Plot Synopsis

Each year, after the National Football League (NFL) regular season has been completed, the NFL's best players compete in an exhibition football game. This all-star game, which started in 1971 following the merger of the NFL and the American Football League (AFL), originally featured players from the American Football Conference (AFC) taking on players from the National Football Conference (NFC) in the AFC/NFC ALL-STAR GAME (and later called the AFC-NFC PRO BOWL). Starting with the 2014 game, the NFL no longer used teams based on conferences and renamed the game the NFL PRO BOWL. Since then, two new NFL Hall-of-Fame players are chosen as team captains each year, and they pick their squads from a pool of players selected by the NFL based on a combination of fan, coach and player votes, as well as player availability.
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The 2025 Pro Bowl Games is the third year of the re-imagined Pro Bowl Games, which is highlighted by the NFL players participating in the flag football game on Sunday, February 2, 2025, with coverage on ESPN and ABC from 3-6pm ET/Noon-3pm PT. ESPN's Sunday coverage from the Pro Bowl Games at Camping World Stadium, highlighted by the flag football game and the four remaining skills competition (EA Sports Madden NFL 25 Challenge, Punt Perfect, The Great Football Race and Tug-of-War), will consist of the following:

- Each quarterback and Peyton and Eli Manning mic'd up, taking fans inside huddles, onto the sideline and into the psyche of the players competing in the game.

- Clark and Spears will be embedded on the sidelines, offering spontaneous interviews, analysis and humor throughout the game broadcast.

- Beisner-Buck will also be on the sidelines, speaking to the game's biggest playmakers.

- Rutledge will host the remaining four skills competitions which will take place following each quarter of the game.

- A special two-hour edition of Postseason NFL Countdown, with the Monday Night Countdown crew, will lead into the game. Highlights:

- The 2025 NFL FLAG High School Girls Showcase will be played during the show, called by Rutledge and Orlovsky. In addition to airing during Postseason NFL Countdown, the showcase will be available on ESPN+, Disney+ and the NFL and SportsCenter Next YouTube channel.

- Conversations with multiple Pro Bowl players.

- Super Bowl LIX discussions and previews, including potential for interviews with participating players.