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Before the Super Bowl kicks off on February 9, next up on the NFL calendar is the annual Pro Bowl. It’s not what it once was, of course. The actual Pro Bowl game is flag football now, and it is preceded by a whole host of skills challengers such as dodgeball, tug-of-war, satisfying catches, a relay race and more. Sunday’s flag football showdown pits the NFC and coach Eli Manning against the AFC and coach Peyton Manning. Eli’s NFC squad is going for a 3-peat, just as the Kansas City Chiefs are looking to do against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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What is the format of the 2025 Pro Bowl?
This year’s Pro Bowl is once again 7-on-7 flag football. The 4-quarter game will be played on 50-yard field with a 10-yard end zone. Following a touchdown, the scoring team can either go for a 1-point conversion from the 5-yard line or a 2-point conversion from the 10-yard line.
The format changed from its standard football game starting with the 2022 season.
Eli’s NFC roster features quarterbacks Jared Goff, Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold. Among their teammates are Bijan Robinson, Jahmyr Gibbs, Justin Jefferson, Micah Parsons and Nick Bosa. Peyton’s AFC roster includes QBs Joe Burrow, Drake Maye and Russell Wilson in addition to Ja’Marr Chase, Myles Garrett, Trey Hendrickson and Joey Bosa.
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2025 Pro Bowl Odds
Money Line: NFC -110 / AFC –110
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2025 Pro Bowl best bet: AFC money line (-110)
I’m going with the AFC this time. This is, of course, a relative crapshoot that is almost certain to be a competitive contest. That’s why I’m not worried at all about the AFC’s 2-game losing streak in this flag football competition. Peyton’s squad fell 35-33 in 2022 and 64-59 last season. If anything, the AFC should be the slightly more motivated squad to actually win the game. It’s all fun and games, of course, but sibling rivalries are real. Peyton probably wants the ‘W’ and his guys probably want it for him, if only to keep the overall head-to-head matchup interesting at 2-1 in Eli’s favor – giving the NFL something to hype heading into next year’s Pro Bowl.
“The Pro Bowl Games are all about having fun,” Peyton said in a press release. “It’s always unpredictable, and we get to bring fans into the action and see the NFL’s biggest names compete. And the best part about this year’s games is knowing that my AFC team is going to end Eli’s two-year run of luck with the NFC.”
It’s certainly possible. I can definitely see Mayfield balling out in this kind of game, especially since he will have Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammate Mike Evans at his disposal on offense. The AFC is missing Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen, so my bet is that this is a 3-peat attempt that gets denied.
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