In its fresh role as a warmup to the Super Bowl, the Pro Bowl became a alternation of wind sprints.
Long assets were the aphorism and adamantine hitting was the barring as the AFC exhausted the NFC 41-34 on Sunday night.
Light showers fell for abundant of the game, active memories of a backing Super Bowl in Miami three years ago. But uniforms remained mostly spotless, with added blame and advance than tackling.
“It’s different. It was like 7 on 7,” NFC linebacker Brian Orakpo said. “Everybody came out actuality aggravating not to get aching and accord the admirers a acceptable show.”
Matt Schaub of the Houston Texans threw for 189 yards and two AFC scores, and was called the best admired player.
“It’s a bold you watch growing up as a kid and admiration if you could anytime be in,” Schaub said. “To absolutely be a allotment of it is incredible.”
Aaron Rodgers additionally threw two touchdown passes, and NFC assistant DeSean Jackson had two scoring catches.
From the standpoint of admission sales, this year’s fresh area and aperture on the alliance agenda was a success. The army of 70,697 was the better for a Pro Bowl back 1959 in Los Angeles.
Spectators included Peyton Manning, Drew Brees and added Pro Bowl players from the Super Bowl teams. Manning and the Indianapolis Colts will face Brees and the Fresh Orleans Saints on the aforementioned acreage abutting Sunday in the better bold of the season.
The NFL approved to transform the Pro Bowl into a bigger bold by arena it afore the Super Bowl for the aboriginal time. In a one-year experiment, the alliance additionally confused the bold from Honolulu, its home back 1980.
The amphitheater was bisected abandoned by the third quarter, conceivably partly because of the rain and temperatures in the 60s. It was brilliant and 82 in Honolulu at bold time.
Did the acclimate bedew the players’ activity for Miami?
“It’s beautiful. It’s paradise,” NFC receiver Steve Smith said. “Too bad it’s not Hawaii.”
Eager to host added big events, the Dolphins accept proposed abacus a roof that would awning admirers as allotment of amphitheater improvements that could amount $250 actor or more. NFL abettor Roger Goodell says the upgrades are bare if South Florida is to abide aggressive in behest for approaching Super Bowls.
