1985 Pro Bowl

1985 NFL Pro Bowl

AFC NFC 22 14 Head coach: Chuck Noll (Pittsburgh Steelers) Head coach: Mike Ditka (Chicago Bears)
1 2 3 4 Total AFC 0 9 0 13 22 NFC 0 0 7 7 14
Date	January 27, 1985
Stadium	Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
MVP	Mark Gastineau (New York Jets)
Referee	Chuck Heberling
Attendance	50,385
TV in the United States
Network	ABC
Announcers	Frank Gifford, Don Meredith & Lynn Swann

The 1985 Pro Bowl was the NFL's 35th annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1984 season. The game was played on Sunday, January 27, 1985, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii before a crowd of 50,385.^[1] The final score was AFC 22, NFC 14.^[2]

Chuck Noll of the Pittsburgh Steelers led the AFC team against an NFC team coached by Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka.^[3] The referee was Chuck Heberling.^[1]

Mark Gastineau of the New York Jets was named the game's Most Valuable Player.^[2] Players on the winning AFC team received $10,000 apiece while the NFC participants each took home $5,000.^[4]

References

1. "1985 Pro Bowl game book" (PDF). NFL Game Statistics & Information. National Football League. Archived from the original on January 31, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
2. "AFC's defense scoops up Pro Bowl win". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP. January 28, 1985. p. 18. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
3. "49ers, Dolphins get another shot Sunday in Pro Bowl tilt". The Vindicator (Youngstown, Ohio). AP. January 26, 1985. p. 14. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
4. "NFL Pro Bowl history". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2012.

External links

• "1985 Pro Bowl players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 31, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.