1987 Pro Bowl

1987 NFL Pro Bowl
1234 Total
AFC 7300 10
NFC 0033 6
Date February 1, 1987
Stadium Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
MVP Reggie White (Philadelphia Eagles)
Referee Dick Jorgensen
Attendance 50,101
TV in the United States
Network ABC
Announcers Al Michaels, Frank Gifford & Lynn Swann

The 1987 Pro Bowl was the NFL's 37th annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1986 season. The game was played on Sunday, February 1, 1987, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii before a crowd of 50,101.[1] The final score was AFC 10, NFC 6.[2]

Marty Schottenheimer of the Cleveland Browns led the AFC team against an NFC team coached by Washington Redskins head coach Joe Gibbs.[2] The referee was Dick Jorgensen.[1]

Reggie White of the Philadelphia Eagles was named the game's MVP.[2] Players on the winning AFC team received $10,000 apiece while the NFC participants each took home $5,000.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "1987 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. 1 2 3 "Broncos duo helps AFC to 10–6 Pro Bowl victory". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP. February 2, 1987. p. 15. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  3. "NFL Pro Bowl history". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.

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