With the help of Peyton (Omaha Production) and Eli Manning, the Pro Bowl has been retooled and made kid friendly over the past two years.
Now called the Pro Bowl Games, the NFL’s all-star event has transitioned to a flag football format and also includes several skills competitions.
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, cornerback Darius Slay, center Jason Kelce, running back D’Andre Swift and linebacker Haason Reddick participated in various events on night one.
We're having a good timeeeee pic.twitter.com/EKwOmERGob
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) February 2, 2024
The skills competitions kicked off on Thursday with five events, and more events will be held on Sunday leading into the flag football game (check out the full schedule of events for the Pro Bowl Games).
Here are all the highlights from the first round of skills competitions via the NFL.
Precision Passing: Pro Bowl Skills Showdown
Each of the conference’s three quarterbacks will battle it out in a one-minute accuracy competition, as they attempt to accumulate points by hitting as many targets as possible. In the second round, the highest scoring quarterback from each conference will take turns hitting as many targets as possible on six throws each. The quarterback with the highest score earns three points for his conference.
Gardner Minshew (IND)
Jalen Hurts (PHI)
Havin' fun with it 🎯 pic.twitter.com/3jAlOh4fr1
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) February 2, 2024
.@JalenHurts competes in the Precision Passing challenge!
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— NFL (@NFL) February 2, 2024
C.J. Stroud (HOU)
Baker Mayfield (TB)
Tua Tagovailoa (MIA)
Geno Smith (SEA)
Winner: Baker Mayfield
Closest to the Pin:
This golf accuracy competition featured five players from each conference. They will drive the golf ball, working to hit it as close to the hole as possible. The winner will earn three points for his conference.
AJ Cole (LV)
Bryan Anger (DAL)
Kyle Hamilton (BAL)
Jake Ferguson (DAL)
Alec Ingold (MIA)
Jaylon Johnson (CHI)
Raheem Mostert (MIA)
Julian Love (SEA)
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (CLE)
Darius Slay (PHI)
To much wind guys… 😂😂😂 first time swinging since camp🤦🏾♂️ https://t.co/UWppCTNmrj
— Darius Slay (@bigplay24slay) February 2, 2024
Epic Pro Bowl Dodgeball
A multi-round tournament of classic dodgeball featuring four teams of seven players. In the first match, the AFC offense will face the NFC defense, and in the second game, the NFC offense squares off with the AFC defense. The winner of each game will earn three points for their conference.
Offense
Keenan Allen (LAC)
Offense
Jahmyr Gibbs (DET)
Offense
Ja’Marr Chase (CIN)
Offense
C.J. Ham (MIN)
Offense
James Cook (BUF)
Offense
CeeDee Lamb (DAL)
Offense
Stefon Diggs (BUF)
Offense
DK Metcalf (SEA)
Offense
Evan Engram (JAX)
Offense
Amon-Ra St. Brown (DET)
Offense
Derrick Henry (TEN)
Offense
D’Andre Swift (PHI)
Offense
Tyreek Hill (MIA)
Offense
Kyren Williams (LAR)
Defense
Josh Allen (JAX)
Defense
Budda Baker (ARI)
Defense
Minkah Fitzpatrick (PIT)
Defense
Jessie Bates (ATL)
Defense
Sauce Gardner (NYJ)
Defense
Demario Davis (NO)
Defense
Patrick Queen (BAL)
Defense
Danielle Hunter (MIN)
Defense
Jalen Ramsey (MIA)
Defense
Micah Parsons (DAL)
Defense
Roquan Smith (BAL)
Defense
Haason Reddick (PHI)
Defense
Pat Surtain II (DEN)
Defense
Bobby Wagner (SEA)
Best Catch
Best Catch featured one player from each conference, as they showed off their creativity, inventiveness and talent. Each player had three attempts to secure their catch. Fans voted online to determine their favorite catch, and the player with the highest number of votes earned three points for his conference.
High Stakes: Pro Bowl Skills Showdown
Starting off with two footballs in hand, each player will attempt to catch punts from a JUGS machine. Each player that succeeds in catching the football without dropping others will advance to the next round and attempt to catch an additional football. The most sure-handed player who catches the most footballs wins.
Jermaine Johnson (NYJ)
DaRon Bland (DAL)
Miles Killebrew (PIT)
Nick Bellore (SEA)
Marvin Mims (DEN)
Sam LaPorta (DET)
Justin Simmons (DEN)
Rashid Shaheed (NO)
Denzel Ward (CLE)
Devon Witherspoon (SEA)
Snap Shots:
Each of the conference’s long snapper and centers snap balls at targets of various sizes and point values in a 45-second accuracy contest. Snapping from 13 yards away, the conference with the highest cumulative score between their three players wins.
Ryan Kelly (IND)
Andrew DePaola (MIN)
Tyler Linderbaum (BAL)
Jason Kelce (PHI)
Go big or go home pic.twitter.com/YGxCHK3rl9
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) February 2, 2024
Ross Matiscik (JAX)
Erik McCoy* (NO)
What's left
Following the skills competitions, this year’s flag football Pro Bowl game will begin at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, Feb. 4 and will be broadcast on ESPN, ABC and Disney XD.
