This year’s Pro Bowl represents something of a crapshoot.
That’s not just because the festivities are taking place at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, mind you. The league has given the annual competition a facelift, hoping to breathe life into an event that has tended to pass by on the calendar life a gentle breeze.
This year’s plans are likely the league’s most ambitious: eight different skills contests, as well as a 7-on-7 flag football game, spread over two days of competition.
It’s being billed as a true, quantifiable way to mark who is truly the cream of the crop in the NFL. And although it likely will have some kinks to work out, it should be nothing if not unique.
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The Sporting News is tracking live results from the Pro Bowl skills competition in Las Vegas. Follow below for updated standings, highlights and results as all the action unfolds at Allegiant Stadium.
NFL Pro Bowl live standings 2023
| Event (Day) | AFC | NFC |
|---|---|---|
| Dodgeball (Thursday) | ||
| Lightning round (Thursday) | ||
| Longest drive (Thursday) | ||
| Precision passing (Thursday) | ||
| Best catch (Thursday/Sunday) | ||
| Gridiron gauntlet (Sunday) | ||
| Kick tac toe (Sunday) | ||
| Move the chains (Sunday) | ||
| TOTAL |
NFL Pro Bowl skills competition scoring
The winning conference in each skill competition earns three points, with a total of 24 available. The winner of each of the first two flag football games Sunday will earn six points.
Total points from the skills competition and the first two flag football games will be the starting score for the final flag football game. (For instance, if the AFC wins five of the eight skills competitions and the AFC and NFC split the first two flag football games, the score at the start of the final game would be 21-15 AFC.)
MORE: Full lineups for AFC & NFC teams in all eight Pro Bowl skills competitions
Pro Bowl dodgeball results
Dodgeball consists of four teams of six players beaming foam-coated projectiles at one another. Grade school all over again!
| Matchup | Winner |
|---|---|
| AFC offense vs. AFC defense | |
| NFC offense vs. NFC defense | |
| AFC winner vs. NFC winner |
Results will be updated as events get underway
Pro Bowl lightning round results
Lightning round is another camp classic, featuring 40 players (20 from each conference) taking part in a three-part elimination challenge.
| Final Matchup | Winner |
|---|---|
Results will be updated as events get underway
Pro Bowl longest drive results
Longest drive is an event built for a PGA champion. Five players from each conference will compete to see who can drive a golf ball the furthest. Is this The Match Vol. 8?
| Player | Distance |
|---|---|
Results will be updated as events get underway
Pro Bowl precision passing results
Precision passing is reminiscent of the classic Madden mini games of old. In this version, each of the AFC and NFC’s quarterbacks will attempt to hit targets around the field. Whoever finishes with the most points is the winner.
| Player | Points |
|---|---|
Results will be updated as events get underway
Pro Bowl best catch results
Best catch seems to be the Pro Bowl’s answer to the NBA Slam Dunk contest or MLB’s Home Run Derby. The top vote-getters from each conference will stand in front of a panel of celebrity judges and attempt to make the flashiest catches imaginable. Where’s Jerome Simpson when you need him?
Results will be updated as events get underway
Pro Bowl gridiron gauntlet results
Speed kills in the NFL, as does agility. Both will be put on the test during the gridiron gauntlet, which will see five players from each side competing in a relay race that spans through a harrowing obstacle course.
Results will be updated as events get underway
Pro Bowl kick tac toe results
The games continue for kick tac toe, which will see each side’s kicker, punter and long snapper take part in a giant tic-tac-toe competition.
Results will be updated as events get underway
Pro Bowl move the chains results
Lastly, players will get a chance to show off their super-human strength with the move the chains challenge, which asks four teams of five players each to pull a weighted wall 10 yards down the field using nothing but first down chains.
Results will be updated as events get underway
NFL Pro Bowl skills competition times, channel, live stream
- Dates: Thursday, Feb. 2 and Sunday, Feb. 5
- Times: 7 p.m. ET (Thursday) | 3 p.m. ET (Sunday)
- TV channel (U.S.): ESPN (Thursday) | ESPN, ABC, Disney XD (Sunday)
- TV channel (Canada): TSN1 (Sunday)
- Live stream: ESPN+, fuboTV
Fans can find all the Pro Bowl skills action on ESPN on Thursday, with Sunday’s events to be broadcast on ABC, ESPN and Disney XD. All competitions can be streamed via ESPN+ and fuboTV, which has a free trial.
Viewers in Canada can watch Sunday’s competition on TSN1.
Credit: sportingnews.com