WELCOME TO PRO BOWL GAMES PRESENTED BY VERIZON!
The NFL is headed back to Las Vegas for the reimagined Pro Bowl Games, presented by Verizon. The multi-day AFC vs NFC competition begins live on ESPN at 7:00 PM EST / 4 PM PST on Thursday, February 2, 2023 with your top voted NFL Pro Bowl players competing in epic skills challenges. The Pro Bowl Games competition culminates on Sunday, February 5, 2023, with 7v7 AFC. vs. NFC action-packed Flag football games at Allegiant Stadium. Join us live to watch the league's best show off their talent in the first ever NFL Flag Football games, new skills challenges on and off the field, and even a special live concert performance.
Thursday, February 2
| Event | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Pro Bowl Dodgeball presented by Bud Light | A multi-round tournament of classic dodgeball featuring four teams of five players that begins with the offenses and defenses from both conferences squaring off and culminates in an AFC vs. NFC showdown. In the first match, the AFC offense will face the AFC defense to determine the AFC winner. In the second game, the NFC offense squares off with the NFC defense to determine the NFC winner. In the finales, the AFC winner and NFC winner meet to determine which conference will earn three points. |
 |
| Lightning Round | New this year, each conference will select 16 players to compete in a three-part elimination challenge that will leave one player left at the end to earn three points for his conference. In the first event, Lightning Round – Splash Catch, teammate pairings from each conference will toss water balloons back and forth from increasing distances. Each tandem that completes all of their tosses advances to the second phase. In part two, Lightning Round – High Stakes, advancing players will attempt to catch punts from a JUGS machine to earn a place representing their conference in the final round of the competition. In the final part of the challenge, Lightning Round – Thrill of the Spill, the remaining players from each conference will aim at targets attached to a bucket hanging above the head of an opposing conference’s coach. The first team to dump the bucket on the opposing coach wins and earns three points for his conference. |
 |
| Longest Drive presented by Bud Light | Four players from each conference will compete in a challenge to drive a golf ball the furthest distance off a tee. Each player will get three swings and the player that drives the furthest within the boundaries on each side of the fairway will win three points for his conference. (**pre-recorded airs on Thursday) |
 |
| Precision Passing presented by EA SPORTS Madden NFL 23 Mobile | Each conference's two quarterbacks and one non-quarterback will battle it out in a one-minute accuracy competition, as they attempt to hit as many targets as possible. New in 2022, the targets are attached to robotic dummies that are in motion across the event. After the buzzer sounds, the quarterbacks will get one last long-distance throw to earn bonus points. |
 |
| Best Catch presented by Uber Eats (First Round) | Two players from each conference will compete in a best catch competition, showing off their creativity, inventiveness and talent. In the first round on Thursday, the players will showcase their best receptions in highlight reels shot at iconic venues around Las Vegas. Fans will vote online to determine their favorite catch by a player in each conference, and the players with the highest votes will compete in the finals on Sunday. (**pre-recorded airs on Thursday) |
 |
Sunday, February 5
| Event | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Best Catch presented by Uber Eats (Finale) | On Sunday, the top vote getters from each conference will compete head-to-head, as they perform in front of panel of celebrity judges. The pass-catcher who accumulates the highest score from the judges will be determined the winner. |
|
| Gridiron Gauntlet | A side-by-side relay race showcasing strength, speed and agility, six players from each conference will compete to see who finishes first and wins three points for his team. The four-part Gauntlet, each segment 40-yards in length, includes a series of breakaway walls, a section of climbing over walls and under tables, a tire run and a blocking sled carrying a Legend coach across the finish line. |
 |
| Move the Chains | Four teams (two teams from each conference) will compete side by side in a weighted wall pull that will showcase their strength, speed and ingenuity. Each team of five players is responsible for pulling a wall, loaded up with heavy weights, 10-yards as quickly as possible using first-down chains. The winner of the best-of-three playoff will earn three points for their conference. |
 |
| Kick Tac Toe | Each team’s kicker, punter and long snapper compete in a giant Tic-Tac-Toe competition to showcase their respective skills. The first team to complete a connecting line of three squares or hit five squares total will be declared the winner and earn three points for his conference. (**pre-recorded, airs on Sunday) |
 |
The Pro Bowl Games skills competitions will have cumulative scoring leading up to the Flag football games on Sunday. Scoring for The Pro Bowl Games works in the following way:
- The winning conference of each skill competition earns three points towards their team's overall score, with 24 total points available across the eight skills events.
- The winning conference from each of the first two Flag football games on Sunday will earn six points for their team, for a total of 12 available points.
- Points from the skills competitions and first two Flag games will be added together and will be the score at the beginning of the third and final Flag game, which will determine the winning conference for The Pro Bowl Games.
