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Minkah Fitzpatrick gets pick-6 in Pro Bowl and fans go off on Steelers

Steelers fans can never be happy.

No fanbase is better at finding something to complain about than Pittsburgh Steelers fans. They have the unique ability to turn every positive into a negative and this year’s Pro Bowl Games is the latest example.

Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick made a sweet pick-six during the flag football game but rather than celebrate it, as you can see from the replies to the X post below, they chose to turn it into another reason to complain and feel sorry for themselves.

Steelers fans chose to reply by wondering out loud why Fitzpatrick couldn’t do that during the regular season. Comparing an actual NFL game with flag football.

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How to watch the 2025 Pro Bowl Games, TV, channel, live stream

Watch Budda Baker and Trey McBride in the Pro Bowl Games! Here is how to watch or stream them.

The conclusion of the 2025 Pro Bowl Games is Sunday and pits the AFC and NFC all-stars against one another in a game of 7-on-7 flag football.

After the skills competitions on Thursday, the NFC take a 14-7 lead into the championship.

The squads are coached by Peyton and Eli Mannon, Peyton leading the AFC and Eli the NFC.

Safety Budda Baker and tight end Trey McBride, the Arizona Cardinals’ two players in the Pro Bowl Games, will participate.

Will you be watching?

Here is how you can watch.

2025 Pro Bowl Games TV, channel, time, streamimg

  • When: Sunday, Feb. 2
  • Where: Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
  • TV channel: ESPN
  • Time: 3 p.m. ET (1 p.m. Arizona time)

You can stream the Pro Bowl Games live on Fubo or ESPN+.

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2025 Pro Bowl: Start time, TV channel, live stream and rosters

The AFC is set to face the NFC in a Pro Bowl flag football game this afternoon. Here’s what fans need to know.

The 2025 Pro Bowl Games will continue today with more skills competitions and a flag football game at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. 

Sunday’s events will begin at 3 p.m. ET (1 p.m. MT) in a three-hour special on ESPN and ABC. The flag football game (and skills competitions) will be available to stream on FuboTV (try it free).

The Denver Broncos sent three players to the Pro Bowl this year – cornerback Pat Surtain, pass rusher Nik Bonitto and returner Marvin Mims. Additionally, Denver had two alternates – quarterback Bo Nix and guard Quinn Meinerz – who declined being added to the AFC roster as replacement players.

2025 Pro Bowl Games

What: 2025 NFL Pro Bowl
When: Sunday, Feb. 2
Time: 3 p.m. ET (1 p.m. MT)
TV: ESPN and ABC
Stream: FuboTV (try it free)
Rosters: See below

2025 Pro Bowl Rosters

AFC Offense

Quarterback (3):

Running back (3):

Fullback (1):

Wide receiver (4):

Tight end (2):

Offensive tackle (3):

Offensive guard (3):

Center (2):

AFC Defense

*Denotes starter

Defensive end (3):

Interior linemen (3):

Outside linebacker (3):

Inside/middle linebacker (2):

Cornerback (4):

Free safety (1):

Strong safety (2):

AFC Special teams

*Denotes starter

Long snapper (1):

Punter (1):

Placekicker (1):

Return specialist (1):

Special teamer (1):

NFC Offense

*Denotes starter

Quarterback (3):

Running back (3):

Fullback (1):

Wide receiver (4):

Tight end (2):

Offensive tackle (3):

Offensive guard (3):

Center (2):

NFC Defense

*Denotes starter

Defensive end (3):

Interior linemen (3):

Outside linebacker (3):

Inside/middle linebacker (2):

Cornerback (4):

Free safety (1):

Strong safety (2):

Special teams

*Denotes starter

Long snapper (1):

Punter (1):

Placekicker (1):

Return specialist (1):

Special teamer (1):

Since switching to a flag football format, the AFC has been coached by Peyton Manning and the NFC has been coached by Eli Manning. The NFC is 2-0 against the AFC in the flag football format. 

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Pat Surtain thinks Pro Bowl has changed for the better

The NFL’s Pro Bowl format “has changed for the better,” Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain said ahead of the flag football game.

As Denver Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain prepares for his third straight Pro Bowl appearance, he reflected on how pro football’s all-star affair has changed for the better.

“Yeah, I’m looking forward to it,” Surtain said in an interview promoting Tide evo with Broncos Wire’s Brandon Walker. “I think the flag football adds a little bit more fun to it, as they got their own set of rules to it. (It) allows the fans to be involved as well too, and I just think the whole platform and the whole environment of the Pro Bowl has changed for the better, so obviously a cool experience.”

Surtain spoke with Broncos Wire to promote Tide evo, which is currently only available in Colorado. The cornerback proved to be a perfect spokesperson for the laundry detergent.

“We just started this promotion, and we are promoting this new product called Tide evo detergent … and all you gotta do is dump it in the washer and watch as it cleans up your clothes and the magic happens,” Surtain said. “It’s as simple as that.”

The company says the new product is a type of Tide that is a category of clean that leverages tens of thousands of minuscule fibers, creating layers of soap without unnecessary liquid and fillers.

“It’s only selling in Colorado right now, and we’re trying to promote this product to branch it out all over the place, so it’s a good product to use,” Surtain said. “It’s a very good product and you can use it whenever. I’ll just say to all my Colorado folks out here to go ahead and get you some Tide evo. It’s as simple as that for your use, and is a good product to use for sure.”

The 2025 Pro Bowl marks just the third year where flag football has been the focus for the NFL’s all-star game. Peyton Manning and Eli Manning will coach the AFC and NFC teams, respectively.

Since this is the NFL’s star-studded, all-star affair, Surtain also spoke about some of the best wide receivers in the game today.

“It’s a good amount of them,” Surtain said. “I say (Bengals wide receiver) Ja’Marr (Chase); he had a good year, obviously (with the) triple crown. You know you got guys like (Vikings receiver) Justin Jefferson, of course (Dolphins receiver) Tyreek Hill, who’s done it consistently, and CeeDee Lamb, I think those guys have done it; Davante Adams. Those are the guys that I would consider the top of the game right now.”

Surtain will be joined by Broncos returner Marvin Mims and pass rusher Nik Bonitto at the Pro Bowl Games this year. The Pro Bowl’s skills challenges and flag football game will be televised from 3-6 p.m. ET (1-4 p.m. MT) on ESPN and ABC on Sunday, Feb. 2.

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AFC and NFC rosters for the 2025 Pro Bowl Games

Here are the AFC and NFC rosters for Sunday’s Pro Bowl Games:

We know that the Carolina Panthers will have two representatives for the 2025 Pro Bowl Games in right guard Robert Hunt and cornerback Jaycee Horn.

But who else will be joining them on the field for Sunday’s all-star festivities in Orlando, Fla.?

Here are this year’s rosters for both conferences:

AFC Pro Bowl Games roster

QB: Joe Burrow (Cincinnati), Drake Maye (New England), Russell Wilson (Pittsburgh)

RB: James Cook (Buffalo), Joe Mixon (Houston), Jonathan Taylor (Indianapolis)

FB: Patrick Ricard (Baltimore)

WR: Ja’Marr Chase (Cincinnati), Jerry Jeudy (Denver), Nico Collins (Houston), Brian Thomas Jr. (Jacksonville)

TE: Brock Bowers (Las Vegas), Jonnu Smith (Miami)

OT: Ronnie Staley (Baltimore), Dion Dawkins (Buffalo), Rashawn Slater (Los Angeles)

G: Joel Bitonio (Cleveland), Quenton Nelson (Indianapolis), Isaac Seumalo (Pittsburgh)

C: Tyler Linderbaum (Baltimore), Connor McGovern (Buffalo)

DE: Trey Hendrickson (Cincinnati), Myles Garrett (Cleveland), Danielle Hunter (Houston)

DT: Nnamdi Madubuike (Baltimore), Quinnen Williams (New York), Cameron Heyward (Pittsburgh)

OLB: Kyle Van Noy (Baltimore), Nik Bonitto (Denver), Joey Bosa (Los Angeles)

ILB: Roquan Smith (Baltimore), Zaire Franklin (Indianapolis)

CB: Marlon Humphrey (Baltimore), Denzel Ward (Cleveland), Pat Surtain II (Denver), Derek Stingley Jr. (Houston)

S: Kyle Hamilton (Baltimore), Derwin James (Los Angeles), Minkah Fitzpartrick (Pittsburgh)

K: Chris Boswell (Pittsburgh)

P: Logan Cooke (Jacksonville)

LS: Ross Matiscik (Jacksonville)

KR/PR: Marvin Mims Jr. (Denver)

ST: Miles Killebrew (Pittsburgh)

NFC Pro Bowl Games roster

QB: Jared Goff (Detroit), Sam Darnold (Minnesota), Baker Mayfield (Tampa Bay)

RB: Bijan Robinson (Atlanta), Jahmyr Gibbs (Detroit Lions), Josh Jacobs (Green Bay)

FB: Kyle Juszczyk (San Francisco)

WR: Justin Jefferson (Minnesota), Malik Nabers (New York), Jaxon Smith-Njigba (Seattle), Mike Evans (Tampa Bay)

TE: Trey McBride (Arizona), George Kittle (San Francisco)

OT: Taylor Decker (Detroit), Brian O’Neill (Minnesota), Tristan Wirfs (Tampa Bay)

G: Chris Lindstrom (Atlanta), Robert Hunt (Carolina), Tyler Smith (Dallas)

C: Frank Ragnow (Detroit), Erik McCoy (New Orleans)

DE: Micah Parsons (Dallas), Rashan Gary (Green Bay), Nick Bosa (San Francisco)

DT: Dexter Lawrence (New York), Leonard Williams (Seattle), Vita Vea (Tampa Bay)

OLB: Jared Verse (Los Angeles), Jonathan Greenard (Minnesota), Andrew Van Ginkel (Minnesota)

ILB: Fred Warner (San Francisco), Bobby Wagner (Washington)

CB: Jaycee Horn (Carolina), Jaylon Johnson (Chicago), Byron Murphy (Minnesota), Devon Witherspoon (Seattle)

S: Budda Baker (Arizona), Brian Branch (Detroit), Xavier McKinney (Green Bay)

K: Brandon Aubrey (Dallas)

P: Jack Fox (Detroit)

LS: Andrew DePaola (Minnesota)

KR/PR: KaVontae Turpin (Dallas)

ST: KhaDarel Hodge (Atlanta)

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NFL legend ‘proud’ of Panthers QB Bryce Young for resurgent 2024 season

Hall of Famer Peyton Manning probably wasn’t surprised by Bryce Young’s bounce-back campaign in 2024.

There’s at least one NFL legend who can say that he probably wasn’t surprised by Bryce Young’s breakout campaign.

Pro Football Hall of Fame passer Peyton Manning talked a bit about the Carolina Panthers quarterback on Saturday, during the Pro Bowl practice session at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla. And Manning, who threw his support behind Young at last year’s all-star festivities, credited the relationship between the fellow No. 1 overall pick and his head coach, Dave Canales.

“I think the fact that Bryce has finally gotten to a system that’s with Dave, and there’s some continuity to it, you saw him playing well,” Manning said, via Kassidy Hill of Panthers.com.

“It frustrates me, as a quarterback that played in the same system for his first 14 years in Indianapolis, how much better that is for the quarterback. But when you tell a young quarterback, ‘I want you to learn German in your first year, Latin the next, and French in your third,’ that’s not easy.”

Young, in what was an underwhelming rookie season, worked under two different play-callers—head coach Frank Reich and offensive coordinator Thomas Brown. Reich, however, was fired after just 11 games while Brown was not retained after the 2023 season.

Carolina then hired Canales, who previously helped kickstart the resurgences of veterans Geno Smith and Baker Mayfield. He’d seemingly do the same for Young—as the 23-year-old completed 61.8 percent of his passes for 2,104 yards, 15 touchdowns and six interceptions while leading the Panthers to a 4-6 in the return from his early-season benching.

Manning continued.

“So, I’m proud of Bryce for hanging in there,” he stated. “Like I said, my message to all organizations that are drafting young quarterbacks is to create some continuity around them. Hopefully, that includes having the same system for several years.”

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Budda Baker leads NFC to 2nd-round dodgeball win at Pro Bowl Games

NFC coach Eli Manning named Budda Baker the NFC’s MVP in their second-round dodgeball win.

The 2025 Pro Bowl Games had skills competitions on Thursday and two Arizona Cardinals played an important part of the NFC taking a seven-point lead into the weekend.

After tight end Trey McBride helped the NFC win the “Satisfying Catch” competition to give the conference three points, safety Budda Baker led the NFC to a comeback in dodgeball.

In the first of two rounds of dodgeball, the AFC won, picking up three points. But the NFC came back to get the other three points and finish Thursday with a 14-7 lead over the AFC.

After the second-round win, NFC coach Eli Manning named Baker the team’s MVP.

Baker makes a classic reference to the movie “Dodgeball,” noting “if you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.”

Baker and McBride will participate in flag football game on Sunday to conclude the Pro Bowl games.

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Jared Goff shines in passing event at Pro Bowl Games

Lions QB Jared Goff shines in passing event at Pro Bowl Games

Lions quarterback Jared Goff took full advantage of his opportunity to shine during the Pro Bowl Games Thursday.

The MVP finalist took part in the event called “Passing the Test”, in which a quarterback was paired with a wide receiver who answered trivia questions. Each correct answer added ten seconds to the quarterback’s base time of 40 seconds.

Goff’s partner was Packers running back Josh Jacobs. Jacobs answered five questions correctly, adding 50 seconds to Goff’s base of 40, giving him 1:30 on the clock.

Goff then had to throw at numerous targets, ranging from 1-5 points. Goff hit all nine targets, allowing the targets to reset. He added 17 more won his second round of targets, giving him a total of 44 points, a score that held up and was the winning point total, beating out Sam Darnold’s 39 points and putting three team points on the board for the NFC.

WATCH: Trey McBride wraps up NFC win in pass-catching competition

McBride helped the NFC win three points in the Pro Bowl Games on Thursday.

The Pro Bowl Games began Thursday evening in Orlando with skills competitions. One of them was the “Satisfying Catch” competition, where three players from each conference had to show off their pass-catching skills.

Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride was one of the three NFC participants along with Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson and Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson going against the AFC’s three participants of Bengals receiver Ja’Marr Chase, Texans cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. and Raiders tight end Brock Bowers.

To win, each trio was timed as to how quickly they could make three one-handed catches, make one catch with mascot gloves on and then make a diving catch. If the diving catch was not made, the player had to do an agility run.

The NFC won with a time of 1:57 and McBride was the last to go. Check out how he did:

None of the players in either conference was able to complete the diving catch.

It was a good showing by McBride and the NFC squad.

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Full list of Pro Bowl skills challenges tonight (plus TV info)

The Pro Bowl Skills Show will air live on ESPN tonight. Here’s the full list of challenges.

The Pro Bowl Skills Challenge has been renamed the Pro Bowl Skills Show and the 2025 edition will be held tonight (Thursday, Jan. 30) from 7-8:30 p.m. ET (5-6:30 p.m. MT).

The made-for-TV event will be nationally televised on ESPN and available to stream on FuboTV (try it free). Following the skills show, the players will return to action in a flag football game on Sunday, Feb. 2.

The Denver Broncos have three players participating in the Pro Bowl Games this year: cornerback Pat Surtain, pass rusher Nik Bonitto and returner Marvin Mims. Broncos guard Quinn Meinerz and quarterback Bo Nix were also invited as alternates but they declined.

Peyton Manning (AFC) and Eli Manning (NFC) are returning to coach the 2025 Pro Bowl Games this season and the NFL recently announced the skills challenges that will take place in Orlando. Here’s the full list.

2025 Pro Bowl Skills Challenges

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.

The Pro Bowl Games are held at Camping World Stadium in Orlando.

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