Dec 19, 2024, 10:13 AM ET
The NFL is adding a game show and a punting contest to its Pro Bowl skills competitions in February.
The league on Thursday announced the full list of challenges, including tug-of-war and dodgeball.
The games will take place at Central Florida and finish with a seven-on-seven flag football game between the AFC and NFC on Feb. 2.
New this year are Helmet Harmony, a game show that will test players’ knowledge of their teammates, and Punt Perfect that features one punter and one non-punter. The two players from each conference will punt from the 35-yard line, attempting to place as many balls as possible into a set of six buckets in the end zone.
The passing and receiving competitions have a new twist this year. Quarterbacks will 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.
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In the catching challenge, one wide receiver, tight end and defensive back from each conference will compete in an obstacle course, including catches from a JUGS machine at three different distances, to test every aspect of catching a football.
The rest of the competitions are a relay race and a great football race where six players from each conference will face off in a relay consisting of five different challenges, culminating with a sled push.
This is the third year of the Pro Bowl Games after the NFL eliminated its full-contact all-star game and replaced it with weeklong skills competitions and a flag football game.
Peyton and Eli Manning are back as head coaches for the two conferences.
The skills challenges will be broadcast live on Thursday, Jan. 30, on ESPN from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. ET.
The flag football game will be played at Camping World Stadium and will be broadcast at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN and ABC.
