LAS VEGAS -- While a flag-football game may have been more competitive, that doesn't mean the NFL's all-stars had no pride in their performance and eventual outcome in the 2022 Pro Bowl on Sunday.
No live tackling to the ground? No matter. Not to the fans who hung on every play at Allegiant Stadium, the first of three league events in Las Vegas, with the draft coming in April and Super Bowl LVIII in two years.
The goal, as players said throughout the week of practice, was to have fun and emerge unscathed. Mission accomplished, then, as the AFC beat the NFC 41-35 in a turnover-marred exhibition. It was the AFC's fifth straight win.
.@DeionSanders gave his take on the Pro Bowl compared to when he played. pic.twitter.com/yqTrUch2Ax
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 7, 2022
.@CrosbyMaxx wins the #ProBowl Defensive MVP right at home in Vegas! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/L08E0qMDGa
— NFL (@NFL) February 6, 2022
They must be paying the fans to attend the pro bowl! It's like a walk through practice with pads on 🤦🏽♂️
— Matt Forte (@MattForte22) February 6, 2022
Hey @TomBrady so @MikeEvans13_ threw my Pro Bowl TD ball in the stands... I heard he has a tendency to do these type of things. You got any spare @Bitcoin I could borrow to get that thing back?? pic.twitter.com/PMOtfeoc82
— Kyle Juszczyk (@JuiceCheck44) February 6, 2022
Do ppl really expect REAL football to be played at the Pro Bowl? 🤣🤣
— Damien Woody (@damienwoody) February 6, 2022
They got try a little bit in the Pro Bowl c'mon nah‼️
— Chad Johnson (@ochocinco) February 6, 2022
My 1st catch in a pro bowl lol appreciate it bro @K1 https://t.co/cTikbo0V9S
— Mike Evans (@MikeEvans13_) February 7, 2022
Out in Vegas for pro bowl, first time in locker room! pic.twitter.com/gXYhOYChAE
— Tim Brown (@81TimBrown) February 6, 2022
This @AJCole90 interview is comedy 😂
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) February 6, 2022
"Probably my favorite stat line I've ever had: Got zero punts, three holds, two halftime hotdogs." #ProBowl pic.twitter.com/FQUoFoe0tL
.@Druski2Funny staying ready. 😤
— NFL (@NFL) February 6, 2022
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Two years ago today, @CrosbyMaxx was in rehab.
— NFL (@NFL) February 6, 2022
Now, he's playing in his first Pro Bowl and grateful for every day. ❤️🙏
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The Row the Boat celly making its way to the Pro Bowl #ShowtimeCam 🚣♂️@AntoineWJr11 | #GoBucs
— NFL (@NFL) February 6, 2022
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A Twitter List by RomanModrowskiThis just deserves another moment 😂@MacJones_10 | #ProBowl pic.twitter.com/Lh4lfSJF69
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) February 6, 2022
