Best Of The Rest: Part One |journal=The Coffin Corner |year=1983 |volume=5 |issue=11 |url=http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/05-11-162.pdf |access-date=January 31, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209125222/http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/05-11-162.pdf |archive-date=February 9, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The NFL All-Star Game was played again in Los Angeles in 1940 and then in New York and Philadelphia in 1941 and 1942 respectively. Although originally planned as an annual contest, the all-star game was discontinued after 1942 because of [[United States home front during World War II#Rationing|travel restrictions]] put in place during World War II.<ref name="FirstProBowlAnnouncement">{{cite news|title=Pro Bowl game approved by National Grid League|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=evQiAAAAIBAJ&dq=pro%20bowl&pg=1317%2C3616331|access-date=January 30, 2012|newspaper=[[The Palm Beach Post]]|date=June 4, 1950|agency=[[Associated Press|AP]]|page=21}}</ref> During the first five all-star games, an all-star team would face that year's league champion. The league champion won the first four games before the all-stars were victorious in the final game of this early series.

The concept of an all-star game was not revived until June 1950, when the newly christened "Pro Bowl" was approved.<ref name="FirstProBowlAnnouncement"/> The game was sponsored by the Los Angeles Publishers Association. It was decided that the game would feature all-star teams from each of the league's two conferences rather than the league champion versus all-star format which had been used previously. This was done to avoid confusion with the [[Chicago College All-Star Game]], an annual game which featured the league champion against a ''[[College football|collegiate]]'' all-star team. The teams would be led by the coach of each of the conference champions.<ref name="FirstProBowlAnnouncement"/> Immediately prior to the Pro Bowl, following the 1949 season, the [[All-America Football Conference]], which contributed three teams to the NFL in a partial merger in 1950, held its own all-star game, the [[All-America Football Conference All-Star Game|Shamrock Bowl]].

The first 21 games of the series ([[1951 Pro Bowl|1951]]–[[1972 Pro Bowl|1972]]) were played in Los Angeles. The site of the game was changed annually for each of the next seven years before the game was moved to [[Aloha Stadium]] in [[Halawa, Hawaii]], for 30 straight seasons from [[1980 Pro Bowl|1980]] through [[2009 Pro Bowl|2009]]. The [[2010 Pro Bowl]] was played at [[Sun Life Stadium]], the home stadium of the [[Miami Dolphins]] and host site of [[Super Bowl XLIV]], on January 31, the first time ever that the Pro Bowl was held before the championship game (a decision probably due to increasingly low Nielsen ratings from being regarded as an anti-climax to the Super Bowl). With the new rule being that the conference teams do not include players from the teams that will be playing in the Super Bowl, the Pro Bowl then returned to Hawaii in [[2011 Pro Bowl|2011]] but was again held during the week before the Super Bowl, where it remained for three more years.

The [[2012 Pro Bowl|2012 game]] was met with criticism from fans and sports writers for the [[2012 Pro Bowl#Reactions|lack of quality play]] by the players. On October 24, 2012, NFL Commissioner [[Roger Goodell]] had second thoughts about the Pro Bowl, telling a [[Sirius XM]] show that if the players did not play more competitively [in the [[2013 Pro Bowl]]], he was "not inclined to play it anymore".<ref>[http://channels.isp.netscape.com/sports/story.jsp?idq=/ff/story/1001/20130128/hi0494.htm Players defend Pro Bowl after 62–35 NFC win] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130216125003/http://channels.isp.netscape.com/sports/story.jsp?idq=/ff/story/1001/20130128/hi0494.htm |date=2013-02-16 }}. Associated Press. Retrieved January 28, 2013.</ref> During the ensuing off-season, the [[NFL Players Association]] lobbied to keep the Pro Bowl, and negotiated several rule changes to be implemented for [[2014 Pro Bowl|the 2014 game]]. Among them, the teams would no longer be AFC vs. NFC, and instead be selected by captains in a fantasy draft. For the 2014 game, [[Jerry Rice]] and [[Deion Sanders]] were chosen as alumni captains, while their captains were [[Drew Brees]] and [[Robert Quinn (American football)|Robert Quinn]] (Rice), along with [[Jamaal Charles]] and [[J. J. Watt]] (Sanders).<ref name="2014 changes"/>

On April 9, 2014, the NFL announced that the [[2015 Pro Bowl]] would be played the week before the Super Bowl at [[University of Phoenix Stadium]] in [[Glendale, Arizona]], on January 25, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nflcommunications.com/2014/04/09/2015-pro-bowl-to-be-played-in-arizona-2016-pro-bowl-slated-for-hawaii/ |title=NFL Communications – 2015 Pro Bowl to be Played in Arizona; 2016 Pro Bowl Slated for Hawaii « |access-date=2014-04-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409212415/http://nflcommunications.com/2014/04/09/2015-pro-bowl-to-be-played-in-arizona-2016-pro-bowl-slated-for-hawaii/ |archive-date=2014-04-09 }}</ref> The game returned to Hawaii in 2016, and the "unconferenced" format was its last.<ref name=ProBowlAnnouncement>{{cite web|url=http://nflcommunications.com/2014/04/09/2015-pro-bowl-to-be-played-in-arizona-2016-pro-bowl-slated-for-hawaii/|publisher=National Football League|access-date=April 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409212415/http://nflcommunications.com/2014/04/09/2015-pro-bowl-to-be-played-in-arizona-2016-pro-bowl-slated-for-hawaii/|archive-date=April 9, 2014|title=2015 Pro Bowl To Be Played in Arizona, 2016 Pro Bowl Slated for Hawaii|date=April 9, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

For 2017, the league considered hosting the game at [[Maracanã Stadium]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil, which would have been the first time the game had been hosted outside the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/nfl-brazil-2017-pro-bowl-032315|title=NFL considering Brazil to host 2017 Pro Bowl|last=Marvez|first=Alex|work=Fox Sports|date=March 23, 2015|access-date=March 23, 2015}}</ref> The NFL was also considering future Pro Bowls in Mexico and Germany to leverage international markets.<ref name=Germany>{{cite web|last1=Brady|first1=James|title=NFL exploring Mexico, Germany and other markets to host games|url=https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/3/26/8297275/nfl-london-brazil-pro-bowl-mexico-germany-international|website=SB Nation|date=26 March 2015|access-date=30 April 2015}}</ref> A report released May 19, 2016, indicated that the 2017 Pro Bowl would instead be hosted at a newly renovated [[Camping World Stadium]] in [[Orlando, Florida]]; Orlando beat out Brazil (which apparently did not make the final round of voting), Honolulu, Super Bowl host site Houston, and a bid from [[Sydney]], Australia, for the hosting rights.<ref>Soshnick, Scott (May 19, 2016). [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-19/nfl-said-to-be-moving-pro-bowl-game-to-orlando-from-honolulu The NFL Pro Bowl Is Moving to Orlando]. ''Bloomberg.''. Retrieved May 19, 2016.</ref> On June 1, 2016, the league announced that it was restoring the old conference format.<ref name="2017 Orlando">{{cite web|last=Orr|first=Conor|title=Orlando Pro Bowl returning to AFC-NFC format in 2017|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/orlando-pro-bowl-returning-to-afc-nfc-format-in-2017-0ap3000000666054|publisher=NFL|date=June 1, 2016|access-date=June 1, 2016}}</ref>

Since the [[2017 Pro Bowl]], the NFL has also hosted a series of side events leading up to the game called the Pro Bowl Skills Showdown, which includes competitions like passing contests and [[dodgeball]] among the players.<ref>{{cite web|title=The NFL is getting wild, adds dodgeball and other events to Pro Bowl week|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/the-nfl-is-adding-dodgeball-and-skills-challenges-to-pro-bowl-week/|website=CBSSports.com|date=12 December 2016 |access-date= December 13, 2016}}</ref>

The [[2021 Pro Bowl]] game was canceled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], and new host [[Allegiant Stadium]] in Las Vegas was held over to the [[2022 Pro Bowl]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NFL cancels 2021 Pro Bowl Game due to COVID-19 |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-cancels-2021-pro-bowl-game-due-to-covid-19 |website=[[NFL.com]]}}</ref> The roster was still voted on and named, and alternative broadcast and streaming events were held during the week that the game was originally scheduled (including a "virtual" Pro Bowl played on ''[[Madden NFL 21]]'', controlled by teams of players and celebrity guests).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-28 |title=The "Pro Bowl Celebration" seems like it will mostly be highlights and interviews |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/the-pro-bowl-celebration-seems-like-it-will-mostly-be-highlights-and-interviews.html |access-date=2021-01-29 |website=Awful Announcing}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-28 |title=The 2021 Pro Bowl Celebration presented by Verizon Premieres Sunday, Jan. 31, at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN, ABC and Disney XD |url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2021/01/the-2021-pro-bowl-celebration-presented-by-verizon-premieres-sunday-jan-31-at-3-p-m-et-on-espn-abc-and-disney-xd/ |access-date=2021-01-29 |website=ESPN Press Room U.S.}}</ref><ref name="verge">{{Cite web |last=Nguyen |first=Kevin |date=November 17, 2020 |title=The NFL Pro Bowl will be hosted in Madden this season |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/17/21572252/nfl-pro-bowl-madden-21-virtual-event-announcement |access-date=November 18, 2020 |website=The Verge}}</ref>

In May 2022, Commissioner [[Roger Goodell]] questioned the future of the Pro Bowl, arguing that it "doesn't work", and that "another way to celebrate the players" was needed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL considering ending Pro Bowl game as it discusses ways to improve the all-star week, per report |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-considering-ending-pro-bowl-game-as-it-discusses-ways-to-improve-the-all-star-week-per-report/ |access-date=2022-09-26 |website=CBSSports.com|date=24 May 2022 }}</ref> On September 26, 2022, it was announced that the NFL would revamp the 2023 event as "The Pro Bowl Games" in partnership with [[Peyton Manning]]'s [[Omaha Productions]]; the event was reformatted to consist of the two teams competing to earn points across a series of skills challenges, and a series of [[flag football]] games held on the culminating Sunday (with all points scored across the prior events carried into the final flag football game) to determine the winner.<ref name="pb games">{{Cite web |date=September 26, 2022 |title=NFL replaces Pro Bowl with 'The Pro Bowl Games' featuring weeklong skills competitions, flag football game |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34669351/nfl-replaces-pro-bowl-pro-bowl-games-featuring-weeklong-skills-competitions-flag-football-game |access-date=September 26, 2022 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=NFL announces 'The Pro Bowl Games' to replace tackle game with flag football, skills competitions|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-announces-the-pro-bowl-games-to-replace-tackle-game-with-flag-football-skill|website=NFL.com|date=September 26, 2022|access-date=September 26, 2022}}</ref>

In October 2025, it was announced that the 2026 Pro Bowl Games would be integrated into the Super Bowl's festivities rather than be a standalone event, with the 2026 edition scheduled to be held on the Tuesday prior to [[Super Bowl LX]] at [[Moscone Center]] (which will also host the [[Super Bowl Experience]]). The change to a smaller-scale event during Super Bowl week was intended to make the Pro Bowl a television-oriented event.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Furtado |first=Noah |date=2025-10-22 |title=Pro Bowl to be played at S.F.’s Moscone Center in lead-up to Super Bowl LX |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers/article/pro-bowl-played-sf-s-moscone-center-lead-super-21114230.php |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref>

==Player selection==
{{See also|List of Pro Bowl players}}

[[File:2006 Pro Bowl tackle.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9| Jeremiah Trotter tackling Ladainian Tomlinson during the [[2006 Pro Bowl]] in [[Hawaii]]]] 
Players are voted into the Pro Bowl by the coaches, the players themselves, and the fans. Each group's ballots count for ⅓, or 33.3%, of the votes. Fans vote on their preferred players at [[NFL.com]]. Replacements are selected should any selected player be unable to play for injuries, self-withdrawal, or Super Bowl contention. Prior to 1995, only the coaches and the players made Pro Bowl selections.

In order to be considered a Pro Bowler for a given year, a player must either have been one of the initial players selected to the team, or a player who accepts an invitation to the Pro Bowl as an alternate; invited alternates who decline to attend are not considered Pro Bowlers. Since 2010, players of the two teams that advance to the Super Bowl will not play in the Pro Bowl, and they are replaced by alternate players. Players who would have been invited as an alternate but could not play because they were slated to play in that season's Super Bowl are also considered Pro Bowlers (for example, [[Tom Brady]] in [[2017 Pro Bowl|2016]]).<ref>{{cite news |author=Gilbert, John P. |title=Russell Wilson makes the NFC Pro Bowl squad |url=https://www.fieldgulls.com/2019/1/10/18176647/seattle-seahawks-russell-wilson-nfc-pro-bowl-squad-alternate-sixth-aaron-rodgers-injury |website=FieldGulls.com |date=January 10, 2019 |access-date=November 13, 2019}}</ref>

From 2014 to 2016, the Pro Bowl used a fantasy draft format, in which the two teams were drafted by a pair of team captains.<ref name="2014 changes">{{cite web|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl-pro-bowl-rosters-determined-180337907--nfl.html|title=NFL Pro Bowl rosters to be determined by draft|publisher=[[Yahoo! Sports]]|date=July 31, 2013|access-date=July 31, 2013|archive-date=August 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130803073656/https://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl-pro-bowl-rosters-determined-180337907--nfl.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Coaching staff==
When the Pro Bowl was held after the Super Bowl, the head coaches were traditionally the head coaches of the teams that lost in the AFC and NFC championship games for the same season of the Pro Bowl in question. From 1978 through 1982, the head coaches of the highest ranked divisional champion that lost in the Divisional Playoff Round were chosen.<ref name="TampaBayTimes1977">{{cite news |title=Marchibroda, Knox Pro Bowl Coaches |publisher=Tampa Bay Times |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=feST4K8J0scC&dat=19771228&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |date=December 28, 1977 |access-date=December 26, 2013}}</ref> For the 1983 Pro Bowl, the NFL resumed selecting the losing head coaches in the conference championship games. In the [[1999 Pro Bowl]], [[New York Jets]] head coach [[Bill Parcells]], after his team lost to the [[Denver Broncos]] in the AFC Championship Game, had to decline for health reasons and Jets assistant head coach [[Bill Belichick]] took his place.<ref name="LATimes1999">{{cite news |title=Parcells Needs Rest, Passes on Pro Bowl |newspaper=LA Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jan-27-sp-2166-story.html |date=January 27, 1999 |access-date=January 28, 2013}}</ref>

When the Pro Bowl was moved to the weekend between the Conference Championship games and the Super Bowl in 2009, the team that lost in the Divisional Playoff Round with the best regular season record would have their coaching staffs lead their respective conference Pro Bowl team returning to the format used from 1978 to 1982. It remained that way through 2013; it resumed in 2017. If the losing teams of each conference had the same regular season record the coaches from the higher-seeded team will get the Pro Bowl honor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/probowl/story?id=09000d5d81554233&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true |title=Pro Bowl selections, like game itself, will have new wrinkles |first=Steve |last=Wyche |work=NFL.com |publisher=National Football League |date=December 28, 2009 |access-date=January 11, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105150447/http://www.nfl.com/probowl/story?id=09000d5d81554233&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true |archive-date=January 5, 2010 }}</ref> From 2014 to 2016, the Pro Bowl coaches came from the two teams with the best records that lost in the Divisional Playoffs. (In the [[2015 Pro Bowl]], when [[John Fox (American football)|John Fox]] left his coaching job with [[Denver Broncos|Denver]] after his playoff loss to [[Indianapolis Colts|Indianapolis]] that year, [[John Harbaugh]] of [[Baltimore Ravens|Baltimore]] took over. The [[2016 Pro Bowl|next year]] saw [[Green Bay Packers|Green Bay's]] assistant coach [[Winston Moss]] took over as [[Mike McCarthy]] resigned from coaching for illness.)

After changing to the Pro Bowl Games format in 2022, [[Manningcast]] hosts [[Peyton Manning]] and [[Eli Manning]] served as the "honorary" coaches for the AFC and NFC respectively. Peyton spent his entire playing career exclusively in the AFC with the [[Indianapolis Colts]] and Denver Broncos, while Eli played his whole career with the [[New York Giants]] in the NFC.

==Game honors==
[[File:Kyle Rudolph Pro Bowl MVP trophy.JPG|right|thumb|[[Kyle Rudolph]] with the Pro Bowl MVP trophy in [[2013 Pro Bowl|2013]].]]
A Player of the Game was honored 1951–1956. 1957–1971, awards were presented to both an Outstanding Back and an Outstanding Lineman. In 1972 and since 2014, there are awards for both an Outstanding Offensive Player and an Outstanding Defensive Player. 1973–2007, only one Player of the Game award was honored (though thrice this award has been presented to multiple players in a single game). In 2008 the award was changed to Most Valuable Player (MVP).<ref>{{cite journal |title=All-Time Results |journal=2011 NFL Pro Bowl Official Game Program |publisher=NFL Publishing |year=2011 |pages=191–92 |url=http://www.probowlgameprogram-nfl-hozimman.com/probowlgameprogram/2011#pg194 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122033201/http://www.probowlgameprogram-nfl-hozimman.com/probowlgameprogram/2011#pg194 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 22, 2011 |access-date=February 2, 2011 }}</ref>

Players are paid for participating in the game with the winning team receiving a larger payout. The chart below shows how much the players of their respective teams earn:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/nfl-pro-bowl-prize-money-how-much-do-nfl-players-make/0ea8530896762b2b3752c84d|title=NFL Pro Bowl prize money breakdown: How much do NFL players make for winning 2024 game?|last=Treacy|first=Dan|publisher=The Sporting News|date=February 4, 2024|website=SportingNews.com|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
! Years !! Winners !! Losers
|-
|2011/2013 || $50,000 || $25,000
|-
|2012 || $65,000 || $40,000
|-
|2014 || $53,000 || $26,000
|-
|2015-16 || $55,000 || $28,000
|-
|2017 || $61,000 || $30,000
|-
|2018 || $64,000 || $32,000
|-
|2019 || $67,000 || $39,000
|-
|2020 || $74,000 || $37,000
|-
|2022–23 || $84,000 || $42,000
|-
|2024 || $88,000 || $44,000
|-
|2025 || $92,000 || $46,000
|}

==Rule differences==
{{Update section|date=January 2020|reason=rule diffs are cited to 2011, and there have been at least two major changes since then. E.g., "No rushing punts, PATs or FG attempts" appears to be at least partially wrong}}
Although there is no official rule against tackling, the players in the Pro Bowl have come to a [[gentlemen's agreement]] to do little if any tackling. On the vast majority of plays, the ball carrier either gives up as soon as a defensive player grabs him, or goes out of bounds to avoid contact. In that sense it is essentially a two-hand [[Touch football (American)|touch football]] game.<ref>Michael David Smith, [https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/01/28/not-much-tackling-not-much-running-at-the-pro-bowl/ “Not much tackling, not much running at the Pro Bowl”], NBC news, January 28, 2018.</ref> 

In addition to the above, the Pro Bowl does have different rules from regular NFL games to make the game safer with a view towards incorporating some of these rules to future NFL regular season games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blogandtackle.net/2011/01/27/2011-afc-nfc-pro-bowl-facts-and-figures/ |title=2011 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl Facts and Figures |access-date=January 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721095324/http://www.blogandtackle.net/2011/01/27/2011-afc-nfc-pro-bowl-facts-and-figures/ |archive-date=July 21, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://boston.sbnation.com/new-england-patriots/2011/1/30/1964417/pro-bowl-2011-time-probowl-rosters-coaches-afc-nfc-rules-weather |title=2011 Pro Bowl: Time, Announcers, Rosters And More For NFL's All-Star Event |date=30 January 2011 |access-date=2011-01-30}}</ref>

*No [[motion (football)|motion]] or shifting by the offense
*Offense must have a [[running back]] and [[tight end]] in all formations
*Offense may have up to three receivers on the same side
*[[Intentional grounding]] is legal
*No rushing the passer
*More than one forward pass thrown on the same play is allowed
*Defense must run a [[4–3 defense|4–3]] at all times, though the [[American football coverage shells|Cover 2]] and press coverage is allowed<ref name="2014 changes" />
*No [[blitz (American football)|blitz]]; DEs and tackles can rush on passing plays, provided they are on same side of ball
*No blindside or below the waist blocks
*No rushing the punter
*No rushing the kicker
*No rushing the holder
*Coin toss determines who receives first; loser receives to start third period. Procedure repeats at the start of first overtime.
*Kickoffs are eliminated (including [[Safety (gridiron football score)#American football|free kicks]])<ref name="2014 changes" />
*Punt returns are eliminated by the automatic [[fair catch]]
*Teams will start on their own 25-yard line after any score or at the start of each half/odd overtime<ref name="2014 changes" />
*If a team that would otherwise be kicking off wants to attempt to retain possession (situations where an [[onside kick]] would be attempted if there were kickoffs), they may run a single scrimmage play from their own 25-yard line; should the ball be advanced 15 yards forward, the team retains possession<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://operations.nfl.com/updates/the-rules/two-new-rules-to-be-tested-at-pro-bowl/|title=TWO NEW RULES TO BE TESTED AT PRO BOWL|date=January 21, 2020|website=NFL Ops|access-date=February 27, 2020}}</ref>
*Receivers may flinch or raise either foot without incurring penalty
*35-second play clock to run plays
*Deep middle safety must be aligned within hash marks
*Replay reviews are allowed
*44-player roster per team
*[[Two-minute warning]] in effect for all quarters, plus overtime
*Game clock runs on incompletions except at two minutes left in half or overtime period
*Very limited contact is allowed much like touch football, provided the ball carrier is surrounded by opponents

In case of a tie after regulation, multiple 15-minute OT periods will be played (with each team receiving two time-outs per period), and in the first overtime teams receive one possession to score unless one of them scores a safety on its first possession. True sudden death rules apply thereafter if both teams have had their initial possession and the game remains tied. The Pro Bowl is not allowed to [[List of NFL tied games|end in a tie]], unlike preseason and regular season games. (In general, beyond the first overtime, whoever scores first wins. The first overtime starts as if the game had started over, like the NFL Playoffs.)

In the Pro Bowl Games format, the AFC and NFC teams earn points during skills competitions held over Pro Bowl week. During the Pro Bowl proper in 2023, three flag football games were played; the first two games were worth six points each for the winning team (and being split in the event of a tie). All points earned are carried into the final flag football game; whichever team has the highest point total after the final game was declared the winner of the Pro Bowl Games. In 2024, this was replaced by a single flag football game; similarly to 2023, scores from the first set of skills challenges were carried into the game, while other challenges were interspersed between quarters.<ref name="NFL-December-2023">{{cite web |date=December 20, 2023 |title=2024 Pro Bowl Games skills competitions announced |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/2024-pro-bowl-games-skills-competitions-announced |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225145333/https://www.nfl.com/news/2024-pro-bowl-games-skills-competitions-announced |archive-date=December 25, 2023 |accessdate=December 26, 2023 |website=NFL.com}}</ref><ref name="NFL-December-20232">{{cite web |date=December 20, 2023 |title=2024 Pro Bowl Games skills competitions announced |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/2024-pro-bowl-games-skills-competitions-announced |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225145333/https://www.nfl.com/news/2024-pro-bowl-games-skills-competitions-announced |archive-date=December 25, 2023 |accessdate=December 26, 2023 |website=NFL.com}}</ref>

The flag games are played on a 50-yard by 28-yard field (like [[arena football]]) with seven players per team on the field. The games consist of two 10-minute halves and a 15-minute halftime. Teams can elect to attempt a 1 point conversion from the 5 yard line or a 2 point conversion from the 10 yard line. In overtime, no matter if a touchdown is scored or not, teams get one possession. If the teams are tied after one possession, true sudden death rules apply. Teams can elect to "punt" on fourth down, which places the ball at the opponent's 5 yard line.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=2023 Pro Bowl Games skills competitions announced |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/2023-pro-bowl-games-skills-competitions-announced |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202182345/https://www.nfl.com/news/2023-pro-bowl-games-skills-competitions-announced |archive-date=February 2, 2023 |access-date=January 25, 2023 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-04 |title=2023 NFL Pro Bowl Games Rules {{!}} NFL Football Operations |url=https://operations.nfl.com/updates/football-ops/2023-nfl-pro-bowl-games-rules/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=operations.nfl.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Pro Bowl uniforms==
[[File:PeytonManning.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.8|Quarterback [[Peyton Manning]] (#18) before the [[2006 Pro Bowl]].]]
The teams are made of players from different NFL teams, so using their own uniforms would be too confusing. However, the players do wear the helmet of their respective team, but the home jerseys and pants are either a solid blue for the NFC or solid red for the AFC, with white jerseys with blue or red accents, respectively, for the away team.

The early Pro Bowl, contested by the National Football League's Eastern and Western Division stars and played at the [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]], featured the same uniforms from the 1950s to mid-1960s; the Eastern team wore scarlet jerseys with white numerals and a white crescent shoulder stripe, white pants with red stripe, red socks, and a plain red helmet. The Western team wore white jerseys with royal-blue numerals and a [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern University]]-style Ukon triple stripe on the sleeves, white pants with blue stripe and socks and a plain blue helmet. Perhaps oddly, the Eastern team wore home dark jerseys, although the host city team, the [[Los Angeles Rams]], were members of the Western Conference. From January 1967 to January 1970 both teams wore gold helmets with the NFL logo on the sides; the Eastern helmets featured a red-white-red tri-stripe and the Western a similar blue-white-blue tri-stripe. In fact, the players brought their own game helmets to Los Angeles, which were then spray-painted and decorated for the contest. For the 1970 game the helmets featured the '50 NFL' logo, commemorating the league's half-century anniversary.

In the earliest years of the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, the players did not wear their unique helmets. The AFC All-Stars wore a solid red helmet with a white A on it, while the NFC players wore a solid white helmet with a blue N on it. The AFC's red helmets were paired with white jerseys and red pants, while the NFC's white helmets were paired with blue jerseys and white pants. Beginning with the 1979 game, players wore the helmets of their respective teams.

Two players with the same number who were elected to the Pro Bowl could wear the same number for that game, which was not always the case in the past.

The [[2008 Pro Bowl]] included a unique example of several players from the same team wearing the same number in a Pro Bowl. For the game, [[Washington Redskins]] players [[Offensive tackle|T]] [[Chris Samuels]], [[Tight end|TE]] [[Chris Cooley (American football)|Chris Cooley]], and [[Long snapper|LS]] [[Ethan Albright]] all wore the number 21 ([[Uniform number (American football)|a number normally inappropriate for their positions]]) in memory of their teammate [[Sean Taylor]], who had been murdered during the [[2007 NFL season|2007]] season.<ref name="Corbett">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2008-02-10-pro-bowl_N.htm|title=Peterson helps NFC roar back for Pro Bowl crown|first=Jim|last=Corbett|work=[[USA Today]]|date=February 11, 2008|access-date=October 20, 2008}}</ref>

On October 7, 2013, Nike unveiled the uniforms for the [[2014 Pro Bowl]], which revealed that the red, white and blue colors that the game uniforms bore throughout its entire history would not be used for the game. As the NFC–AFC format was not used between 2014 through 2016, team 1 sported a white uniform with bright orange and team 2 sported a gray uniform with volt green.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1802736-nfl-nike-elite-51-uniforms-revealed-for-2014-pro-bowl|title=NFL|first=Matt |last=Fitzgerald|work=Bleacher Report|access-date=6 January 2015}}</ref> The new uniforms received mixed reviews from fans and sports columnists alike, one even mentioning that the game would look like an "[[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]] vs. [[Oklahoma State Cowboys football|Oklahoma State]]" game.<ref>{{cite web|last=Percy|first=Ethan|url=http://bmore2boston.com/2013/10/08/new-nfl-pro-bowl-uniforms-look-more-like-oregon-vs-oklahoma-state/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107070952/https://bmore2boston.com/2013/10/08/new-nfl-pro-bowl-uniforms-look-more-like-oregon-vs-oklahoma-state/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 7, 2023|title=New NFL Pro Bowl Uniforms Look More Like Oregon Vs. Oklahoma State|publisher=B'more2Boston|date=October 8, 2013|access-date=November 10, 2013}}</ref>

Since 2017, when the conference format was restored, the league took an approach similar to the [[NFL Color Rush]] initiative, in which jerseys, pants, and socks were all a uniform color (red for the AFC, blue for the NFC).

With the switch to the Pro Bowl Games format in 2023, players are no longer required to wear standard football uniforms, helmets and pads. Instead they wore red (for AFC) or blue (for NFC) shirts and either gray shorts or pants. Some players would also wear caps as headgear and compression tights.

==Game results==

===NFL All-Star Games (1938–1942)===
:''No Most Valuable Player awards were presented during these games''.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Season !! Date !! Score !! Venue !! Attendance !! Head coaches 
|-
| {{nfly|1938}} || [[1939 NFL All-Star Game|January 15, 1939]] || [[New York Giants]] 13, NFL All-Stars 10 || [[Wrigley Field (Los Angeles)|Wrigley Field]] || 15,000<ref>{{cite news |title=Giants Beat Stars; Ward Cuff Is Hero |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bapQAAAAIBAJ&pg=6408%2C3438343 |access-date=February 2, 2012 |newspaper=[[Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel|Milwaukee Journal]] |date=January 16, 1939 |agency=[[United Press International|UP]] |page=L-7 }}</ref> ||AS: [[Ray Flaherty]] (Washington) and [[Gus Henderson]] (Detroit)<br />NYG: [[Steve Owen (American football)|Steve Owen]]
|-
| {{nfly|1939}} || [[1940 NFL All-Star Game (January)|January 14, 1940]] || [[Green Bay Packers]] 16, NFL All-Stars 7 || [[Gilmore Stadium]] || 18,000 ||AS: Steve Owen (New York)<br />GB: [[Curly Lambeau]]
|-
| {{nfly|1940}} || [[1940 NFL All-Star Game (December)|December 29, 1940]] ||[[Chicago Bears]] 28, NFL All-Stars 14 || Gilmore Stadium || 21,624 || AS: Ray Flaherty (Washington)<br />CHI: [[George Halas]]
|-
| {{nfly|1941}} || [[1942 NFL All-Star Game (January)|January 4, 1942]] || [[Chicago Bears]] 35, NFL All-Stars 24 || [[Polo Grounds]] || 17,725 || AS: Steve Owen (New York)<br />CHI: George Halas
|-
| {{nfly|1942}} || [[1942 NFL All-Star Game (December)|December 27, 1942]] || NFL All-Stars 17, [[Washington Redskins]] 14 || [[Shibe Park]] || 18,671 || AS: [[Hunk Anderson]] (Chicago Bears)<br />WAS: Ray Flaherty
|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan="6"|''No game was played from 1943 to 1950''.
|}

===NFL Pro Bowls (1950–1969)===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Season !! Date !! Score !! Series !! Most Valuable Players !! Venue<ref name="Venue">{{cite news |url=http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_1952_Pro_Bowl.htm |title=The 1952 Pro Bowl |access-date=October 20, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126225558/http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_1952_Pro_Bowl.htm |archive-date=November 26, 2011 }}</ref>!! Attendance !! Head coaches !! Network
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|1950}} || January 14, 1951 || [[1951 Pro Bowl|American Conference 28, National Conference 27]] || AC, 1–0 || [[Otto Graham]], [[Cleveland Browns]], [[Quarterback]] || [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] || 53,676 || AC: [[Paul Brown]], Cleveland<br />NC: [[Joe Stydahar]], Los Angeles ||
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|1951}} || January 12, 1952<ref name="Saturday">Saturday game</ref> || [[1952 Pro Bowl|National Conference 30, American Conference 13]] || Tied, 1–1 || [[Dan Towler]], [[Los Angeles Rams]], [[Running back]] || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum || 19,400 || AC: Paul Brown, Cleveland<br />NC: Joe Stydahar, Los Angeles || [[NFL on NBC|NBC]]
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|1952}} || January 10, 1953<ref name="Saturday"/> || [[1953 Pro Bowl|National Conference 27, American Conference 7]] || NC, 2–1 || [[Don Doll]], [[Detroit Lions]], [[Defensive back]] || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum || 34,208 || AC: Paul Brown, Cleveland<br />NC: [[Buddy Parker]], Detroit || NBC
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|1953}} || January 17, 1954 || [[1954 Pro Bowl|East 20, West 9]] || Tied, 2–2 || [[Chuck Bednarik]], [[Philadelphia Eagles]], [[Linebacker]] || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum || 44,214 || EC: Paul Brown, Cleveland<br />WC: Buddy Parker, Detroit || [[NFL on DuMont|DuMont]]
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|1954}} || January 16, 1955 || [[1955 Pro Bowl|West 26, East 19]] || West, 3–2 || [[Billy Wilson (wide receiver)|Billy Wilson]], [[San Francisco 49ers]], [[End (football)|End]] || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum || 43,972 || EC: [[Jim Trimble]], Philadelphia<br />WC: [[Buck Shaw]], San Francisco ||
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|1955}} || January 15, 1956 || [[1956 Pro Bowl|East 31, West 30]] || Tied, 3–3 || [[Ollie Matson]], [[Chicago Cardinals]], [[Running back]] || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum || 37,867 || EC: [[Joe Kuharich]], Washington<br />WC: [[Sid Gillman]], Los Angeles ||
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|1956}} || January 13, 1957 || [[1957 Pro Bowl|West 19, East 10]] || West, 4–3 || '''Back:''' [[Bert Rechichar]], [[Baltimore Colts]]<br />'''Lineman:''' [[Ernie Stautner]], [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum || 44,177 || EC: [[Jim Lee Howell]], New York<br />WC: [[Paddy Driscoll]], Chicago Bears ||
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|1957}} || January 12, 1958 || [[1958 Pro Bowl|West 26, East 7]] || West, 5–3 || '''Back:''' [[Hugh McElhenny]], [[San Francisco 49ers]]<br />'''Lineman:''' [[Gene Brito]], [[Washington Redskins]] || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum || 66,634 || EC: Buddy Parker, Pittsburgh<br />WC: [[George Wilson (football coach)|George Wilson]], Detroit || NBC
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|1958}} || January 11, 1959 || [[1959 Pro Bowl|East 28, West 21]] || West, 5–4 || '''Back:''' [[Frank Gifford]], [[New York Giants]]<br />'''Lineman:''' [[Doug Atkins]], [[Chicago Bears]] || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum || 72,250 || EC: Jim Lee Howell, New York<br />WC: [[Weeb Ewbank]], Baltimore || NBC
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|1959}} || January 17, 1960 || [[1960 Pro Bowl|West 38, East 21]] || West, 6–4 || '''Back:''' [[Johnny Unitas]], Baltimore Colts<br />'''Lineman:''' [[Eugene Lipscomb|Eugene "Big Daddy" Lipscomb]], Baltimore Colts || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum || 56,876 || EC: [[Buck Shaw]], Philadelphia<br />WC: [[Red Hickey]], San Francisco || NBC
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|1960}} || January 15, 1961 || [[1961 Pro Bowl|West 35, East 31]] || West, 7–4 || '''Back:''' Johnny Unitas, Baltimore Colts<br />'''Lineman:''' [[Sam Huff]], [[New York Giants]] || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum || 62,971 || EC: Buck Shaw, Philadelphia<br />WC: [[Vince Lombardi]], Green Bay || NBC
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|1961}} || January 14, 1962 || [[1962 Pro Bowl|West 31, East 30]] || West, 8–4 || '''Back:''' [[Jim Brown]], Cleveland Browns<br />'''Lineman:''' [[Henry Jordan]], [[Green Bay Packers]] || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum || 57,409 || EC: [[Allie Sherman]], New York<br />WC: [[Norm Van Brocklin]], Minnesota || NBC
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|1962}} || January 13, 1963 || [[1963 Pro Bowl|East 30, West 20]] || West, 8–5 || '''Back:''' Jim Brown, Cleveland Browns<br />'''Lineman:''' Eugene Lipscomb, Pittsburgh Steelers || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum || 61,374 || EC: Allie Sherman, New York<br />WC: Vince Lombardi, Green Bay || NBC
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|1963}} || January 12, 1964 || [[1964 Pro Bowl|West 31, East 17]] || West, 9–5 || '''Back:''' Johnny Unitas, Baltimore Colts<br />'''Lineman:''' [[Gino Marchetti]], Baltimore Colts || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum || 67,242 || EC: Allie Sherman, New York<br />WC: [[George Halas]], Chicago || NBC
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|1964}} || January 10, 1965 || [[1965 Pro Bowl|West 34, East 14]] || West, 10–5 || '''Back:''' [[Fran Tarkenton]], [[Minnesota Vikings]]<br />'''Lineman:''' [[Terry Barr]], [[Detroit Lions]] || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum || 60,598 || EC: [[Blanton Collier]], Cleveland<br />WC: [[Don Shula]], Baltimore || NBC
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|1965}} || January 16, 1966 || [[1966 Pro Bowl|East 36, West 7]] || West, 10–6 || '''Back:''' Jim Brown, Cleveland Browns<br />'''Lineman:''' [[Dale Meinert]], [[St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)|St. Louis Cardinals]] || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum || 60,124 || EC: Blanton Collier, Cleveland<br />WC: Vince Lombardi, Green Bay || [[NFL on CBS|CBS]]
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|1966}} || January 22, 1967 || [[1967 Pro Bowl|East 20, West 10]] || West, 10–7 || '''Back:''' [[Gale Sayers]], [[Chicago Bears]]<br />'''Lineman:''' [[Floyd Peters]], [[Philadelphia Eagles]] || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum || 15,062 || EC: [[Tom Landry]], Dallas<br />WC: [[George Allen (coach)|George Allen]], Los Angeles || CBS
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|1967}} || January 21, 1968 || [[1968 Pro Bowl|West 38, East 20]] || West, 11–7 ||'''Back:''' Gale Sayers, Chicago Bears<br />'''Lineman:''' [[Dave Robinson (American football)|Dave Robinson]], Green Bay Packers || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum || 53,289 || EC:[[Otto Graham]], Washington<br />WC: Don Shula, Baltimore || CBS
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|1968}} || January 19, 1969 || [[1969 Pro Bowl|West 10, East 7]] || West, 12–7 || '''Back:''' [[Roman Gabriel]], [[Los Angeles Rams]]<br />'''Lineman:''' [[Merlin Olsen]], Los Angeles Rams || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum || 32,050 || EC: Tom Landry, Dallas<br />WC: George Allen, Los Angeles || CBS
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|1969}} || January 18, 1970 || [[1970 Pro Bowl|West 16, East 13]] || West, 13–7 || '''Back:''' Gale Sayers, Chicago Bears<br />'''Lineman:''' [[George Andrie]], [[Dallas Cowboys]] || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum || 57,786 || EC: [[Tom Fears]], New Orleans<br />WC: Norm Van Brocklin, Atlanta || CBS
|}

===AFC–NFC Pro Bowls (1970–2012)===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Season !! Date !! Score !! Series !! Most Valuable Player(s) !! Venue !! Attendance !! Head coaches !! Network
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|1970}} || January 24, 1971 || [[1971 Pro Bowl|NFC, 27–6]] || [[National Football Conference|NFC]], 1–0 || '''Lineman:''' [[Fred Carr]], [[Green Bay Packers|Packers]]<br />'''Back:''' [[Mel Renfro]], [[Dallas Cowboys|Cowboys]] || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum || 48,222 || AFC: [[John Madden]], [[Oakland Raiders|Oakland]]<br />NFC: [[Dick Nolan (American football)|Dick Nolan]], [[San Francisco 49ers|San Francisco]] || [[NFL on CBS|CBS]]
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|1971}} || January 23, 1972 || [[1972 Pro Bowl|AFC, 26–13]] || Tied, 1–1 || '''Defense:''' [[Willie Lanier]], [[Kansas City Chiefs|Chiefs]]<br />'''Offense:''' [[Jan Stenerud]], [[Kansas City Chiefs|Chiefs]] || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum || 53,647 || AFC: [[Don McCafferty]], [[Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore]]<br />NFC: Dick Nolan, San Francisco || [[NFL on NBC|NBC]]
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|1972}} || January 21, 1973 || [[1973 Pro Bowl|AFC, 33–28]] || [[American Football Conference|AFC]], 2–1 || [[O. J. Simpson]], [[Buffalo Bills|Bills]], [[Running back]] || [[Texas Stadium]] || 37,091 || AFC: [[Chuck Noll]], [[Pittsburgh Steelers|Pittsburgh]]<br />NFC: [[Tom Landry]], [[Dallas Cowboys|Dallas]] || CBS
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|1973}} || January 20, 1974 || [[1974 Pro Bowl|AFC, 15–13]] || AFC, 3–1 || [[Garo Yepremian]], [[Miami Dolphins|Dolphins]], [[Placekicker]] || [[Arrowhead Stadium]] || 66,918 || AFC: John Madden, Oakland<br />NFC: Tom Landry, Dallas || NBC
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|1974}} || January 20, 1975<ref name="Monday">Monday night game</ref> || [[1975 Pro Bowl|NFC, 17–10]] || AFC, 3–2 || [[James Harris (quarterback)|James Harris]], [[Los Angeles Rams|Rams]], [[Quarterback]] || [[Miami Orange Bowl]] || 26,484 || AFC: John Madden, Oakland<br />NFC: [[Chuck Knox]], [[Los Angeles Rams|Los Angeles]] || [[Monday Night Football|ABC]]
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|1975}} || January 26, 1976<ref name="Monday"/> || [[1976 Pro Bowl|NFC, 23–20]] || Tied, 3–3 || [[Billy Johnson (American football)|Billy Johnson]], [[Houston Oilers|Oilers]], [[Kick returner]] || [[Louisiana Superdome]] || 30,546 || AFC: John Madden, Oakland<br />NFC: Chuck Knox, Los Angeles || ABC
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|1976}} || January 17, 1977<ref name="Monday"/> || [[1977 Pro Bowl|AFC, 24–14]] || AFC, 4–3 || [[Mel Blount]], [[Pittsburgh Steelers|Steelers]], [[Cornerback]] || [[The Kingdome]] || 64,752 || AFC: Chuck Noll, Pittsburgh<br />NFC: Chuck Knox, Los Angeles || ABC
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|1977}} || January 23, 1978<ref name="Monday"/> || [[1978 Pro Bowl|NFC, 14–13]] || Tied, 4–4 || [[Walter Payton]], [[Chicago Bears|Bears]], Running back || [[Tampa Stadium]] || 51,337 || AFC: [[Ted Marchibroda]], [[Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore]]<br />NFC: Chuck Knox, Los Angeles || ABC
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|1978}} || January 29, 1979<ref name="Monday"/> || [[1979 Pro Bowl|NFC, 13–7]] || NFC, 5–4 || [[Ahmad Rashad]], [[Minnesota Vikings|Vikings]], [[Wide receiver]] || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum || 46,281 || AFC: [[Chuck Fairbanks]], [[New England Patriots|New England]]<br />NFC: [[Bud Grant]], [[Minnesota Vikings|Minnesota]] || ABC
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|1979}} || January 27, 1980 || [[1980 Pro Bowl|NFC, 37–27]] || NFC, 6–4 || [[Chuck Muncie]], [[New Orleans Saints|Saints]], Running back || [[Aloha Stadium]] || 49,800 || AFC: [[Don Coryell]], [[San Diego Chargers|San Diego]]<br />NFC: Tom Landry, Dallas || ABC
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|1980}} || February 1, 1981 || [[1981 Pro Bowl|NFC, 21–7]] || NFC, 7–4 || [[Eddie Murray (American football)|Eddie Murray]], [[Detroit Lions|Lions]], Placekicker || Aloha Stadium || 50,360 || AFC: [[Sam Rutigliano]], [[Cleveland Browns|Cleveland]]<br />NFC: [[Leeman Bennett]], [[Atlanta Falcons|Atlanta]] || ABC 
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|1981}} || January 31, 1982 || [[1982 Pro Bowl|AFC, 16–13]] || NFC, 7–5 || [[Lee Roy Selmon]], [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers|Buccaneers]], [[Defensive end]]<br />[[Kellen Winslow]], [[San Diego Chargers|Chargers]], [[Tight end]] || Aloha Stadium || 50,402 || AFC: [[Don Shula]], [[Miami Dolphins|Miami]]<br />NFC: [[John McKay (American football)|John McKay]], [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers|Tampa Bay]] || ABC
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|1982}} || February 6, 1983 || [[1983 Pro Bowl|NFC, 20–19]] || NFC, 8–5 || [[Dan Fouts]], [[San Diego Chargers|Chargers]], Quarterback<br />[[John Jefferson (American football)|John Jefferson]], [[Green Bay Packers|Packers]], [[Wide receiver]] || Aloha Stadium || 49,883 || AFC: [[Walt Michaels]], [[New York Jets]]<br />NFC: Tom Landry, Dallas || ABC
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|1983}} || January 29, 1984 || [[1984 Pro Bowl|NFC, 45–3]] || NFC, 9–5 || [[Joe Theismann]], [[Washington Redskins|Redskins]], Quarterback || Aloha Stadium || 50,445 || AFC: Chuck Knox, [[Seattle Seahawks|Seattle]]<br />NFC: [[Bill Walsh (American football coach)|Bill Walsh]], San Francisco || ABC
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|1984}} || January 27, 1985 || [[1985 Pro Bowl|AFC, 22–14]] || NFC, 9–6 || [[Mark Gastineau]], [[New York Jets|Jets]], Defensive end || Aloha Stadium || 50,385 || AFC: Chuck Noll, Pittsburgh<br />NFC: [[Mike Ditka]], [[Chicago Bears|Chicago]] || ABC
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|1985}} || February 2, 1986 || [[1986 Pro Bowl|NFC, 28–24]] || NFC, 10–6 || [[Phil Simms]], [[New York Giants|Giants]], Quarterback || Aloha Stadium || 50,101 || AFC: Don Shula, Miami<br />NFC: [[John Robinson (coach)|John Robinson]], L.A. Rams || ABC
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|1986}} || February 1, 1987 || [[1987 Pro Bowl|AFC, 10–6]] || NFC, 10–7 || [[Reggie White]], [[Philadelphia Eagles|Eagles]], Defensive end || Aloha Stadium || 50,101 || AFC: [[Marty Schottenheimer]], Cleveland<br />NFC: [[Joe Gibbs]], [[Washington Redskins|Washington]] || ABC
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|1987}} || February 7, 1988 || [[1988 Pro Bowl|AFC, 15–6]] || NFC, 10–8 || [[Bruce Smith (defensive end)|Bruce Smith]], [[Buffalo Bills|Bills]], Defensive end || Aloha Stadium || 50,113 || AFC: Marty Schottenheimer, Cleveland<br />NFC: [[Jerry Burns]], Minnesota || [[ESPN Sunday Night Football|ESPN]]
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|1988}} || January 29, 1989 || [[1989 Pro Bowl|NFC, 34–3]] || NFC, 11–8 || [[Randall Cunningham]], [[Philadelphia Eagles|Eagles]], Quarterback || Aloha Stadium || 50,113 || AFC: [[Marv Levy]], [[Buffalo Bills|Buffalo]]<br />NFC: Mike Ditka, Chicago || ESPN
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|1989}} || February 4, 1990 || [[1990 Pro Bowl|NFC, 27–21]] || NFC, 12–8 || [[Jerry Gray]], [[Los Angeles Rams|Rams]], Cornerback || Aloha Stadium || 50,445 || AFC: [[Bud Carson]], Cleveland<br />NFC: John Robinson, L.A. Rams || ESPN
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|1990}} || February 3, 1991 || [[1991 Pro Bowl|AFC, 23–21]] || NFC, 12–9 || [[Jim Kelly]], [[Buffalo Bills|Bills]], Quarterback || Aloha Stadium || 50,345 || AFC: [[Art Shell]], [[Los Angeles Raiders|L.A. Raiders]]<br />NFC: [[George Seifert]], San Francisco || ESPN
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|1991}} || February 2, 1992 || [[1992 Pro Bowl|NFC, 21–15]] || NFC, 13–9 || [[Michael Irvin]], [[Dallas Cowboys|Cowboys]], Wide receiver || Aloha Stadium || 50,209 || AFC: [[Dan Reeves]], [[Denver Broncos|Denver]]<br />NFC: [[Wayne Fontes]], [[Detroit Lions|Detroit]] || ESPN
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|1992}} || February 7, 1993 || [[1993 Pro Bowl|AFC, 23–20 (OT)]] || NFC, 13–10 || [[Steve Tasker]], [[Buffalo Bills|Bills]], [[Gunner (American football)|Special teams]] || Aloha Stadium || 50,007 || AFC: Don Shula, Miami<br />NFC: George Seifert, San Francisco || ESPN
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|1993}} || February 6, 1994 || [[1994 Pro Bowl|NFC, 17–3]] || NFC, 14–10 || [[Andre Rison]], [[Atlanta Falcons|Falcons]], Wide receiver || Aloha Stadium || 50,026 || AFC: Marty Schottenheimer, [[Kansas City Chiefs|Kansas City]]<br />NFC: George Seifert, San Francisco || ESPN
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|1994}} || February 5, 1995 || [[1995 Pro Bowl|AFC, 41–13]] || NFC, 14–11 || [[Marshall Faulk]], [[Indianapolis Colts|Colts]], Running back || Aloha Stadium || 49,121 || AFC: [[Bill Cowher]], Pittsburgh<br />NFC: [[Barry Switzer]], Dallas || ABC
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|1995}} || February 4, 1996 || [[1996 Pro Bowl|NFC, 20–13]] || NFC, 15–11 || [[Jerry Rice]], [[San Francisco 49ers|49ers]], Wide receiver || Aloha Stadium || 50,034 || AFC: Ted Marchibroda, [[Indianapolis Colts|Indianapolis]]<br />NFC: [[Mike Holmgren]], [[Green Bay Packers|Green Bay]] || ABC
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|1996}} || February 2, 1997 || [[1997 Pro Bowl|AFC, 26–23 (OT)]] || NFC, 15–12 || [[Mark Brunell]], [[Jacksonville Jaguars|Jaguars]], Quarterback || Aloha Stadium || 50,031 || AFC: [[Tom Coughlin]], [[Jacksonville Jaguars|Jacksonville]]<br />NFC: [[Dom Capers]], [[Carolina Panthers|Carolina]] || ABC
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|1997}} || February 1, 1998 || [[1998 Pro Bowl|AFC, 29–24]] || NFC, 15–13 || [[Warren Moon]], [[Seattle Seahawks|Seahawks]], Quarterback || Aloha Stadium || 49,995 || AFC: Bill Cowher, Pittsburgh<br />NFC: [[Steve Mariucci]], San Francisco || ABC
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|1998}} || February 7, 1999 || [[1999 Pro Bowl|AFC, 23–10]] || NFC, 15–14 || [[Keyshawn Johnson]], [[New York Jets|Jets]], Wide receiver<br />[[Ty Law]], [[New England Patriots|Patriots]], Cornerback || Aloha Stadium || 50,075 || AFC: [[Bill Belichick]],<ref>Filled in for then-Jets head coach [[Bill Parcells]]</ref> N.Y. Jets<br />NFC: [[Dennis Green]], Minnesota || ABC
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|1999}} || February 6, 2000 || [[2000 Pro Bowl|NFC, 51–31]] || NFC, 16–14 || [[Randy Moss]], [[Minnesota Vikings|Vikings]], Wide receiver || Aloha Stadium || 50,112 || AFC: Tom Coughlin, Jacksonville<br />NFC: [[Tony Dungy]], Tampa Bay || ABC
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|2000}} || February 4, 2001 || [[2001 Pro Bowl|AFC, 38–17]] || NFC, 16–15 || [[Rich Gannon]], [[Oakland Raiders|Raiders]], Quarterback || Aloha Stadium || 50,128 || AFC: [[Jon Gruden]], Oakland<br />NFC: Dennis Green, Minnesota || ABC
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|2001}} || February 9, 2002<ref name="Saturday"/> || [[2002 Pro Bowl|AFC, 38–30]] || Tied, 16–16 || [[Rich Gannon]], [[Oakland Raiders|Raiders]], Quarterback || Aloha Stadium || 50,301 || AFC: Bill Cowher, Pittsburgh<br />NFC: [[Andy Reid]], [[Philadelphia Eagles|Philadelphia]] || ABC
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|2002}} || February 2, 2003 || [[2003 Pro Bowl|AFC, 45–20]] || AFC, 17–16 || [[Ricky Williams]], [[Miami Dolphins|Dolphins]], Running back || Aloha Stadium || 50,125 || AFC: [[Jeff Fisher]], [[Tennessee Titans|Tennessee]]<br />NFC: Andy Reid, Philadelphia || ABC
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|2003}} || February 8, 2004 || [[2004 Pro Bowl|NFC, 55–52]] || Tied, 17–17 || [[Marc Bulger]], [[St. Louis Rams|Rams]], Quarterback || Aloha Stadium || 50,127 || AFC: Tony Dungy, Indianapolis<br />NFC: Andy Reid, Philadelphia || ESPN
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|2004}} || February 13, 2005 || [[2005 Pro Bowl|AFC, 38–27]] || AFC, 18–17 || [[Peyton Manning]], [[Indianapolis Colts|Colts]], Quarterback || Aloha Stadium || 50,225 || AFC: Bill Cowher, Pittsburgh<br />NFC: [[Jim L. Mora]], [[Atlanta Falcons|Atlanta]] || ESPN
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|2005}} || February 12, 2006 || [[2006 Pro Bowl|NFC 23–17]] || Tied, 18–18 || [[Derrick Brooks]], [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers|Buccaneers]], [[Linebacker]] || Aloha Stadium || 50,190 || AFC: [[Mike Shanahan]], Denver<br />NFC: [[John Fox (American football)|John Fox]], Carolina || ESPN
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|2006}} || February 10, 2007<ref name="Saturday"/> || [[2007 Pro Bowl|AFC 31–28]] || AFC, 19–18 || [[Carson Palmer]], [[Cincinnati Bengals|Bengals]], Quarterback || Aloha Stadium || 50,410 || AFC: Bill Belichick, [[New England Patriots|New England]]<br />NFC: [[Sean Payton]], [[New Orleans Saints|New Orleans]] || CBS
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|2007}} || February 10, 2008 || [[2008 Pro Bowl|NFC 42–30]] || Tied, 19–19 || [[Adrian Peterson]], Vikings, Running back || Aloha Stadium || 50,044 || AFC: [[Norv Turner]], San Diego<br />NFC: [[Mike McCarthy]], Green Bay || [[NFL on Fox|Fox]]
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|2008}} || February 8, 2009 || [[2009 Pro Bowl|NFC 30–21]] || NFC, 20–19 || [[Larry Fitzgerald]], [[Arizona Cardinals|Cardinals]], Wide receiver || Aloha Stadium || 49,958 || AFC: John Harbaugh, [[Baltimore Ravens|Baltimore]]<br />NFC: Andy Reid, Philadelphia || [[NBC Sunday Night Football|NBC]]
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|2009}} || January 31, 2010 || [[2010 Pro Bowl|AFC 41–34]] || Tied, 20–20 || [[Matt Schaub]], [[Houston Texans|Texans]], Quarterback || [[Sun Life Stadium]] || 70,697 || AFC: Norv Turner, San Diego<br />NFC: [[Wade Phillips]], Dallas || [[Monday Night Football|ESPN]]
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|2010}} || January 30, 2011 || [[2011 Pro Bowl|NFC 55–41]] || NFC, 21–20 || [[DeAngelo Hall]], [[Washington Redskins|Redskins]], Cornerback || Aloha Stadium || 49,338 || AFC: Bill Belichick, New England<br />NFC: [[Mike Smith (American football coach)|Mike Smith]], Atlanta || Fox
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|2011}} || January 29, 2012 || [[2012 Pro Bowl|AFC 59–41]] || Tied, 21–21 || [[Brandon Marshall]], [[Miami Dolphins|Dolphins]], Wide receiver || Aloha Stadium || 48,423 || AFC: [[Gary Kubiak]], [[Houston Texans|Houston]]<br />NFC: Mike McCarthy, Green Bay || NBC
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|2012}} || January 27, 2013 || [[2013 Pro Bowl|NFC 62–35]] || NFC, 22–21 || [[Kyle Rudolph]], [[Minnesota Vikings|Vikings]], Tight end || Aloha Stadium || 47,134 || AFC: John Fox, Denver<br />NFC: Mike McCarthy, Green Bay || NBC
|}

===Unconferenced Pro Bowls (2013–2015)===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Season !! Date !! Score !! Most Valuable Player(s) !! Venue !! Attendance !! Head coaches !! Network
|-
| {{nfly|2013}} || January 26, 2014 || [[2014 Pro Bowl|Team Rice 22,<br />Team Sanders 21]]|| '''Offense:''' [[Nick Foles]], [[Philadelphia Eagles|Eagles]], Quarterback<br />'''Defense:''' [[Derrick Johnson]], [[Kansas City Chiefs|Chiefs]], Linebacker || Aloha Stadium || 47,270 || Rice: [[Ron Rivera]], Carolina<br />Sanders: [[Chuck Pagano]], Indianapolis || NBC 
|-
|{{nfly|2014}}|| January 25, 2015 || [[2015 Pro Bowl|Team Irvin 32,<br />Team Carter 28]]|| '''Offense:''' [[Matthew Stafford]], [[Detroit Lions|Lions]], Quarterback<br />'''Defense:''' [[J. J. Watt]], [[Houston Texans|Texans]], Defensive end || [[University of Phoenix Stadium]] ||63,225|| Irvin: [[Jason Garrett]], Dallas<br />Carter: [[John Harbaugh]], Baltimore<br />|| rowspan=2|ESPN
|-
|{{nfly|2015}}|| January 31, 2016|| [[2016 Pro Bowl|Team Irvin 49,<br />Team Rice 27]] ||'''Offense:''' [[Russell Wilson]], [[Seattle Seahawks|Seahawks]], Quarterback<br />'''Defense:''' [[Michael Bennett (defensive lineman, born 1985)|Michael Bennett]], [[Seattle Seahawks|Seahawks]], Defensive end|| Aloha Stadium ||50,000||Irvin: [[Winston Moss]], Green Bay<br />Rice: [[Andy Reid]], Kansas City
|}

===AFC–NFC Pro Bowls (2016–2019)===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Season !! Date !! Score !! Series !! Most Valuable Player(s) !! Venue !! Attendance !! Head coaches !! Network
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|2016}} || January 29, 2017 || [[2017 Pro Bowl|AFC 20–13]] || Tied, 22–22 || '''Offensive:''' [[Travis Kelce]], [[2016 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]], Tight end<br />'''Defensive:''' [[Lorenzo Alexander]], [[2016 Buffalo Bills season|Buffalo Bills]], Linebacker|| [[Camping World Stadium]] || 60,834 || AFC: [[Andy Reid]], [[2016 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City]]<br />NFC: [[Jason Garrett]], [[2016 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas]]|| [[Monday Night Football|ESPN]]
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|2017}} || January 28, 2018 || [[2018 Pro Bowl|AFC 24–23]] || AFC, 23–22 || '''Offensive:''' [[Delanie Walker]], [[2017 Tennessee Titans season|Tennessee Titans]], Tight end<br />'''Defensive:''' [[Von Miller]], [[2017 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]], Linebacker || Camping World Stadium || 51,019 || AFC: [[Mike Tomlin]], [[2017 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh]]<br />NFC: [[Sean Payton]], [[2017 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans]]|| ESPN/[[NFL on ABC|ABC]]
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|2018}} || January 27, 2019 || [[2019 Pro Bowl|AFC 26–7]] || AFC, 24–22 || '''Offensive:''' [[Patrick Mahomes]], [[2018 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]], Quarterback<br />'''Defensive:''' [[Jamal Adams]], [[2018 New York Jets season|New York Jets]], Safety || Camping World Stadium || 57,875 || AFC: [[Anthony Lynn]], [[2018 Los Angeles Chargers season|L.A. Chargers]]<br />NFC: [[Jason Garrett]], [[2018 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas]]|| ESPN/[[NFL on ABC|ABC]]/[[Disney XD]]
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|2019}} || January 26, 2020 || [[2020 Pro Bowl|AFC 38–33]] || AFC, 25–22 || '''Offensive:''' [[Lamar Jackson]], [[2019 Baltimore Ravens season|Baltimore Ravens]], Quarterback<br />'''Defensive:''' [[Calais Campbell]], [[2019 Jacksonville Jaguars season|Jacksonville Jaguars]], Defensive end || Camping World Stadium || 54,024 || AFC: [[John Harbaugh]], [[2019 Baltimore Ravens season|Baltimore]]<br />NFC: [[Pete Carroll]], [[2019 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle]] || ESPN/[[NFL on ABC|ABC]]/[[Disney XD]] 
|}
===AFC–NFC eSports Pro Bowl (2020)===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Season !! Date !! Score !! Series !! Most Valuable Player
|- style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|2020}} || January 31, 2021 ||[[2021 Pro Bowl|NFC 32–12]] || AFC, 25–23 || [[Kyler Murray]], [[2020 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona]], Quarterback
|}
===AFC–NFC Pro Bowl (2021)===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Season !! Date !! Score !! Series !! Most Valuable Player(s) !! Venue !! Attendance !! Head coaches !! Network
|- style="background:#fcc"
| {{nfly|2021}} || February 6, 2022 || [[2022 Pro Bowl|AFC 41–35]] || AFC, 26–23 ||'''Offensive:''' [[Justin Herbert]], [[2021 Los Angeles Chargers season|Los Angeles Chargers]], Quarterback<br/>'''Defensive:''' [[Maxx Crosby]], [[2021 Las Vegas Raiders season|Las Vegas Raiders]], Defensive end || [[Allegiant Stadium]] || 56,206 || AFC: [[Mike Vrabel]], [[2021 Tennessee Titans season|Tennessee]]<br />NFC: [[Matt LaFleur]], [[2021 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay]] || ESPN/[[NFL on ABC|ABC]]/[[Disney XD]]  
|}

===Pro Bowl Games (2022–present)===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Season !! Date !! Score !! Series !! Most Valuable Player(s) !! Venue !! Attendance !! Head coaches !! Network
|-style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|2022}} || February 5, 2023 || [[2023 Pro Bowl Games|NFC 35–33]] || AFC, 26–24 || N/A || [[Allegiant Stadium]] || 58,331 || AFC: [[Peyton Manning]]<br />NFC: [[Eli Manning]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Eli Manning to coach NFC vs. brother Peyton's AFC in first-ever Pro Bowl Games|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/eli-manning-to-coach-nfc-vs-brother-peyton-s-afc-in-first-ever-pro-bowl-games|website=NFL.com|date=December 5, 2022|access-date=December 22, 2022}}</ref> || ESPN/[[NFL on ABC|ABC]]/[[Disney XD]]
|-style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|2023}} || February 4, 2024 || [[2024 Pro Bowl Games|NFC 64–59]] ||AFC, 26–25 || '''Offensive:'''<br /> [[Baker Mayfield]], [[2023 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay]], Quarterback <br />'''Defensive:'''<br />[[Demario Davis]], [[2023 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans]], Linebacker|| [[Camping World Stadium]]|| 55,709 || AFC: Peyton Manning<br />NFC: Eli Manning
| ESPN/ABC/Disney XD
|-style="background:#d0e7ff"
| {{nfly|2024}} || February 2, 2025 || [[2025 Pro Bowl Games|NFC 76–63]] ||Tied, 26–26 || '''Offensive:'''<br /> [[Jared Goff]], [[2024 Detroit Lions season|Detroit]], Quarterback <br />'''Defensive:'''<br />[[Byron Murphy Jr]], [[2024 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota]], Cornerback || [[Camping World Stadium]]|| 54,313 || AFC: Peyton Manning<br />NFC: Eli Manning
| ESPN/ABC/Disney XD
|-
| {{nfly|2025}} || February 3, 2026 || [[2026 Pro Bowl Games|TBD]] ||TBD || '''Offensive''' TBD <br />'''Defensive''' TBD ||[[Moscone Center]]|| TBD || AFC: TBD<br />NFC: TBD
| ESPN/Disney XD<ref>{{cite web|title=2026 Pro Bowl Games Moved to Tuesday of Super Bowl LX Week in Bay Area|url=https://operations.nfl.com/updates/the-game/2026-pro-bowl-games-presented-by-verizon-moved-to-tuesday-of-super-bowl-lx-week-in-bay-area/|website=NFL.com|date=October 22, 2025|access-date=November 9, 2025}}</ref>
|}

==Stadiums that have hosted the Pro Bowl==
* [[Wrigley Field (Los Angeles)|Wrigley Field]] (1939)
* [[Gilmore Stadium]] (January and December 1940)
* [[Polo Grounds]] (January 1942)
* [[Shibe Park]] (December 1942)
* [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] (1951–1972, 1979)
* [[Texas Stadium]] (1973)
* [[Arrowhead Stadium]] (1974)
* [[Miami Orange Bowl]] (1975)
* [[Caesars Superdome|Louisiana Superdome]] (1976)
* [[Kingdome]] (1977)
* [[Tampa Stadium]] (1978)
* [[Aloha Stadium]] (1980–2009, 2011–2014, 2016)
* [[Hard Rock Stadium|Sun Life Stadium]] (2010)
* [[State Farm Stadium|University of Phoenix Stadium]] (2015)
* [[Camping World Stadium]] (2017–2020, 2024–2025)
* [[Allegiant Stadium]] (2022–2023)
* [[Moscone Center]] (2026)

==Records==
{{main|NFL Pro Bowl records}}

===Players with most invitations===
As of the [[2024 Pro Bowl]], 29 players have been invited to at least 11 Pro Bowls in their careers.<ref>{{cite web|title=NFL Pro Bowl Selections Career Leaders|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pro_bowls_career.htm|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref> Except for those that are currently active or not yet eligible, each of these players have been inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]. With his selection in the [[2022 Pro Bowl]], quarterback [[Tom Brady]] has the all-time invitations record at 15.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Leibowitz|first1=Ben|title=25 Facts About Quarterback Peyton Manning|url=http://azdailysun.com/news/data/facts-about-quarterback-peyton-manning/article_e2ce01d1-d937-56c9-9e93-de3c16ab7ad9.html|access-date=December 11, 2017|work=Arizona Daily Sun|date=February 6, 2016}}</ref> Of currently active players, offensive lineman [[Trent Williams]] has the most Pro Bowl invitations with 11.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL Pro Bowl Selections Career Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pro_bowls_career.htm |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" 
|- style="white-space:nowrap"
!Pro<br>Bowls
!Player
!{{tooltip|Pos|Position}}
!Seasons by team
!Selection years
!Year of induction<br>into [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]]
|-
|15
|[[Tom Brady]]
|QB
|[[New England Patriots]] ([[2000 NFL season|2000]]–[[2019 NFL season|2019]])<br />[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ([[2020 NFL season|2020]]–[[2022 NFL season|2022]])
|2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009–2018, 2021
|Eligible in [[2028 in sports|2028]]
|-
| rowspan="4" |14
|[[Tony Gonzalez]]
|TE
|[[Kansas City Chiefs]] ([[1997 NFL season|1997]]–[[2008 NFL season|2008]])<br />[[Atlanta Falcons]] ([[2009 NFL season|2009]]–[[2013 NFL season|2013]])
|1999–2008, 2010–2013
|[[2019 in sports|2019]]
|-
|[[Peyton Manning]]
|QB
|[[Indianapolis Colts]] ([[1998 NFL season|1998]]–[[2011 NFL season|2011]])<br />[[Denver Broncos]] ([[2012 NFL season|2012]]–[[2015 NFL season|2015]])
|1999, 2000, 2002–2010, 2012–2014
|[[2021 in sports|2021]]
|-
|[[Bruce Matthews (American football)|Bruce Matthews]]
|G
|[[Tennessee Titans|Houston Oilers / Tennessee Oilers /<br>Tennessee Titans]] ([[1983 NFL season|1983]]–[[2001 NFL season|2001]])
|1988–2001
|[[2007 in sports|2007]]
|-
|[[Merlin Olsen]]
|DT
|[[Los Angeles Rams]] ([[1962 NFL season|1962]]–[[1976 NFL season|1976]])
|1962–1975
|[[1982 in sports|1982]]
|-
| rowspan="4" |13
|[[Drew Brees]]
|QB
|[[San Diego Chargers]] ([[2001 NFL season|2001]]–[[2005 NFL season|2005]])<br />[[New Orleans Saints]] ([[2006 NFL season|2006]]–[[2020 NFL season|2020]])
|2004, 2006, 2008–2014, 2016–2019
|Eligible in [[2026 in sports|2026]]
|-
|[[Ray Lewis]]
|LB
|[[Baltimore Ravens]] ([[1996 NFL season|1996]]–[[2012 NFL season|2012]])
|1997–2001, 2003, 2004, 2006–2011
|[[2018 in sports|2018]]
|-
|[[Jerry Rice]]
|WR
|[[San Francisco 49ers]] ([[1985 NFL season|1985]]–[[2000 NFL season|2000]])<br />[[Oakland Raiders]] ([[2001 NFL season|2001]]–[[2004 NFL season|2004]])<br />[[Seattle Seahawks]] ([[2004 NFL season|2004]])
|1986–1996, 1998, 2002
|[[2010 in sports|2010]]
|-
|[[Reggie White]]
|DE
|[[Philadelphia Eagles]] ([[1985 NFL season|1985]]–[[1992 NFL season|1992]])<br />[[Green Bay Packers]] ([[1993 NFL season|1993]]–[[1998 NFL season|1998]])<br />[[Carolina Panthers]] ([[2000 NFL season|2000]])
|1986–1998
|[[2006 in sports|2006]]
|-
| rowspan="6" |12
|[[Champ Bailey]]
|CB
|[[Washington Redskins]] ([[1999 NFL season|1999]]–[[2003 NFL season|2003]])<br />[[Denver Broncos]] ([[2004 NFL season|2004]]–[[2013 NFL season|2013]])
|2000–2007, 2009–2012
|[[2019 in sports|2019]]
|-
|[[Ken Houston]]
|S
|[[Houston Oilers]] ([[1967 AFL season|1967]]–[[1972 NFL season|1972]])<br />[[Washington Redskins]] ([[1973 NFL season|1973]]–[[1980 NFL season|1980]])
|1968–1979
|[[1986 in sports|1986]]
|-
|[[Randall McDaniel]]
|G
|[[Minnesota Vikings]] ([[1988 NFL season|1988]]–[[1999 NFL season|1999]])<br />[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ([[2000 NFL season|2000]]–[[2001 NFL season|2001]])
|1989–2000
|[[2009 in sports|2009]]
|-
|[[Jim Otto]]
|C
|[[Oakland Raiders]] ([[1960 AFL season|1960]]–[[1974 NFL season|1974]])
|1961–1972
|[[1980 in sports|1980]]
|-
|[[Junior Seau]]
|LB
|[[San Diego Chargers]] ([[1990 NFL season|1990]]–[[2002 NFL season|2002]])<br />[[Miami Dolphins]] ([[2003 NFL season|2003]]–[[2005 NFL season|2005]])<br />[[New England Patriots]] ([[2006 NFL season|2006]]–[[2009 NFL season|2009]])
|1991–2002
|[[2015 in sports|2015]]
|-
|[[Will Shields]]
|G
|[[Kansas City Chiefs]] ([[1993 NFL season|1993]]–[[2006 NFL season|2006]])
|1995–2006
|[[2015 in sports|2015]] 
|-
| rowspan="14" |11
|[[Larry Allen]]
|G
|[[Dallas Cowboys]] ([[1994 NFL season|1994]]–[[2005 NFL season|2005]])<br />[[San Francisco 49ers]] ([[2006 NFL season|2006]]–[[2007 NFL season|2007]])
|1995–2001, 2003–2006
|[[2013 in sports|2013]]
|-
|[[Derrick Brooks]]
|LB
|[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ([[1995 NFL season|1995]]–[[2008 NFL season|2008]])
|1997–2006, 2008
|[[2014 in sports|2014]]
|-
|[[Brett Favre]]
|QB
|[[Atlanta Falcons]] ([[1991 NFL season|1991]])<br />[[Green Bay Packers]] ([[1992 NFL season|1992]]–[[2007 NFL season|2007]])<br />[[New York Jets]] ([[2008 NFL season|2008]])<br />[[Minnesota Vikings]] ([[2009 NFL season|2009]]–[[2010 NFL season|2010]])
|1992, 1993, 1995–1997, 2001–2003, 2007–2009
|[[2016 in sports|2016]]
|-
|[[Larry Fitzgerald]]
|WR
|[[Arizona Cardinals]] ([[2004 NFL season|2004]]–[[2020 NFL season|2020]])
|2005, 2007–2013, 2015–2017
|Eligible in [[2026 in sports|2026]]
|-
|[[Bob Lilly]]
|DT
|[[Dallas Cowboys]] ([[1961 NFL season|1961]]–[[1974 NFL season|1974]])
|1962, 1964–1973
|[[1980 in sports|1980]]
|-
|[[Tom Mack]]
|G
|[[Los Angeles Rams]] ([[1966 NFL season|1966]]–[[1978 NFL season|1978]])
|1967–1975, 1977, 1978
|[[1999 in sports|1999]]
|-
|[[Gino Marchetti]]
|DE
|[[Dallas Texans (NFL)|Dallas Texans]] ([[1952 NFL season|1952]])<br />[[Baltimore Colts]] ([[1953 NFL season|1953]]–[[1964 NFL season|1964]]; [[1966 NFL season|1966]])
|1954–1964
|[[1972 in sports|1972]]
|-
|[[Anthony Muñoz]]
|OT
|[[Cincinnati Bengals]] ([[1980 NFL season|1980]]–[[1992 NFL season|1992]])
|1981–1991
|[[1998 in sports|1998]]
|-
|[[Jonathan Ogden]]
|OT
|[[Baltimore Ravens]] ([[1996 NFL season|1996]]–[[2007 NFL season|2007]])
|1997–2007
|[[2013 in sports|2013]]
|-
|[[Willie Roaf]]
|OT
|[[New Orleans Saints]] ([[1993 NFL season|1993]]–[[2001 NFL season|2001]])<br />[[Kansas City Chiefs]] ([[2002 NFL season|2002]]–[[2005 NFL season|2005]])
|1994–2000, 2002–2005
|[[2012 in sports|2012]]
|-
|[[Bruce Smith (defensive end)|Bruce Smith]]
|DE
|[[Buffalo Bills]] ([[1985 NFL season|1985]]–[[1999 NFL season|1999]])<br />[[Washington Redskins]] ([[2000 NFL season|2000]]–[[2003 NFL season|2003]])
|1987–1990, 1992–1998
|[[2009 in sports|2009]]
|-
|[[Trent Williams]]
|OT
| [[Washington Redskins]] ({{NFL Year|2010|2019}}) <br />[[San Francisco 49ers]] ({{NFL Year|2020}}–present)
|[[2013 Pro Bowl|2012]]–[[2019 Pro Bowl|2018]], [[2021 Pro Bowl|2020]]−[[2024 Pro Bowl Games|2023]]
|Currently Playing
|-
|[[Jason Witten]]
|TE
|[[Dallas Cowboys]] ([[2003 NFL season|2003]]–[[2017 NFL season|2017]], [[2019 NFL season|2019]])<br />[[Las Vegas Raiders]] ([[2020 NFL season|2020]])
|2004–2010, 2012–2014, 2017
|Eligible in [[2026 in sports|2026]]
|-
|[[Rod Woodson]]
|CB
|[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] ([[1987 NFL season|1987]]–[[1996 NFL season|1996]])<br />[[San Francisco 49ers]] ([[1997 NFL season|1997]])<br />[[Baltimore Ravens]] ([[1998 NFL season|1998]]–[[2001 NFL season|2001]])<br />[[Oakland Raiders]] ([[2002 NFL season|2002]]–[[2003 NFL season|2003]])
|1989–1994, 1996, 1999–2002
|[[2009 in sports|2009]]
|}

==Television==
The Pro Bowl was originally broadcast on an alternative basis by CBS and NBC from 1971 to 1974, while the other network broadcast the Super Bowl. The game was then broadcast as part of the ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' package on [[ESPN on ABC|ABC]] from 1975 to 1987. Sister network [[ESPN]] took it over as part of the ''[[ESPN Sunday Night Football]]'' package from 1988 to 1994. The game then returned to ABC for the 1995 through 2003 games. In the early 2000s, after suffering through several years of declining ratings ABC considered moving the game to Monday night, but the network instead decided to sell off the rights for the 2004–2006 games to ESPN.

For the 2007 to 2014 Pro Bowls, the network which aired the Super Bowl that season also aired the Pro Bowl. The 2007 game on [[CBS]] was held on the Saturday after Super Bowl XLI because of the [[49th Grammy Awards]]. The 2008 game was on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], broadcaster of [[Super Bowl XLII]]. Likewise, the 2009 game was on [[NBC]], broadcaster of [[Super Bowl XLIII]]. CBS sold off their rights to the 2010 game to ESPN, which was played a week before the Super Bowl at the Super Bowl site, [[Sun Life Stadium]]. CBS also declined to broadcast the 2013 game, which was instead shown on NBC. The 2014 game, also shown on NBC, was the final Pro Bowl on network television for four years.

ESPN then began holding exclusive rights to the Pro Bowl starting in 2015. In 2018, the Pro Bowl returned to network television for the first time in four years as part of a joint ABC/ESPN simulcast (both sister networks are owned by [[The Walt Disney Company]]). [[Disney XD]] was added to the simulcast for 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Molloy|first1=Tim|last2=Shaw|first2=Lucas|date=September 8, 2011|url=http://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/monday-night-football-remain-espn-through-2021-30792 |title='Monday Night Football' to Remain on ESPN Through 2021|website=The Wrap|access-date=September 9, 2011}}</ref> When the Pro Bowl's format was changed in 2023, only ESPN aired the Tuesday skills competitions live, then ABC re-aired them later on Saturday; the flag football game remained ESPN/ABC/Disney XD simulcasts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lucia |first=Joe |date=January 25, 2023 |title=ESPN announces broadcast details of NFL Pro Bowl Games |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/espn-announces-broadcast-details-of-nfl-pro-bowl-games.html |access-date=January 25, 2023 |website=Awful Announcing |language=en-US |archive-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125211502/https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/espn-announces-broadcast-details-of-nfl-pro-bowl-games.html |url-status=live }}</ref> With the game moving to Tuesday night in 2026, it will remain on ESPN/Disney XD but no longer on ABC.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Jon |date=October 22, 2025 |title=NFL announces Pro Bowl changes |url=https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/10/nfl-announces-pro-bowl-changes/ |access-date=October 23, 2025 |website=Sports Media Watch }}</ref>

Throughout his broadcasting career, [[John Madden]] declined to be part of the announcing crew when his network carried the Pro Bowl for his [[aviatophobia]] and [[claustrophobia]] (a joke referencing both is made in the ''[[Madden NFL '97]]'' video game before the beginning of the Pro Bowl in season mode, where Madden quips that he drove his "Madden Bus" to Hawaii, rather than flying). Until Madden's retirement from broadcasting after the 2009 Pro Bowl, it had only occurred twice: Former [[San Diego Chargers]] quarterback and ''MNF'' personality [[Dan Fouts]], whom Madden had replaced, took his place on ABC in 2003, and [[Cris Collinsworth]] took his place on NBC in 2009 (Collinsworth ended up replacing Madden permanently upon the latter's retirement).

In conjunction with the [[Professional Bowlers Association]], the Pro Bowl also sponsors a charity bowling tournament the occurs during the weekend leading up to the game. The tournament is open to all NFL players regardless of whether they have been selected to play in the Pro Bowl. Winners are announced at halftime, and are presented with a check in their name payable to their favorite charity. 

===Most watched Pro Bowls===
:''Since 2000''
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Rank || Game || Date !! colspan=4| Matchup !! Network || Viewers (millions) || TV rating<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2016/02/pro-bowl-ratings-lowest-decade-espn-smallest-audience-since-2007//|title=2016 Pro Bowl Lowest Rated in Ten Years, Least-Watched in Nine|work=SportsMediaWatch.com|date=2 February 2016|access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref> || Location
|-
| 1
| '''[[2011 Pro Bowl]]'''
| January 29, 2011
| AFC
| 41
| '''NFC'''
| 55
| [[NFL on Fox|Fox]]
| 13.4
| 7.7
| rowspan="3"|[[Aloha Stadium]], [[Honolulu, HI]]
|-
| 2
| '''[[2000 Pro Bowl]]'''
| February 6, 2000
| AFC
| 31
| '''NFC'''
| 51
| [[Monday Night Football|ABC]]
| 13.2
| 8.6
|-
| 3
| '''[[2012 Pro Bowl]]'''
| January 29, 2012
| NFC
| 41
| '''AFC'''
| 59
| [[NFL on NBC|NBC]]
| 12.5
| 7.3
|-
| 4
| '''[[2010 Pro Bowl]]'''
| January 31, 2010
| '''AFC'''
| 41
| NFC
| 34
| [[Monday Night Football|ESPN]]
| 12.3
| 7.1
| [[Sun Life Stadium]], [[Miami Gardens, FL]]
|-
| 5
| '''[[2013 Pro Bowl]]'''
| January 27, 2013
| AFC
| 35
| '''NFC'''
| 62
| rowspan=2|[[NFL on NBC|NBC]]
| 12.2
| 7.1
| rowspan="5"|Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
|-
| 6
| '''[[2014 Pro Bowl]]'''
| January 26, 2014
| '''Team Rice'''
| 22
| Team Sanders
| 21
| 11.4
| 6.6
|-
| 7
| '''[[2008 Pro Bowl]]'''
| February 10, 2008 
| AFC
| 30
| '''NFC'''
| 42
| [[NFL on Fox|Fox]]
| 10.0
| 6.3
|-
| 8
| '''[[2003 Pro Bowl]]'''
| February 2, 2003
| NFC
| 23
| '''AFC'''
| 45
| [[Monday Night Football|ABC]]
| 9.1
| 5.9
|-
| 9 
| '''[[2009 Pro Bowl]]'''
| February 8, 2009
| '''NFC'''
| 30
| AFC
| 21
| [[NFL on NBC|NBC]]
| 8.8
| 5.4
|-
| 10
| '''[[2015 Pro Bowl]]'''
| January 25, 2015
| '''Team Irvin'''
| 32
| Team Carter
| 28
| [[Monday Night Football|ESPN]]
| 8.8
| 5.1
| [[University of Phoenix Stadium]], [[Glendale, AZ]]
|-
|}

===Blackout policy===
Prior to 2015, the Pro Bowl was still subject to the [[National Football League television blackout policies|NFL's blackout policies]], requiring the game to be blacked out within {{convert|75|mi|km}} of the stadium site if the game does not sell out all of the stadium's seats.<ref name="2009 blackout lifted">{{Cite web|title=NFL lifts TV blackout as Pro Bowl nears sell out |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/sports/2008719411_apfbnprobowltv.html|date=2009-02-07|work=[[The Seattle Times]]|access-date=2013-02-16}}</ref><ref>[http://www.khon2.com/home/ticker/39250577.html Pro Bowl Blackout Date Extended (KHOU-TV)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725165534/http://www.khon2.com/home/ticker/39250577.html |date=2011-07-25 }}</ref> However, with the lifting of the NFL's blackout rules in 2015, the game can be shown within the host stadium regardless of attendance.

==Criticism==

===Quality===
For decades, the Pro Bowl has been criticized as a glamour event more than a football game. This is due to the voluntary nature of the game, the arbitrary voting process,  and the fear of player injury.

While players are financially compensated for participating in the Pro Bowl, for a star player, the pay can be less than 1% of their salary. Many star players have excused themselves from participation over the years, meaning that the very best players are not necessarily featured. Not having the best players in the Pro Bowl was exacerbated by the introduction of fan voting (see [[#Selection process|section below]]).

Another criticism of the game is that the players—particularly on defense—are not competing at the same level of intensity as they would during the regular season or the playoffs. This is because player injury plays a much greater part in a team's success in the NFL as compared to the other major American sports. For this reason, unlike the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]], [[National Hockey League|NHL]], and [[MLB]] (which host their all-star events as a mid-season break), the Pro Bowl was historically held after the completion of the season and playoffs. This means that a player injured in the Pro Bowl would have at least six months to rehab before the next season begins. However, starting in 2010, the Pro Bowl was moved from the week after the Super Bowl to the week before it. Because of the above-noted fear of injury, players from the two teams participating in the Super Bowl were banned from participation, thus increasing the absence of star players.

In [[2012 Pro Bowl|the 2012 game]], the lack of defensive effort was apparent, not only to anyone watching, but additionally evidenced by the combined score of 100 points. [[Brett Keisel]], an NFL player watching the game said, "They probably should have just put flags on them,"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/30/brett-keisel-on-the-pro-bowl-they-should-have-just-put-flags-on-players/ |title=Keisel on Pro Bowl: They "should have just put flags" on players |publisher=[[Profootballtalk.com]] |date=January 30, 2012 |access-date=October 22, 2012}}</ref> indicating that the quality was about on the level of [[flag football]]. Commissioner [[Roger Goodell]] stated that the game needed to improve, otherwise it would be eliminated.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/football/nfl/02/05/roger.goodell.pro.bowl.criticism.ap/index.html?sct=hp_t2_a3&eref=sihp |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=February 5, 2012|access-date=October 22, 2012 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208051308/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/football/nfl/02/05/roger.goodell.pro.bowl.criticism.ap/index.html?sct=hp_t2_a3&eref=sihp |archive-date=February 8, 2012|title=Goodell: NFL could drop Pro Bowl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/roger-goodell-indicates-pro-bowl-s-future-still-in-doubt-0ap1000000083920 |title=Roger Goodell indicates Pro Bowl's future in doubt |work=[[National Football League]] |access-date=October 22, 2012 }}</ref> It is worth noting that entire teams have declined to participate after losing the conference championship, like the [[2015 New England Patriots season|2015 New England Patriots]], which had seven starters on the Pro Bowl roster. This, among other factors, caused the 2016 Pro Bowl to be more of a game featuring emerging players, with a record of 133 players selected overall (including those who were absent), and ended up including rookie quarterback [[Jameis Winston]] instead of recognized veterans Tom Brady and [[Carson Palmer]], who were both in the conversation for the [[2015 NFL season]] [[NFL MVP|MVP]] before losing in their respective conference finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/197015/2016-nfl-pro-bowl-most-declined-invitation-in-history|title=2016 NFL Pro Bowl: The most declined invitation in history|date=26 January 2016}}</ref> In 2022 and 2023, [[Josh Allen]] turned down invitations to the Pro Bowl in favor of playing in the [[AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am]] golf tournament,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hicks|first=Stephen|date=2022-02-07|title=Josh Allen a star at Pebble Beach Pro-Am|url=https://abc30.com/josh-allen-pro-am-att-pebble-beach-pro-am/11542418/|access-date=2022-02-08|website=ABC30 Fresno|language=en}}</ref> decisions that he stated were to allow himself to recover from several minor injuries.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bills QB Josh Allen declines 2022 Pro Bowl invite |url=https://billswire.usatoday.com/2022/01/31/buffalo-bills-josh-allen-declines-pro-bowl-2022/ |website=Bills Wire |access-date=4 February 2022 |date=31 January 2022}}</ref> In 2023, [[Las Vegas Raiders]] running back [[Josh Jacobs]] called the event "stupid" and stated that he would prefer to go on vacation rather than play in the game. The event was set to be hosted in Las Vegas that year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-04 |title=NFL infuses Pro Bowl with points system, flag football |url=https://apnews.com/article/buffalo-bills-green-bay-packers-new-york-giants-baltimore-ravens-las-vegas-raiders-599490cba62926ad36c84f813db77885 |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref>

===Selection process===
Voting by fans makes up 1/3 of the vote for Pro Bowl players. Some teams earn more selections of their players because fans often vote for their favorite team and not necessarily the best player. In the 2008 Pro Bowl, the Dallas Cowboys had thirteen players on the NFC roster, an NFL record. "If you're in a small market, no one really gets to see you play", said Minnesota Vikings cornerback [[Antoine Winfield Sr.|Antoine Winfield]], who spent much of his early career with the small-market [[Buffalo Bills]]. "If you're a quiet guy, it's hard to get the attention. You just have to work hard and play." Winfield made the Pro Bowl in 2008 after ten seasons of being shut out.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=hill/081209&sportCat=nfl |title=Take away the fan vote |first=Jemele |last=Hill |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=December 9, 2008 |access-date=December 12, 2008 }}</ref>

The player voting has also been subject to significant criticism. It is not uncommon for players to pick the same players over and over again; former offensive lineman (and ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' analyst) [[Ross Tucker]] has cited politics, incumbency, personal vendettas, and compensation for injury in previous years as primary factors in players' choices. Thus, players who have seen their play decline with age can still be perennially elected to the Pro Bowl for their popularity among other players, something particularly common among positions such as the offensive line, where few statistics are available.<ref>Tucker, Ross. [https://archive.today/20120719221450/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/ross_tucker/12/17/tucks-takes/index.html NFL Pro Bowl voting among players should be consistent]. SI.com</ref> For example, in 2010, [[Baltimore Ravens]] linebacker [[Terrell Suggs]] admitted voting for [[Ryan Fitzpatrick]] (then the backup quarterback of the [[Buffalo Bills]]) over eventual league most valuable player [[Tom Brady]] not because he thought Fitzpatrick was the better player but as a [[Patriots-Ravens rivalry|vote of disrespect]] toward Brady's team, the [[New England Patriots]].<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/8996273/terrell-suggs-baltimore-ravens-says-other-31-teams-hate-new-england-patriots Terrell Suggs: Teams hate Patriots]. ''ESPN.com''. Retrieved February 27, 2013.</ref>

Some players have had a surprisingly small number of Pro Bowl selections despite distinguished careers. Hall of Fame fullback [[John Riggins]] was selected only once in his career from 1971 to 1985. He was not selected in the year after which he set the record for rushing touchdowns in a season and his team made it to the Super Bowl (although he did make the [[All-Pro]] team). Hall of Fame linebacker [[Ray Nitschke]] only made the Pro Bowl once, despite being named All-Pro seven times and being the [[Most valuable player|MVP]] of the [[1962 NFL Championship Game]]. Defensive back [[Ken Riley]] never made the Pro Bowl in his 15 seasons, even though he recorded 65 interceptions, the fourth-highest total in NFL history at the time of his retirement. Former [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] halfback [[Fred Taylor (American football)|Fred Taylor]], who is 15th in all-time rushing yards, was elected to his only Pro Bowl in 2007, despite averaging 4.6 yards per carry for his career, better than all but five running backs ranked in the top 30 in all-time rushing. [[Aaron Smith (American football)|Aaron Smith]] made it to the Pro Bowl once in 13 years (2004) despite winning two [[Super Bowl ring]]s with the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] and being named to the ''[[Sports Illustrated]] 2000s All Decade Team'' and defensive teammates such as [[Troy Polamalu]], [[Casey Hampton]], and [[James Harrison (American football)|James Harrison]] being named to multiple Pro Bowls during his career; Smith would often be ranked as one of the NFL's most underrated players during his career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/pittsburgh-steelers-all-time-underrated-overrated-players-0ap1000000209728|title=Pittsburgh Steelers: All-time underrated, overrated players|website=[[NFL.com]]}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[American Football League All-Star games]]
*[[All-America Football Conference All-Star Game]]
*[[Chicago College All-Star Game]] – a series played between an NFL team and a [[College football|collegiate]] all-star team
*[[NFL Pro Bowl records]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.probowl.com Official site]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20141125233857/http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_Pro_Bowl.htm The Complete History of the Pro Bowl]
*[http://nfl.com/ The NFL's official website]
*[http://nfl.com/probowl/ballot Online Fan Voting Ballot] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917200919/http://www.nfl.com/probowl/ballot |date=2008-09-17 }}
*{{cite web|title=Pro Bowl Game Books 1971–2011|url=http://www.nflgsis.com/Schedule/probowls.htm|work=NFL Game Statistics & Information System|publisher=[[National Football League]]|access-date=January 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115024700/http://www.nflgsis.com/Schedule/probowls.htm|archive-date=November 15, 2013|url-status=live}}

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