Low scoring affair in NFL Pro Bowl

The NFL Pro Bowl was played on Sunday night and went back to its original AFC vs NFC format. The NFL biggest stars were on displayed for celebration for the end of a NFL season. Both conference played their best players this year excluding any players from Patriots or Falcons due to Super Bowl. History tells that Pro Bowl is usually high scoring game but this year's game was mostly about the defense as AFC would be victorious winning 20-13 against the NFC.

AFC Pro Bowl team was headline with Denver strong defensive captains Von Miller and Aqib Talib. The AFC defense was able to hold the NFC high powered offense to only 13 points. Miller had half a sack with four tackles. Talib two pass deflections with three tackles. Lorenzo Alexander of the Buffalo Bills led the team in tackles with nine tackles with an interception. Also teammate Stephon Gilmore had one interception in the fourth quarter which sealed the victory. NFC Defense was led by Everson Griffen of the Minnesota Vikings had a great game with eight tackles and three sacks. Superstar Richard Sherman had the team's only interception.

The game really lacked offense as both teams combined for only 549 yards. AFC quarterbacks combined for only 210 passing yards. Andy Dalton of the Cincinnati Bengals led team with only 100 passing yards with a touchdown and interception. Leading rusher for the team was Miami Dolphins Jay Ajayi with only 18 rushing yards. No receiver in the game had a 100 yards receiving on neither AFC or NFC teams. The receiver to come close to that mark was NFC superstar Odell Beckham Jr with 93 yards. Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs had three receptions and a touchdown for the AFC. The NFC had a chance to tie the game but Kirk Cousins of the Washington Redskins threw game ending interception during a two-minute drill.

I really do hope that next year's game gets more offensive production but it was nice to see defense get some attention. I also liked how they have the festivities for the players throughout the weekend. Players were able to play dodge-ball and other skill challenges. In my opinion Pro Bowl is moving in the right direction despite the terrible offensive showing which is really great going forward.