2014 Pro Bowl

2014 NFL Pro Bowl

Team Rice Team Sanders 22 21 Head coach: Ron Rivera (Carolina Panthers) Head coach: Chuck Pagano (Indianapolis Colts)
1 2 3 4 Total Team Rice 0 14 0 8 22 Team Sanders 7 7 0 7 21
Date	January 26, 2014
Stadium	Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Offensive MVP	Nick Foles (Philadelphia Eagles)
Devensive MVP	Derrick Johnson (Kansas City Chiefs)
Referee	Scott Green
Attendance	47,270
Ceremonies
National anthem	Grace Potter
Coin toss	Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., USN
Halftime show	Fall Out Boy
TV in the United States
Network	NBC
Announcers	Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya, and Doug Flutie
Nielsen ratings	5.4 (national) US viewership: 9.27 million est.
Market share	6

The 2014 Pro Bowl was the NFL's all-star game for the 2013 season. It took place at 2:30 pm local time on January 26 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The game was televised nationally by NBC and was the final Pro Bowl on network television before exclusive rights moved to ESPN.

Significant changes to the Pro Bowl format were adopted in an attempt to make the game more "fan-friendly". These changes were proposed by National Football League Players Association president Dominique Foxworth and developed in partnership between the league and the player's union.^[1]

The most significant change is that the game no longer pits the AFC against the NFC; instead the teams are now selected by captains in a fantasy draft. This is similar to how the National Hockey League All-Star Game had operated from 2011 to 2015. Pro Bowl players are selected on the basis of fan, player and coach voting without regard for conference. The Pro Bowl Draft was held on January 21–22. The teams were called Team Rice and Team Sanders,^[2] after Pro Football Hall of Famers Jerry Rice and Deion Sanders who have been selected as alumni team captains and who assist in the draft.^[1]

The captains for the Pro Bowl had Drew Brees and Robert Quinn paired together while Jamaal Charles and J.J. Watt were the other pairing. These four captains, who were the top two voted players on offense and defense from the teams that did not advance to the conference championship round, were teamed with Rice and Sanders to determine the rosters for the game.^[3]

Chuck Pagano of the AFC South winning Indianapolis Colts coached along with Ron Rivera of the NFC South winning Carolina Panthers. These coaches were selected for coaching the highest seeded teams to lose in the Divisional Round of the playoffs, which has been the convention since the 2010 Pro Bowl.

Team Rice won the game 22–21.^[4]

Rule changes

• Two former players, Jerry Rice and Deion Sanders, drafted players on to the teams. Each was assisted by two player captains and one NFL.com fantasy football champion.^[5][6] As a result, the Pro Bowl was not AFC vs. NFC.^[1][6]
• A "Game within the Game" format saw the addition of two-minute warnings to all four quarters, with a change of possession to start each quarter. The intention of this rule is to encourage four exciting two-minute drills.^[1]
• No kickoffs. A coin toss will determine which team is awarded possession first, and the ball will be placed on the 25-yard line at the start of each quarter and after scoring plays.^[1]
• The rosters now consist of 44 players per squad, with an additional defensive back added.^[1]
• The defense is now permitted to play "cover two" and "press" coverage. In the previous years, only the "man" coverage was permitted, except for goal line situations.^[1]
• Beginning at the two-minute mark of every quarter, if the offense does not gain at least one yard, the clock stops as if the play were an incomplete pass.^[1]
• A 35-second and 25-second play clock is used instead of the usual 40-second and 25-second clock.^[1]
• The game clock does not stop on quarterback sacks outside of the final 2 minutes of regulation.^[1]

Summary

To begin the game, the coin toss was won by Team Sanders. They decided to defer to the second half, so Team Rice started with the ball.

The game featured six interceptions and nine sacks, while the 22–21 score was the lowest since the 2006 Pro Bowl, which ended with a 23–17 NFC win.^[7]

Scoring summary

The scores broken down by quarter:^[8][9]

2014 Pro Bowl: Team Rice 22, Team Sanders 21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Team Rice	0	14	0	8	22
Team Sanders	7	7	0	7	21

at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii

• Date: January 26, 2014
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST / 2:30 p.m. HST
• Game weather: On and off rain, clearing late; temperature 21 C (73 F)
• 2014 Pro Bowl - National Football League Game Summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP RIC SAN 1 10:10 5 74 2:50 SAN Jackson 36-yard touchdown reception from Luck, Tucker kick good 0 7 2 9:05 7 55 3:25 RIC Graham 8-yard touchdown reception from Brees, Gostkowski kick good 7 7 2 5:42 4 7 2:08 SAN Newton 1-yard touchdown run, Tucker kick good 7 14 2 0:36 7 58 1:56 RIC Gordon 10-yard touchdown run, Gostkowski kick good 14 14 4 4:41 5 57 2:39 SAN Cameron 12-yard touchdown reception from Foles, Tucker kick good 14 21 4 0:41 4 26 0:19 RIC Murray 20-yard touchdown reception from Smith, 2-point Tolbert run good 22 21 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 22 21

Rosters

Team Sanders

Team Sanders
Quarterbacks  1 Cam Newton (Carolina Panthers)  9 Nick Foles (Philadelphia Eagles) ^[a][10] 12 Andrew Luck (Indianapolis Colts) ^[a][11] Running Backs 25 Jamaal Charles (Kansas City Chiefs) (C) 27 Eddie Lacy (Green Bay Packers) ^[a][12] 45 Marcel Reece (Oakland Raiders) FB 46 Alfred Morris (Washington Redskins) ^[a][13] Wide Receivers 10 DeSean Jackson (Philadelphia Eagles) ^[a][14] 18 A. J. Green (Cincinnati Bengals) 84 Antonio Brown (Pittsburgh Steelers) 88 Dez Bryant (Dallas Cowboys) Tight Ends 84 Jordan Cameron (Cleveland Browns) 82 Jason Witten (Dallas Cowboys) ^[a][15] Offensive Tackles 71 Trent Williams (Washington Redskins) 76 Duane Brown (Houston Texans) ^[a][16] 76 Branden Albert (Kansas City Chiefs) Offensive Guards 70 Logan Mankins (New England Patriots) 73 Marshal Yanda (Baltimore Ravens) 75 Kyle Long (Chicago Bears) ^[a][17] Centers 51 Mike Pouncey (Miami Dolphins) 55 Alex Mack (Cleveland Browns)		Defensive Ends 76 Greg Hardy (Carolina Panthers) 94 Mario Williams (Buffalo Bills) 99 J.J. Watt (Houston Texans) (C) Defensive Tackles 90 Ndamukong Suh (Detroit Lions) 92 Dontari Poe (Kansas City Chiefs) 93 Gerald McCoy (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) Outside Linebackers 55 Terrell Suggs (Baltimore Ravens) 91 Tamba Hali (Kansas City Chiefs) 98 Brian Orakpo (Washington Redskins) ^[a][18] Inside Linebackers 51 Paul Posluszny (Jacksonville Jaguars) ^[a][19] 59 Luke Kuechly (Carolina Panthers) Cornerbacks 21 Patrick Peterson (Arizona Cardinals) 21 Brent Grimes (Miami Dolphins) 24 Darrelle Revis (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) 26 Tim Jennings (Chicago Bears) ^[a][20] Safeties 29 Eric Berry (Kansas City Chiefs) 32 Eric Weddle (San Diego Chargers) 43 T.J. Ward (Cleveland Browns) ^[a][21]		Punter  2 Brandon Fields (Miami Dolphins) Placekicker  9 Justin Tucker (Baltimore Ravens) Return Specialist 84 Cordarrelle Patterson (Minnesota Vikings) Long Snapper 44 J. J. Jansen (Carolina Panthers) Special Teamer 18 Matthew Slater (New England Patriots)

Team Rice

Team Rice
Quarterbacks  9 Drew Brees (New Orleans Saints) (C) 11 Alex Smith (Kansas City Chiefs) ^[a][22] 17 Philip Rivers (San Diego Chargers) Running Backs 22 Matt Forte (Chicago Bears) 25 LeSean McCoy (Philadelphia Eagles) 29 DeMarco Murray (Dallas Cowboys) ^[a][23] 35 Mike Tolbert (Carolina Panthers) FB Wide Receivers 11 Larry Fitzgerald (Arizona Cardinals) ^[a][24] 12 Josh Gordon (Cleveland Browns) 15 Brandon Marshall (Chicago Bears) 17 Alshon Jeffery (Chicago Bears) ^[a][25] Tight Ends 80 Jimmy Graham (New Orleans Saints) 88 Tony Gonzalez (Atlanta Falcons) ^[a][26] Offensive Tackles 69 Jordan Gross (Carolina Panthers) ^[a][27] 73 Joe Thomas (Cleveland Browns) 77 Tyron Smith (Dallas Cowboys) Offensive Guards 66 Ben Grubbs (New Orleans Saints) 69 Evan Mathis (Philadelphia Eagles) ^[a][28] 73 Jahri Evans (New Orleans Saints) Centers 67 Ryan Kalil (Carolina Panthers) 74 Nick Mangold (New York Jets) ^[a][29]		Defensive Ends 91 Cameron Wake (Miami Dolphins) 94 Robert Quinn (St. Louis Rams) (C) 94 Cameron Jordan (New Orleans Saints) Defensive Tackles 95 Kyle Williams (Buffalo Bills) 97 Jason Hatcher (Dallas Cowboys) ^[a][30] 99 Marcell Dareus (Buffalo Bills) ^[a][31] Outside Linebackers 50 Justin Houston (Kansas City Chiefs) 55 John Abraham (Arizona Cardinals) 98 Robert Mathis (Indianapolis Colts) Inside Linebackers 55 Vontaze Burfict (Cincinnati Bengals) 56 Derrick Johnson (Kansas City Chiefs) ^[a][22] Cornerbacks 20 Alterraun Verner (Tennessee Titans) 23 Joe Haden (Cleveland Browns) 24 Brandon Flowers (Kansas City Chiefs) 31 Antonio Cromartie (New York Jets) ^[a][32] Safeties 26 Antrel Rolle (New York Giants) ^[a][33] 31 Jairus Byrd (Buffalo Bills) 35 Eric Reid (San Francisco 49ers) ^[a][34]		Punter  6 John Hekker (St. Louis Rams) Placekicker  3 Stephen Gostkowski (New England Patriots) ^[a][35] Return Specialist 22 Dexter McCluster (Kansas City Chiefs) Long Snapper 45 Matt Overton (Indianapolis Colts) Special Teamer 31 Justin Bethel (Arizona Cardinals)

Selected but did not participate

Selected but did not participate
Quarterbacks  3 Russell Wilson (Seattle Seahawks) ^[c] 12 Tom Brady (New England Patriots) ^[b] 18 Peyton Manning (Denver Broncos) ^[c] Running Backs 21 Frank Gore (San Francisco 49ers) ^[b] 24 Marshawn Lynch (Seattle Seahawks) ^[c] 28 Adrian Peterson (Minnesota Vikings) ^[b] Wide Receivers 80 Andre Johnson (Houston Texans) ^[b] 81 Calvin Johnson (Detroit Lions) ^[b] 88 Demaryius Thomas (Denver Broncos) ^[c] Tight Ends 80 Julius Thomas (Denver Broncos) ^[c] 85 Vernon Davis (San Francisco 49ers) ^[b] Offensive Tackles 71 Jason Peters (Philadelphia Eagles) ^[b] 74 Joe Staley (San Francisco 49ers) ^[b] Offensive Guards 65 Louis Vasquez (Denver Broncos) ^[c] 77 Mike Iupati (San Francisco 49ers) ^[b] Centers 60 Max Unger (Seattle Seahawks) ^[c]		Defensive Tackles 92 Haloti Ngata (Baltimore Ravens) ^[b] 94 Justin Smith (San Francisco 49ers) ^[b] Outside Linebackers 55 Ahmad Brooks (San Francisco 49ers) ^[b] Inside Linebackers 52 Patrick Willis (San Francisco 49ers) ^[b] 53 NaVorro Bowman (San Francisco 49ers) ^[b] Cornerbacks 25 Richard Sherman (Seattle Seahawks) ^[c] 31 Aqib Talib (New England Patriots) ^[b] Safeties 29 Earl Thomas (Seattle Seahawks) ^[c] 31 Kam Chancellor (Seattle Seahawks) ^[c] 31 Donte Whitner (San Francisco 49ers) ^[a]^[b][36] 43 Troy Polamalu (Pittsburgh Steelers) ^[b]		Placekicker  5 Matt Prater (Denver Broncos) ^[c]

Notes:

^a Replacement selection due to injury or vacancy

^b Injured player; selected but did not play

^c Selected but did not play because his team advanced to Super Bowl XLVIII (see Pro Bowl "Player Selection" section)

Number of selections per team

American Football Conference Team Selections Kansas City Chiefs 10 Cleveland Browns 6 Denver Broncos 5 New England Patriots 5 Baltimore Ravens 4 Buffalo Bills 4 Miami Dolphins 4 Houston Texans 3 Indianapolis Colts 3 Cincinnati Bengals 2 New York Jets 2 Pittsburgh Steelers 2 San Diego Chargers 2 Jacksonville Jaguars 1 Oakland Raiders 1 Tennessee Titans 1

National Football Conference Team Selections San Francisco 49ers 10 Carolina Panthers 7 Seattle Seahawks 6 Chicago Bears 5 Dallas Cowboys 5 New Orleans Saints 5 Philadelphia Eagles 5 Arizona Cardinals 4 Washington Redskins 3 Detroit Lions 2 Minnesota Vikings 2 St. Louis Rams 2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2 Atlanta Falcons 1 Green Bay Packers 1 New York Giants 1

Broadcasting

The game was televised nationally by NBC and was the final Pro Bowl on network television for the foreseeable future. ESPN took over the exclusive broadcast rights to the Pro Bowl, effective in 2015. In France, the game was televised by BeIN Sport, and in the United Kingdom and Ireland, by Sky Sports. In Slovenia, the game was televised by Šport TV, and in Germany, by Sport1 US.

Westwood One radio also broadcast the game nationally.

Ratings

7pm; Cris Collinsworth’s Sunday Night Football Special

• HH: 3.6; Viewers: 5.555 million

7:30pm; 2014 Pro Bowl

• HH: 6.6; Viewers: 11.378 million

10:47pm; Pro Bowl Post-Game

• HH: 4.7; Viewers: 7.822 million
• 7:30 – HH: 6.3; Viewers: 10.809 million
• 8:00 – HH: 7.1; Viewers: 12.502 million
• 8:30 – HH: 7.1; Viewers: 12.588 million
• 9:00 – HH: 6.4; Viewers: 11.248 million
• 9:30 – HH: 6.4; Viewers: 10.961 million
• 10:00 – HH: 6.3; Viewers: 10.514 million
• 10:30-10:47 – HH: 6.5; Viewers: 10.750 million

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External links

• Official website for the Pro Bowl
• Game box score