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00:00For most, making it all the way to the league is just a dream.
00:24And the odds, like pushing it all in the middle, banking on a royal flush.
00:30Come on, baby.
00:30Hey, let's go.
00:31But even amongst the few who turn their dreams into reality, some still stand out.
00:39We call them pro bowlers.
00:43It's a sign of recognition, not just from the league, but from the fans.
00:47Validating that week after week, we prove something.
00:51They're the ones that defy expectations.
00:55Bring 60,000 people to their feet.
01:00Or make you think, damn.
01:05And tonight, we give them a stage.
01:11Skills on display.
01:14Competition.
01:15What a kill!
01:16Ready to show out.
01:18We're talking about conference.
01:19So promising.
01:20AFC for the win, baby.
01:22NFC, let's go.
01:24This is the 2046 Pro Bowl games.
01:33Welcome to the progressive kickoff.
01:35It is Super Bowl week Monday.
01:37Today, the Seahawks and Pats meet with the media.
01:40Tuesday, it's the Pro Bowl games.
01:42Thursday, it's awards night.
01:45And then Sunday, it's the Super Bowl.
01:46Super Bowl 60.
01:47But tonight, it's a chance for the AFC and the NFC to send some of their very best out here
01:51to show out.
01:53Have some fun here in the Moscone Convention Center in downtown San Francisco.
01:58Have a little fun wherever you are joining us tonight.
02:01It is fantastic to have you with us, Jason Kelsey, Dan Arlofsky.
02:03I'm Scott Van Pelt.
02:04And this is breaking news, real news.
02:06Centers are eligible tonight.
02:08Hey, baby!
02:08I had a joke here, but then you told me.
02:10Yeah, yeah.
02:11Something about your last year in Philly.
02:13Go ahead.
02:14Well, we finally tried to get me a touchdown after all my years, 13 years in the league.
02:18They were going to give me a tush-push of gimme, right?
02:20We get down to the one-yard line.
02:21Let's give it to Kelsey.
02:22He's going to punch it on in there.
02:23What happened?
02:24You were going to be the person taking the snap?
02:26Yeah, yeah.
02:27And then?
02:27I was going to be the one getting my tush-push, legitimately.
02:30Anyways, we were so bad that it never ended up getting called.
02:33Those only get called when you're up some points.
02:35So.
02:36Centers have a chance tonight to show out a little bit.
02:38In terms of fun and games and trick plays, Dak told us on Countdown, like, could be anything.
02:44Your approach tonight on 50 yards worth of indoor turf would be what, Dan?
02:48I would make the officials prove to me that they're going to throw the flag, and they know all the rules.
02:53How many different laterals, trick plays, um,
02:56multiple formations, double pass?
02:59How many different things can we do?
03:00Why not?
03:01We have a ton of skilled position players here that are going to be involved on the field.
03:06Dak said, who knows?
03:07Maybe I'll line up a receiver a little bit.
03:09It's going to be fun wherever you might be.
03:11So much of this country is burying under snow and ice.
03:14Just settle in.
03:14Let's have some fun tonight and enjoy the best in the National Football League doing their thing.
03:18Time to send it now to our public address announcer, Alan Roach.
03:21It's now time to meet your 2026 Pro Bowl team.
03:32First, for the NFC, we begin with the coaches.
03:36Offensive coordinator Deshaun Jackson.
03:39Defensive coordinator Tyrone Poole.
03:42Flag advisor Bobby Taylor.
03:45And head coach Gary Rice.
03:47And now, the special teams.
04:05From the Dallas Cowboys, Brandon Aubrey and Kevante Turpin.
04:10From the San Francisco 49ers, Luke Gifford and John Weeks.
04:15And from the Washington Commanders, Tress Wade.
04:29Next, the O-line.
04:31From the Atlanta Falcons, Chris Lindstrom.
04:34From the Chicago Bears, Drew Dahlman and Joe Tooney.
04:37From the Dallas Cowboys, Tyler Smith.
04:41From the Detroit Lions, Penae Sewell.
04:44From the Philadelphia Eagles, Cam Juergens.
04:47And from the San Francisco 49ers, Trent Williams.
04:50Up next, the D-line.
05:06From the Dallas Cowboys, Quinn and Williams.
05:09From the Detroit Lions, Aiden Hutchinson.
05:12Your NFC tight ends, fullbacks and running backs.
05:29From the Atlanta Falcons, Bajon Robinson.
05:33From the Arizona Cardinals, Gray McBride.
05:36From the Dallas Cowboys, Jake Ferguson.
05:39From the Detroit Lions, Jameer Gibbs.
05:42And from the San Francisco 49ers, Kyle Juszczyk and Christian McCaffrey.
05:48Up next, the linebackers.
06:04From the Detroit Lions, Jack Campbell.
06:07From the L.A. Rams, Byron Young and Jared Burris.
06:11From the New York Giants, Brian Burns.
06:13And from the Philadelphia Eagles, Zach Favre.
06:16And now, the wide receivers.
06:28From the Dallas Cowboys, CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens.
06:31From the Detroit Lions, Ahmed Ross St. Brown.
06:35And from the L.A. Rams, Puka Nakula.
06:38Next up, the defensive backs.
06:50From the Arizona Cardinals, Buda Baker.
06:53From the Carolina Panthers, J.C. Horn.
06:56From the Chicago Bears, Kevin Byard.
06:59And the Sean Wright.
07:01From the Green Bay Packers, Keyshawn Nixon.
07:03From the Philadelphia Eagles, Cooper Desheed.
07:07And from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Antoine Winfield Jr.
07:11And finally, our NFC quarterbacks.
07:22From the Dallas Cowboys, Dak Prescott.
07:26From the Detroit Lions, Garrett Goff.
07:29And from the Philadelphia Eagles, Jalen Hurts.
07:32Your 2026 NFC Pro Bowl team.
07:46And now, from the AFC.
07:50The coaches.
07:51Offensive coordinator, Michael Vick.
07:54Defensive coordinator, Patrick Sertand.
07:56Flag advisor, Torrey Smith.
07:59And head coach, Steve Young.
08:08And now, the special teams.
08:11From the Baltimore Ravens, Jordan Stout.
08:14From the Jacksonville Jaguars, Ross Matisik.
08:17From the L.A. Chargers, Cameron Dicker.
08:20From the Pittsburgh Steelers, Ben Skoronek.
08:23And from the Tennessee Titans, Chimerae D.K.
08:26Next, the O-Line.
08:34From the Baltimore Ravens, Tyler Linderbaum.
08:37From the Buffalo Bills, Deion Dawkins.
08:40From the Denver Broncos, Garrett Bowles.
08:43And from the Kansas City Chiefs, Reed Humphrey and Trey Smith.
08:47Up next, the D-Line.
08:56From the Denver Broncos, Zach Allen.
08:59From the Houston Texans, Will Anderson Jr.
09:02And from the Tennessee Titans, Jeffrey Simmons.
09:05Your AFC Titans, fullbacks and running backs.
09:19From the Baltimore Ravens, Patrick Ricard.
09:22From the Buffalo Bills, James Cook and Dalton Kincaid.
09:26From the Indianapolis Colts, Jonathan Taylor and Tyler Warren.
09:30And from the Miami Dolphins, Devon A. Chan.
09:42Up next, the linebackers.
09:45From the Baltimore Ravens, Roquan Smith.
09:48From the Denver Broncos, Nick Bonito.
09:51From the Houston Texans, Aziz Alshire.
09:54From the Jacksonville Jaguars, Devin Lloyd.
09:58And from the L.A. Chargers, Thule Tuipilotu.
10:10And now the wide receivers.
10:13From the Cincinnati Bengals, Jamar Chase and Tee Higgins.
10:18From the Denver Broncos, Cortland Sutton.
10:20And from the Houston Texans, Niko Collins.
10:39Next up, the defensive backs.
10:42From the Baltimore Ravens, Kyle Hamilton.
10:45From the Cleveland Browns, Denzel Ward.
10:48From the Denver Broncos, Pat Sertan.
10:51From the Houston Texans, Kamari Lasseter.
10:54Derek Stingley Jr.
10:56And Kalen Bullock.
10:57And from the L.A. Chargers, Derwin James.
11:07And finally, your AFC quarterbacks.
11:11From the Cincinnati Bengals, Joe Burrow.
11:14From the Cincinnati Bengals, Joe Flacco.
11:18And from the Cleveland Browns, Shador Sanders.
11:26Your 2026 AFC Pro Bowl team.
11:37Presenting our nation's colors from just across the bay in Alameda is the United States Coast Guard.
12:07And now, to honor America with the singing of our national anthem, performing in American Sign Language is Bay Area native and international deaf-disabled artist Antoine Hunter.
12:22And representing the next generation of R&B, please welcome singer-songwriter Ebony Riley.
12:33Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
12:55Whose bright stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight
13:05O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
13:15And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
13:37No, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
14:05No, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the ramparts we watched
14:09O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
14:11O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
14:12O'er the ramparts my again isso not too gallantly streaming?
14:16And the ramparts we watched dijer проще e seu fear o clamor
14:20o camor
14:21O'er the ramparts we watched
14:22o camor
14:23O'er the ramparts we watched
14:27O'er the ramparts we watched
14:28and the NFC on deck.
14:32Sell it and enjoy.
14:33We'll be right back with the start of the Pro Bowl games
14:35in just a moment.
14:40ESPN welcomes you to the following presentation
14:44of the National Football League.
14:50Welcome to the 2026 Pro Bowl games presented by Verizon.
14:55This Super Bowl week here on a Tuesday night.
14:58San Francisco.
15:01Buddy Dave Fleming, great play-by-play guy, lives out here,
15:04said this was the nicest day of the year.
15:06Looks like there should be more of the same for Sunday.
15:08As for the key rules to keep in mind,
15:10Dan Orlovsky says he wants these rules tested
15:11by everyone on this field.
15:13Got a 50-yard field, drives begin at the 5.
15:15You must cross midfield for a first down.
15:18Touchdowns get you 6.
15:19When you get inside the 5-yard line, can't run.
15:21That's why the red line is there.
15:23You see the conversions there for the points
15:25that get you 1 and 2.
15:29Those are the rules.
15:30But throw out the rules because Steve Young
15:32is in the building and he's got all sorts
15:34of cross-promotional things.
15:35Olympics, Pro Bowl games, let's go.
15:37I dream when I was a kid that I could be like
15:38the dream team, Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson
15:42go get a gold medal.
15:43You guys can get gold medals.
15:45I hope you're thinking about it.
15:46And tonight, your tryout for a gold medal.
15:50Joe says he wants a gold medal.
15:52T wants a gold medal.
15:53Let's go get a gold medal.
15:55Let's do it.
15:56All right, let's go.
15:58Gold medals, guys.
15:59What do you think?
16:00I mean, listen, I think it's a great sales pitch.
16:02Whatever you got to do to get the guys fired up.
16:04I like the motivational tactic, yeah.
16:06There's probably some truth to it.
16:07Did he say he was a kid when the dream team was around?
16:10He had to have been, I mean, kid, he stretched it a bit.
16:14I mean, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
16:16You got Jerry Rice, Steve Young coaching.
16:19You have Bay Area legends here tonight on the sidelines.
16:23You have Deshaun Jackson, Michael Vick,
16:24the respective offensive coordinators.
16:27So he's got a lot of juice here on the sidelines.
16:29Plenty of talent in the building.
16:31Steve Young still looks like he could probably play
16:34a couple snaps and throw it some.
16:36I know it's just flag football and we're not watching the real thing,
16:39but just the personalities and the people that are here today.
16:41That's what makes it so good.
16:42If you're a fan of the game, it still is awesome
16:45to see all these guys homogenized into one location like this.
16:51What?
16:52Homogenized?
16:53Yeah.
16:55Brought together.
16:56Cincinnati education right there.
16:57We had to go homogenized 90 seconds into the broadcast.
17:00I don't know why I thought that.
17:02I've taken a bunch of caffeine, Dan,
17:03and my brain is kind of all over the place right now.
17:05All right, the NFC starts it off from the five.
17:07Dak Prescott.
17:08Oh, you're black, I guess.
17:09Oh, no, he's black, yes, yes.
17:11All right, make sure our flag situations are secure.
17:16And we're off and running.
17:18Wherever you're with us tonight, let's enjoy it.
17:20Let's have some fun.
17:20It's the Pro Bowl games.
17:23As advertised, the center is the pass catcher in history
17:28at the tight end position.
17:30Did that hit the deck?
17:36George Pickens off the career season.
17:39Most yards, most receptions, most touchdowns in his career.
17:44Let's take a look, fellas.
17:46Of course he caught it.
17:47Pickens was ridiculous this year.
17:49He had a stretch probably six or eight weeks
17:51and really the heart of the season
17:53where he was playing wide receiver as good as anybody in the NFL.
17:56Obviously a contract year, a big start for him.
17:59Good time to have that in a walk here.
18:04Bajan Robinson, let that hit the deck.
18:06That's all right.
18:07Not ahead of himself there.
18:09He's got a new head coach.
18:11We'll talk a bit about that.
18:12Obviously quite a few new head coaches, coordinators,
18:15so much of that has now it's all been sorted.
18:17At least the head coaches have.
18:20Dak going second down.
18:21Amin Raul with the catch.
18:25New set of downs.
18:30Jared Goff here as well.
18:33B4, B4, B4, B4.
18:38Oh, yeah.
18:44It's been basic so far.
18:46I want double moves immediately.
18:47Too soft.
18:49Too soft to coverage.
18:50Especially the first 15.
18:52They come out with some special.
18:53Oh, sweet.
18:54All right.
18:54All right.
18:54St. Brown and the NFC.
18:58Right down the field.
18:59The AFC defense, Sid White.
19:01Hey!
19:03Where we go, the two or one?
19:05Did not offer much resistance on that drive.
19:08B2, B2.
19:09Is he getting in?
19:10Good concentration.
19:12Oh.
19:12Oh, good reach.
19:14Yeah.
19:14You're never, so for those of you that don't know, they tell you not to reach when you're
19:18by the goal line because if he fumbles and he goes into the end zone and out of bounds,
19:22obviously it's a touchback.
19:23So they tell you not to reach.
19:24Flag is probably a game where you want to reach.
19:26No one told Amin Ra and it worked because they got six.
19:29Here we go.
19:30Press Scott.
19:32Climbing in the pocket.
19:33Make a move.
19:34Got him.
19:35Amin Ra again!
19:36It's the octopus, ladies and gentlemen.
19:39How about that?
19:40The touchdown and the two for eight.
19:43This is a nice job.
19:44They snap it to Bijan and then you kick it back to Dak Prescott.
19:47So everyone then is eligible.
19:50Then Dak can run whenever and wherever he wants.
19:54No one near him.
19:55I do think that's a little bit, at least for the first drive tonight, telltale sign of
20:00the center being eligible is no center.
20:03And then how much can you actually pressure somebody, blitz somebody because, I mean, Dak
20:08had all day to throw, obviously, and no one pressure on him.
20:11I won.
20:11Yes.
20:12I won.
20:12Shador Sanders, the starter with the AFC because of injuries, opportunities for the
20:19most vote getter, the highest vote getter, I should say, and that's Shador, who got a
20:24chance to start late in the year.
20:25Yeah.
20:25And now gets a chance to be here and is thrilled to be here, trying to make the most
20:30of it.
20:31Just throw a rope right there.
20:34He's got a new head coach as well.
20:37Todd Montan.
20:38Third of the league.
20:39A third of the league, yeah.
20:41Munkin talked about it today, like, going to wait and see, what's the quarterback with
20:44the it factor, he said.
20:45He's looking for that.
20:46Shador has, right?
20:47That's a checked box.
20:49Just his personality, his confidence.
20:54There's a pressure.
20:54Pressure.
20:57Rookie to rookie.
20:59What a season for Tyler Warren.
21:03He was so good for Indy.
21:05When Daniel Jones was healthy, he was right at the top of the offensive rookie of the year
21:10conversation.
21:11And as a center, I imagine it appeals to you that it's a guy that's willing to swap
21:15some paint and block.
21:16This is a guy that was a very willing and capable blocker as well.
21:19No doubt.
21:19Yeah, anytime you get a tight end that's not just kind of body blocking.
21:23Pretty boy like your brother.
21:25I don't want to say.
21:26You know, we don't got to bring Trav into this, you know?
21:28I mean, he does some special things, too.
21:30I'm just kidding.
21:31Just hoping he's watching.
21:33Shador, Chase again.
21:35You know, go ahead.
21:39Me too, me too, me too.
21:41Brown to Bengal.
21:43Why wouldn't you?
21:44Joe Burrow is here as well.
21:45Joe Flacco is here.
21:46First time for Joe Flacco.
21:48After 18 years, that's the longest tenured player ever to make his Pro Bowl debut.
21:52That's awesome for Flacco.
21:54He's been everything in this league, right?
21:55He's going to play again next year.
21:56Someone's going to need a steady veteran presence at starting quarterback.
22:01He can still sling it.
22:02I don't know that.
22:03The rookie Sanders.
22:04Oh, oh, oh, a nice ball.
22:08Oh, no.
22:08The tip.
22:10Is it Byard?
22:11Hustle.
22:12Flags going everywhere.
22:14Pandemonium.
22:15Players are on the field.
22:16What is happening?
22:17He's doing the thingy.
22:20The ball finds Kevin Byard.
22:22Doesn't matter when it is.
22:24Outdoors, indoors.
22:25There's a wheelchair on the field.
22:27What is happening right now?
22:28That's Micah Parsons.
22:30Okay, all right.
22:31We live in his society.
22:33After the interception.
22:34Screen blocking by the NFC.
22:37That'll be five yards from the spot of the foul.
22:41First down.
22:42Referee Desiree Abrams.
22:44Shh.
22:45Helping us understand the violations of rules.
22:48Micah Parsons is out there.
22:51Micah Parsons is doing.
22:53Robbed by a mean old lady in a motorized car.
22:56Oh.
22:57So Sanders here.
22:58That's got to make that catch.
23:00Yeah, it goes right through Jamar's hands.
23:02But again, the ball finds Byard.
23:04He was everywhere this season.
23:05And so is the Chicago Bears defense that led the NFL in takeaways.
23:09That's all they do is turn you over.
23:11So this is not a touchdown because they blocked.
23:14Correct.
23:15You cannot scream.
23:16You cannot even get in the way of anybody when it comes to a blocking situation.
23:22I know how many moms and dads out there whose sons and daughters are flag football players.
23:26Sure.
23:27Players, they're familiar with that.
23:28Like flag guarding.
23:30That can be a tricky one on a Saturday in the park.
23:32I saw him the t-shirts hanging out.
23:34Is that Koop right?
23:34Let's see the block.
23:36Oh, Koop.
23:37Koop.
23:37Koop.
23:37That's, you got to know better.
23:39Yeah.
23:40Eagles.
23:40Come on.
23:41Vic taught you better than that, Koop.
23:44I'm surprised Koop didn't literally block him.
23:47Oh, my bad.
23:48Just going to, like.
23:50Jalen Hurts now.
23:51Auto.
23:52How does fly?
23:53All right, so we got an eagle making the improper block.
23:57Now an eagle putting his flag in the wrong area.
24:03Let's go, Jay.
24:05There's blitz.
24:07And the catch is made.
24:10Something we said over and over this season.
24:14As it related to Trey McBride, the most receptions ever at the tight end position.
24:18Wait, did that hit the ground?
24:21Oh, yeah.
24:21Oh, we got a review.
24:23And we're going to let it go.
24:23Did we get coaches' challenges?
24:25I don't know.
24:26Are they going to New York on this one?
24:28We have kicker Brandon Aubrey out there.
24:30We need to toss him the pelt.
24:32Uh-oh.
24:32Oh, that nearly got jumped there.
24:34If we're putting kickers out here, can we get some offensive line?
24:37We're not even having guys snap the ball.
24:39Yeah, you know what?
24:40We got some athletic offensive linemen in this game.
24:42Come on, guys.
24:43Patrick Sertan sniffed that one out, tried to jump it.
24:46But again, there's Brandon Aubrey, who.
24:48Wait, Aubrey's out there?
24:49That's what I'm saying.
24:50We're putting kickers out before offensive linemen?
24:53No offense to all you kickers out there.
24:56I know one kicker.
24:57He's pretty good, too.
24:59McAfee can't be happy about this.
25:01Yeah.
25:02Or your comment.
25:03Here we go.
25:03Well, I mean, listen.
25:05That's a special guy.
25:07Got him.
25:07Great play.
25:09And Gibbs with the reception there.
25:12That was a heck of a throw right there.
25:17Kaelin Bullock got the flag on that one.
25:20We have a big third down here.
25:23Right on that threshold.
25:24Let's listen in.
25:27B-6.
25:27I just like hearing the sound of his voice.
25:29It brings me back.
25:38I'm getting goosebumps.
25:39B-6, I got you, Jim.
25:40What's B-6?
25:42I don't know.
25:42Is it the touchdown play?
25:44Maybe.
25:44Oh!
25:46That was a rough one.
25:49That was nearly the Derwin James.
25:51Was he?
25:52Very icy.
25:53Very icy.
25:54Always steady in the huddle?
25:55Like, always steady in the huddle?
25:57That's one of the, I think, one of his superpowers,
25:59especially in really critical moments.
26:01He does not get too high, too low, very even keel.
26:05What you see in the first quarter,
26:06and then these pivotal moments,
26:08he has a way of, like, bringing in very, you know,
26:11weathering the emotions at the moment.
26:13Yeah, the ups and the downs.
26:15Yep.
26:17So it's a fourth down now and goal again.
26:20They're at that red line, which means you can't run from here.
26:23Here comes the blitz.
26:25Uh-oh.
26:25Pressure coming.
26:27Make a play.
26:28Back in the end zone.
26:29He's got a man.
26:31Oh, yeah!
26:33Ferguson on Wisconsin.
26:37The fadeaway.
26:40Two is left.
26:41That's a tough throw.
26:43He's got to square the shoulders and deliver it on time.
26:48That's a great throw by Hertz, man.
26:52Dude.
26:52Oh, yeah.
26:54Great catch by Ferg.
26:56Bobbling grab made there in the back of the end zone.
27:01Yeah.
27:01Eagle to the cowboy.
27:02Stingly in proximity as good as there is.
27:04Is that okay?
27:05That's okay.
27:05Just tonight.
27:06Eagle to the cowboy.
27:07That's right.
27:08It's a 24-hour truce.
27:10Well, 60-minute truce.
27:13So, for the 10, we're going for two more.
27:15Trying to get 16 to nothing NFC.
27:18Got to get rid of it.
27:25Did it take some time out?
27:27They rush, though.
27:28No, no, no.
27:29The four seconds only counts if nobody rushes, though, right?
27:31All right.
27:34Desiree Abrams says no good.
27:38So, you heard earlier from Steve Young talking gold medals.
27:41The GOAT himself.
27:43Jerry Rice.
27:44I don't know if he's handing out awards just yet, but he's loving what he's seeing from his squad.
27:50They've touched it twice.
27:51They've scored twice.
27:52It's 14-0 NFC here in the Pro Bowl games.
27:55We're back at the Pro Bowl games.
27:58The NFC with a 14-0 lead early here over the AFC, and we are with the NFC coach, Jerry Rice.
28:04Now, I've got to start with your touchdown dance you just did there because it was some pretty good moves, Jerry.
28:08You were feeling it, right?
28:09Well, I still got it.
28:10I still got it, you know, and I might be coming out of retirement and all of those things.
28:14But my team is relaxed, and they're ready to play, and they're having a good time out there.
28:18Yeah, you said they really came in focused, but you felt like the intensity in this environment
28:23was getting them going even a little bit more.
28:25How would you describe the competition you're seeing so far?
28:27You know, as a competitor, you know that, you know, once you get on this football field,
28:31the intensity is going to go up.
28:33So that's happening right now.
28:34We just need to get a defensive play right now and just keep putting points on the board.
28:39Okay, really fast.
28:40Jason Kelsey is up there in the booth, and he was saying that, you know,
28:44the big fellas want to get out there and play, but you got a little different experience with your big fellas, Jason.
28:48I'm sorry.
28:49No, they don't want to do anything over here.
28:50I'm trying to get those big boys to run slants and goals and stuff like that,
28:53and they're like, no, we'll let you know if we want to come into the ballgame.
28:58I don't want them on the field, but they don't want to go.
29:01I agree.
29:01It's better for the game.
29:02Now, listen, so you're going to get out there and play, and we'll get Jason down from up there,
29:06and we'll get him out.
29:06He wants to be involved.
29:07Okay?
29:08How does that sound?
29:08I'm ready.
29:09I'm ready.
29:09I can still run a sluggo or a goal route or something like that and score.
29:14See that ring right there?
29:17Thanks, Jerry.
29:17It's my pleasure.
29:18I think everyone's familiar with that, their man's status in the game.
29:25He's still got it.
29:27We've had a couple of opportunities on Monday Night Countdown being out at games,
29:30and he's out there on the field.
29:32Swag threw him a pass, and it's like the highlight of his life.
29:34You're talking about truly as fine a player as this sport has ever seen.
29:39Jerry Rice, pressure coming.
29:41Murrow, who is now Angel Murrow.
29:44You're a late add to the AFC roster, Devon.
29:47What would be the routes that you would feel most comfortable for the bigs to run?
29:53For the bigs?
29:54Yeah, like he's saying, none of their offensive linemen want to do it.
29:57I mean, first of all, very upsetting that none of the offensive linemen want to do it.
30:01I mean, you get an opportunity to do something like this.
30:03This is when it's fun.
30:04Maybe when you're going on scout team defense in the middle of a week where you're not playing
30:07that, like, fourth preseason game, or I guess third preseason game now,
30:10and you're, like, excited to go play D-end.
30:12I can't believe these guys don't want to go mess around out here.
30:15Money, money.
30:15Money, money.
30:16I'm going to stop talking over the play.
30:17Yeah, exactly.
30:18But, yeah, slants.
30:19Maybe some arrows.
30:20Arrows.
30:21Not a lot of change of direction.
30:23You don't want...
30:23Not a COD.
30:24No, no.
30:25Comeback route.
30:26No, no, no, no.
30:27A little tempo for the AFC and HN.
30:30Oh, here we go.
30:31Oh, here we go.
30:33Oh!
30:34Oh!
30:34First!
30:35Joe Burrow showing off the sprint!
30:39How about that?
30:41I got to admit, every once in a while, Joe will show off that he can scoop.
30:44Hey, a little Sneaky Fast?
30:46Yeah!
30:47Sneaky Fast.
30:48His interview with Peter Schrager earlier, I thought that Joe was just kind of wavy.
30:52He said, I'm just here for the vibes, basically.
30:54But he showed you.
30:55He's here to compete.
30:56Look at this.
30:57Look at the wheels.
30:59All right, we're sort of taking our time here.
31:01What do we got?
31:03Does he make Turpin miss there?
31:05Yeah, that's Turpin, I think.
31:06Kavante Turpin.
31:08The burst.
31:10Didn't he just land on a plane, like, 90 minutes ago?
31:12He's here, and he's in the end zone.
31:16He's young.
31:17He's ready to go.
31:18The juices are flowing.
31:19All right.
31:19Look, you can see it in his eyes.
31:22Roger, roger, roger.
31:23Turbos hit.
31:27Going for two.
31:29Clock's ticking.
31:30Oh, my gosh!
31:31Line open!
31:34Instant offense from Joey P.
31:36AFC sideline exploding to greet their quarterback, Burrow.
31:43Burrow came to play, baby.
31:46Another look here.
31:48As Burrow.
31:49How was Warren so open?
31:51Yeah, he knew he was open the whole time.
31:52He's being a little sneaky and coy with this.
31:55Yeah, yeah.
31:55Did you see the eyes?
31:56Yeah, yeah.
31:57Look at them.
31:58There they are!
31:59Look at those eyes!
32:00You are very, very sneaky.
32:02All right.
32:06Michelle Beisner-Bruckdown with Steve Young.
32:08Michelle.
32:09Oh, Coach.
32:10What a way.
32:11What's up, my old friend?
32:12Good to see you on these sidelines, coaching the AFC.
32:15Your NFC coach over there, Jerry Rice, was really feeling himself just moments ago,
32:20but you just answered back.
32:21What a play by Joe Burrow.
32:23Joe Burrow has some legs, man.
32:26You see that?
32:26That was sweet.
32:27It's really amazing.
32:28All the years I played, you get used to a speed, and then you come back, you're like,
32:33oh, I forgot.
32:34These guys are the best athletes in the world.
32:36It's a lot of fun.
32:37He is a lot of fun.
32:38You know, I suppose a lot of fun was your pre-game speech, telling these guys to go win
32:42gold medals.
32:43Were you thinking about the fact that this is going to be an Olympic sport in 2028?
32:47We all talked about it.
32:48When basketball got it, hockey got it, baseball got it, golf got it.
32:52We're like, it's now happening.
32:54And these guys now need to realize, do you want to go get a gold medal in 2028?
32:58If you do, this is where you show it, because the NFL players need to demand by their play
33:04that they want to go get a gold medal.
33:05And they talked about it.
33:06All the guys in the locker room would say, I'm in.
33:08I'm in for a gold medal.
33:10That would be the greatest thing in the whole world, you could close your career out with
33:12a gold medal.
33:13So these guys are thinking about it.
33:14I trust me.
33:15All right.
33:16Go get your gold medal, Coach.
33:17Let's go get the gold.
33:17Jared Goff now on the field for the NFC.
33:23A couple of drops.
33:24Threw it to an offensive lineman.
33:25Lindstrom dropped it.
33:27Come on.
33:27Not a good.
33:28Yeah.
33:29That's all right, man.
33:30We're going to, they're going to make a big play tonight.
33:32The bigs are going to make this.
33:33It's going to happen.
33:33Uh-oh.
33:34Well, now we got a bad snap.
33:36Catastrophe.
33:36From Lindstrom.
33:37Careful back there, Jared.
33:38Safety.
33:40Put the guard in there.
33:43Well, time, that's not a center.
33:44That was a guard playing center.
33:46You know, let's not jump on the center.
33:50That's what that was?
33:51Lindstrom, yeah.
33:52The excuses and explanations.
33:54Okay.
33:55Let's take a look here.
33:57That's on the quarterback.
33:58Thank God for being the first to tell you.
34:00I needed to make that play.
34:01Yeah, that's on the quarterback.
34:03That was a catastrophic series for the NFC.
34:05Two drops and a safety.
34:06Can we talk about how serious Mr. Steve Young is about winning the gold medal?
34:12It's not a coaching like sale point.
34:15I think it's, it's a very legit thing for him.
34:19Olympics are at stake right now.
34:22Joe Flacco in the building, ladies and gentlemen.
34:2441-year-old, 18-year-old vet.
34:27First-time pro bowler.
34:30Trying to restore order here.
34:31Hello, Seattle City.
34:34Yeah, baby.
34:35Good summers in Seattle.
34:37Avalon.
34:37Avalon.
34:38But yeah, yeah, yeah.
34:39We'll claim him.
34:39We'll claim him.
34:40Yeah.
34:41Joe's the best.
34:42Joe was in Philly for a hot coffee and a hot sandwich.
34:45We had a blast for about three months.
34:48Wait, he was in Eagle?
34:49Very short step.
34:51Right before he went to Cleveland or India.
34:53I think he went to, I forget where he went right after Philly.
34:5523, something like that.
34:56It was just a training camp.
34:58It was like a very small, small window.
35:01Jonathan Taylor, who was setting a blistering pace when this season began,
35:05and India roared out of the gates before the Jones injury at quarterback,
35:10let all the National Football League in touchdowns this season.
35:13And what a year he had.
35:18That was an unfortunate year for the Colts in general.
35:21They were playing such good football, you felt like, wait,
35:24this is a legit AFC championship contender.
35:27And then all of a sudden, one injury led to another injury led to another.
35:30Had the double-digit lead in Arrowhead.
35:32Correct, yes.
35:33Jones playing on that leg injury that hopefully was going to heal,
35:36and then it all sort of spiraled.
35:38Flacco with time.
35:41Oh, easy.
35:42Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
35:44We didn't hear anything.
35:45The kids.
35:46Pass clock violation.
35:47Pass clock violation.
35:49That's that sea isle coming out.
35:55Sea isle in the building.
35:57That's that ocean drive showing up.
35:58That's the Jersey Shore right there.
36:04Let's see.
36:05That's 840 Eastern, trying to figure out if my boy's still awake.
36:08They heard it.
36:10They've never heard Dad say such a thing, ever.
36:14Dad, don't say the F word.
36:15Only when the Terps lose.
36:16Flacco, looking deep.
36:19Oh, Coop's going to jump that.
36:20Oh, the lateral.
36:21That's still alive.
36:22Oh, it's dead now.
36:23They hit the ground.
36:23It's dead.
36:25Dead ball after the pick.
36:27Cooper Dejean grabs that.
36:28And so, the Pro Bowl games here in San Francisco.
36:36It's 14 to 10, NFC.
36:40Defense showing that a little bit.
36:41Joe Cool with a burst of speed.
36:43The 2026 Pro Bowl games presented by Verizon are brought to you by Progressive.
36:50Get coverage you can count on with home and auto at Progressive.com.
36:56NFC 14 to 10 lead over the AFC here.
37:01It's Tuesday night, Super Bowl week.
37:03It's the Patriots and the Seahawks coming Sunday.
37:07Breaking news, Jamar Chase is in at safety.
37:09Yeah, I was just going to say, he's playing safety now?
37:12Why not?
37:13Who better to identify the pass, go up and grab it?
37:17And it's Goff.
37:19Timmy John Robinson.
37:21Oh, it's still alive.
37:25We're pitching.
37:26I want to pitch.
37:27Get more pitching, pitching woo-woo.
37:29Make it happen.
37:30Throw all the flags.
37:31Flags are everywhere.
37:32What's happening with these flags?
37:35There are rules that we are vaguely familiar with.
37:39Dorlovsky knows them all.
37:40Yeah, I've got them studied.
37:43In the midst of doing 97 shows, I studied the flag.
37:47Hold it.
37:48Defense.
37:49That'll be five yards with a result and a first down.
37:55All right, so hold it.
37:56Devin Lloyd with a hold there.
38:03That's a good duo.
38:05They were prolific.
38:06I wonder what the Cowboys do with him.
38:09He's going to want to be paid in line with the numbers that he hung, and he should.
38:14Yeah.
38:15That's how it works.
38:16You get paid based on your productivity in this league.
38:19When he's on, he can go with just about anybody.
38:22Goff looking deep.
38:30Uh-oh.
38:30Ooh.
38:33Over the head of CeeDee Lamb.
38:35Again, there's Chase in the secondary.
38:41Patrick Sertain as well.
38:43Just standing, obviously.
38:46Standing on the field just with warm-ups and saying hi to everybody.
38:49The length of the corners and wide receivers.
38:51Yeah.
38:52Everybody is six foot three, six foot four.
38:55I mean, Kalen Bullock is six foot three, six foot four.
38:58It feels like.
38:59Sertan feels like he's six foot three.
39:02And then CeeDee Lamb is every bit of six, three, six, four.
39:05It's crazy how long they are at the skill position.
39:09Pijan out of the backfield.
39:12Out of the.
39:13Snapped it to him.
39:15Pitched to Goff.
39:17Puga Nakua on the field.
39:19Cool to see him here.
39:20Smile on his face.
39:21You know how disappointing it must be for any L.A. Ram thinking just how close they were.
39:25Yeah.
39:26Remarkable offensive shows in Seattle.
39:28Two games in a row.
39:29Stafford threw for over 800 yards, six touchdowns, no picks, and they didn't win either game.
39:33It's hard to do.
39:34That's why.
39:34I think that's why.
39:35It's never been done.
39:36Those numbers.
39:37Oh, really?
39:37And back-to-back losses.
39:38I think that's why you kind of saw a little bit of like the shock and the.
39:42I don't want to say emotion, but disbelief because they truly thought they were their best team.
39:49CeeDee Lamb inside the 10, about the five-yard line.
39:53Do you think Stafford comes back?
39:55You know, before the season with all the back stuff, it did feel like it was going to be his last one.
39:59But with how well he played all season, it didn't seem to affect him.
40:02I don't know.
40:03Why not?
40:06Potentially the MVP.
40:08Sure.
40:08You're good.
40:08Boop, boop.
40:09I felt like had he done what Kershaw did and bookended it and walked off as a champion,
40:13it would have been the easier thing maybe to walk away.
40:15But if you could play at that level, which he did, why not run it back?
40:19Speaking from experience, it is really hard to step away when you're that close.
40:23Yeah.
40:23You know you're still playing well.
40:25There's Chase making a play.
40:27How about that?
40:29Let's go.
40:30Well, it would make sense if he'd have elite ball skills, that's for sure.
40:39Brian Clark says that him.
40:41Illegal procedure on the AFC.
40:43They've already used the fire zone blitz.
40:45They've already used the fire zone blitz.
40:46That'll be five yards, half the distance to the goal line.
40:49First down.
40:50Brian Clark talks about watching him and Derek Stinley.
40:52So Jamar and Stingley go head-to-head in practice at LSU when Stingley, I believe, was a true freshman.
41:00And it was like, Ryan talks about it being a heavyweight fight.
41:04Joe Burrow, obviously, their quarterback, just but you can see you're different and you're different.
41:09And it was that immediate respect of watching them compete.
41:14Good on good.
41:15Great on great.
41:16Better said, yes.
41:18Goff with time.
41:21Speaking of great on great, ladies and gentlemen, Chase.
41:27Hello.
41:31What an outrageous play that is.
41:34Who caught that an inch or two off the ground?
41:36Should he be playing both ways?
41:39Is he the Travis Hunter of the past?
41:46Jamar Chase.
41:47I mean, how far is this ball off the ground?
41:50We're about to see.
41:51Goff trying to fit it in there.
41:53That is outrageous.
41:54Are you kidding me?
41:55One hand and Chase eyeballing the sidelines on his way to this flip into the end zone.
42:06Speaking of great on great, there you go.
42:09Meanwhile, 16 unanswered points by the AFC.
42:13It was a game that was 14-0.
42:15NFC looked like they were running away from it.
42:17Now the AFC.
42:19We'll hear from him in just a moment.
42:21Let's see the conversion attempt.
42:28So they're going for the two-point.
42:31Sanders back in.
42:34Replacement.
42:34Oh, under center.
42:35Replacement for May, who's obviously at the Super Bowl this week.
42:39Oh, my, my, my!
42:40DK.
42:40Oh!
42:41Oh, my, my, my!
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