The 2023 Pro Bowl Games (branded as the 2023 Pro Bowl Games presented by Verizon for sponsorship reasons) was the National Football League's all-star game for the 2022 NFL season. For the first time, the event consisted of skills competitions and non-contact flag football games, rather than an actual tackle football game. It was held at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, the Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center in Henderson, Nevada, and Bear's Best Golf Course in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 2 and 5, 2023. Voting began on November 15, 2022, and the rosters were announced on December 21, 2022.
Background The NFL announced on August 9, 2022, that Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, would host the Pro Bowl for the second consecutive season.
On September 26, 2022, the league announced a partnership with Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions to revamp the Pro Bowl, replacing the Pro Bowl game with skills competitions throughout the week, culminating with non-contact flag football games on Sunday to determine the winner. A. Smith & Co. produced the skills competition. On December 5, 2022, it was announced that the coaches for the Pro Bowl would be Peyton and his brother Eli Manning.
Format The event consisted of various skill competition events and three 7-on-7 flag football games, with the first block of events being held on February 2, 2023, at the Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center, which is the Las Vegas Raiders' practice facility and Bear's Best Golf Course in Las Vegas, Nevada. On February 5, the remainder of the event program took place at Allegiant Stadium with the exception of Kick Tac Toe which was held at the Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center. The first portion took place behind closed doors, while the last contests took place around the flag football games.
Points were scored across the events, with up to 24 points available in the skills competitions. The first two flag football games awarded six points each to the winning conference's total score (with the conferences splitting three points each in the event of a tie, with no overtime being played). Both teams' total scores were carried into the final game, which decided the overall winner.
Rosters AFC + OffensePositionStarter(s)Reserve(s)Alternate(s)Quarterback Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Josh Allen, Buffalo Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Tyler Huntley, Baltimore Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Derek Carr, Las VegasRunning back Nick Chubb, Cleveland Josh Jacobs, Las Vegas Derrick Henry, TennesseeFullback Patrick Ricard, BaltimoreWide receiver Tyreek Hill, Miami Stefon Diggs, Buffalo Ja'Marr Chase, Cincinnati Davante Adams, Las VegasTight end Travis Kelce, Kansas City Mark Andrews, Baltimore Dawson Knox, BuffaloOffensive tackle Laremy Tunsil, Houston Terron Armstead, Miami Orlando Brown Jr., Kansas City Dion Dawkins, BuffaloOffensive guard Quenton Nelson, Indianapolis Joel Bitonio, Cleveland Joe Thuney, Kansas City Rodger Saffold, Buffalo Wyatt Teller, ClevelandCenter Creed Humphrey, Kansas City Mitch Morse, Buffalo Ben Jones, Tennessee + DefensePositionStarter(s)Reserve(s)Alternate(s)Defensive end Myles Garrett, Cleveland Maxx Crosby, Las Vegas Trey Hendrickson, CincinnatiDefensive tackle Chris Jones, Kansas City Quinnen Williams, NY Jets Jeffery Simmons, Tennessee Cameron Heyward, PittsburghOutside linebacker Matthew Judon, New England Khalil Mack, LA Chargers T. J. Watt, Pittsburgh Matt Milano, Buffalo Bradley Chubb, MiamiInside / middle linebacker Roquan Smith, Baltimore C. J. Mosley, NY JetsCornerback Sauce Gardner, NY Jets Patrick Surtain II, Denver Marlon Humphrey, Baltimore Xavien Howard, MiamiFree safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, PittsburghStrong safety Derwin James, LA Chargers Jordan Poyer, Buffalo
+ Special teamsPositionStarterAlternate(s)Long snapper Morgan Cox, TennesseePunter Tommy Townsend, Kansas City A. J. Cole III, Las VegasPlacekicker Justin Tucker, BaltimoreReturn specialist Devin Duvernay, Baltimore Jamal Agnew, JacksonvilleSpecial teams Justin Hardee, NY Jets
bold player who participated in the game italics signifies a rookie signifies the player has been selected as a captain Replacement player selection due to injury or vacancy Injured player; selected but did not participate Selected but did not play because his team advanced to Super Bowl LVII (See Pro Bowl "Player selection" section) Selected but chose not to participate
NFC + OffensePositionStarter(s)Reserve(s)Alternate(s)Quarterback Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Geno Smith, Seattle Kirk Cousins, Minnesota Jared Goff, DetroitRunning back Saquon Barkley, NY Giants Tony Pollard, Dallas Miles Sanders, Philadelphia Dalvin Cook, Minnesota Christian McCaffrey, San FranciscoFullback Kyle Juszczyk, San FranciscoWide receiver Justin Jefferson, Minnesota A. J. Brown, Philadelphia CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Terry McLaurin, Washington Amon-Ra St. Brown, DetroitTight end George Kittle, San Francisco T. J. Hockenson, MinnesotaOffensive tackle Trent Williams, San Francisco Lane Johnson, Philadelphia Tristan Wirfs, Tampa Bay Penei Sewell, DetroitOffensive guard Zack Martin, Dallas Landon Dickerson, Philadelphia Chris Lindstrom, Atlanta Elgton Jenkins, Green BayCenter Jason Kelce, Philadelphia Frank Ragnow, Detroit Tyler Biadasz, Dallas
+ DefensePositionStarter(s)Reserve(s)Alternate(s)Defensive end Nick Bosa, San Francisco Brian Burns, Carolina DeMarcus Lawrence, Dallas Cameron Jordan, New Orleans Defensive tackle Aaron Donald, LA Rams Jonathan Allen, Washington Dexter Lawrence, NY Giants Daron Payne, WashingtonOutside linebacker Micah Parsons, Dallas Za'Darius Smith, Minnesota Haason Reddick, Philadelphia Danielle Hunter, MinnesotaInside / middle linebacker Fred Warner, San Francisco Demario Davis, New OrleansCornerback Darius Slay, Philadelphia Trevon Diggs, Dallas Tariq Woolen, Seattle Jaire Alexander, Green Bay Jalen Ramsey, LA RamsFree safety Quandre Diggs, SeattleStrong safety Budda Baker, Arizona Talanoa Hufanga, San Francisco
+ Special teamsPositionStarterAlternate(s)Long snapper Andrew DePaola, MinnesotaPunter Tress Way, WashingtonPlacekicker Jason Myers, SeattleReturn specialist KaVontae Turpin, DallasSpecial teams Jeremy Reaves, Washington
Bold, player who participated in the game italics signifies a rookie signifies the player has been selected as a captain Replacement player selection due to injury or vacancy Injured player; selected but did not participate Selected but did not play because his team advanced to Super Bowl LVII (See Pro Bowl "Player selection" section) Selected but chose not to participate
Number of selections per team +American Football Conference Team SelectionsBaltimore Ravens 7Buffalo Bills 8Cincinnati Bengals 3Cleveland Browns 4Denver Broncos 1Houston Texans 1Indianapolis Colts 1Jacksonville Jaguars 2Kansas City Chiefs 7Las Vegas Raiders 5Los Angeles Chargers 2Miami Dolphins 4New England Patriots 1New York Jets 4Pittsburgh Steelers 3Tennessee Titans 4+National Football Conference Team SelectionsArizona Cardinals 1Atlanta Falcons 1Carolina Panthers 1Chicago Bears 0Dallas Cowboys 8Detroit Lions 4Green Bay Packers 2Los Angeles Rams 2Minnesota Vikings 7New Orleans Saints 2New York Giants 2Philadelphia Eagles 8San Francisco 49ers 7Seattle Seahawks 4Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1Washington Commanders 5
Results Thursday Precision Passing Derek Carr won the event for the AFC with a score of 31.
PosPlayerTeamScore1Derek CarrLVS312Tyler HuntleyBAL213Geno SmithSEA204Trevor LawrenceJAX195Jared GoffDET156Kirk CousinsMIN14
ConferenceScoreAFC3NFC0
Lightning Round The AFC won the event after dunking NFC head coach Eli Manning in confetti in the final round.
ConferenceScoreAFC6NFC0
Longest Drive A long drive competition among players was held at Bear's Best Golf Course in Summerlin South, Nevada, during the week, and broadcast on tape-delay during the Pro Bowl Games.
Jordan Poyer won the event for the AFC by having the longest drive with a drive of 320 yards (292.608 meters).
ConferenceScoreAFC9NFC0
Dodgeball The NFC won the event after the NFC offense team defeated the AFC defense team in the final round.
ConferenceScoreAFC9NFC3
Sunday Flag Football Game 1 The NFC won the first flag football game by a score of 33 – 27. Team1st Half2nd HalfFinalAFC20727NFC201333 ConferenceScoreAFC9NFC9
Kick Tac Toe The event was shown as pre-recorded segment and was held at Intermountain Healthcare center from Thursday's events.
The AFC won the event after being the first team to get three in a row.
ConferenceScoreAFC12NFC9
Gridiron Gauntlet The NFC won the event after Eli Manning crossed the finish line first.
ConferenceScoreAFC12NFC12
Flag Football Game 2 The AFC won the second flag football game by a score of 18–13. Team1st Half2nd HalfFinalAFC12618NFC6713 ConferenceScoreAFC18NFC12
Move The Chains The AFC won the event after taking the first and third rounds.
ConferenceScoreAFC21NFC12
Best Catch Amon-Ra St. Brown outscored Stefon Diggs by a score of 177.0–145.4 (St. Brown outscored Diggs 85.0–74.7 in round 1 and 92.0–70.7 in round 2), winning the event for the NFC.
Diggs and St. Brown were selected as finalists in a fan vote over Justin Jefferson and Patrick Surtain II retrospectively. Each were shown doing special catches in pre-recorded segments during Thursday's events before the fan vote began.
ConferenceScoreAFC21NFC15
Flag Football Game 3 The NFC was down 21–15 entering the game based on the opening scores, but Kirk Cousins led the NFC to a comeback win. The final score was 35–33. ConferenceOpening Score1st Half2nd HalfFinalAFC216633NFC1513735
Aftermath The players who participated on the winning NFC each won $84,000 while the players who participated on the losing AFC team won $42,000 each.
This was the first time Eli Manning beat his brother in the NFL (though as a coach and not a player), as Peyton went 3–0 against him during their NFL careers.
Following the event it was revealed that Myles Garrett suffered a dislocated toe during the Gridiron Gauntlet event. He later stated in April that he would decline participating in future Pro Bowl Games events, saying the Gridiron Gauntlet "doesn't make sense to me", and proposed replacing it and other events with those that would allow fans to take part alongside players. Garrett would later recover from his injury and would play in the opening games of the 2023 NFL season. He would later change his mind and participate in the “Move the Chains” event during the 2024 Pro Bowl Games.
Broadcasting ESPN and ABC served as the broadcaster for all Pro Bowl events while the Thursday block of the skills competition were held on the Saturday afternoon after the event on ABC. As in previous years, the events held on Sunday were simulcast live by ESPN+, ABC, and Disney XD. Kirk Herbstreit and Pat McAfee called the games. Robert Griffin III, Marcus Spears, and Laura Rutledge called the skills competition, joined additionally on the first night by Ryan Clark and Dan Orlovsky.
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