The NFL has announced the new and returning Pro Bowl Skills that players from the AFC and NFC will compete in during the 2025 Pro Bowl Games presented by Verizon, including Dodgeball presented by Bud Light, Satisfying Catches presented by SNICKERS®, Tug-of-War and more.
Taking place over two days in Orlando, the skills challenges will be broadcast live on Thursday, Jan. 30, on ESPN from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. ET on the Pro Bowl Skills Show, a made-for-TV event taking place in the Nicholson Fieldhouse at the University of Central Florida, and continuing Sunday, Feb. 2, culminating in an epic flag football game. The Pro Bowl skills competitions will be brought to life by Full Day Productions, the Joe Lewis Company and Omaha Productions.
The 2025 Pro Bowl Games presented by Verizon will be a week-long celebration of AFC vs. NFC competitions, culminating with 7-on-7 flag football. To help program the week-long event, the NFL will work with long-standing partners, including the Disney family of ESPN and ABC, and Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions. Peyton and Eli Manning will also be the head coaches for the AFC and NFC teams, respectively.
Fans can buy tickets to Sunday's event at Camping World Stadium, which will also be televised starting at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN and ABC. Ticketholders will get to witness all the impressive player feats live, including the final day of skills competitions and flag football between the league's best players. Visit probowl.com/tickets to buy tickets, which start as low as $29.
A staple of the annual all-star competition, the NFL's top players are set to participate in the following new and fan-favorite skills competitions that showcase their football and non-football skills:
Thursday, Jan. 30:
- Passing The Test: Quarterbacks try to hit targets at various distances around the field worth different point values in 40 seconds. Before the challenge, each quarterback will select a Pro Bowl Games teammate to answer five trivia questions about current Pro Bowl players. For every correct answer, the quarterback gets an additional 10 seconds. The winner of the competition is the team with the quarterback who scores the most points.
- Satisfying Catches presented by SNICKERS®: One wide receiver, tight end and defensive back from each conference will compete in a challenge obstacle course, including catches from a jugs machine at three different distances, to test every aspect of catching a football. Each teammate will complete the course back-to-back with the lowest combined time winning the challenge.
- Relay Race: A simultaneous relay-style event where four players from each conference complete a 40-yard dash before handing a football to the next athlete on their team, continuing until the fourth and final leg crosses the finish line. The conferences will compete in three rounds, with the fastest team winning.
- Helmet Harmony: A game show to test player knowledge of their teammates, with every correct answer worth one point. The team with the most correct answers wins.
- Dodgeball presented by Bud Light: A three-round tournament of classic dodgeball featuring six teams of five players. Teams will be a mix of AFC offensive, defensive and special teams players competing against a mix of NFC offensive, defensive and special teams players.
Sunday, Feb. 2:
- Punt Perfect: Two players (one punter, one non-punter) from each conference punt from the 35-yard line, attempting to place as many punts as possible into a set of six buckets in the end zone. Each bucket is worth one point, with every fifth punt worth three points. The two players with the highest combined score will be the winners.
- The Great Football Race: Six players from each conference will face off in a relay race consisting of five different challenges, culminating with a sled push. The team to cross the finish line first wins.
- Tug-of-War: A five-on-five demonstration of teamwork, strength and strategy, and positioned above a foam pit, players are challenged to pull backwards on the rope, attempting to move the opposing team in their direction. The competition will be the best of three, and the winner who pulls the opposing team into the foam pit twice wins.
Fans can visit ProBowl.com/tickets to buy tickets, which start as low as $29. Fans who purchase tickets between December 17 and December 24 using the code HOLIDAY get $10 off select seats at probowl.com/tickets. For more information on the event, visit https://www.nfl.com/pro-bowl-games/event-info/.
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