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brooke prior
multiple authors
SAN FRANCISCO–Defense not only wins championships, but also Pro Bowls.
tampa bay buccaneers Security antony winfield jr jumped a route to intercept cincinnati bengals quarterback joe burro Four minutes left on Tuesday night to seal the NFC Comeback win 66-52 against the AFC in the league’s third Pro Bowl flag football game.
At the time of Winfield’s selection, the AFC was down by eight points and trying to tie the game. Instead, Winfield gave the momentum back to the NFC, which put an exclamation mark on the game with the final score. jalen hurts To cd lamb With 24 seconds left.
“My team didn’t give up, they kept fighting and we knew we had to make it close somehow, and once we did that, we were able to win the game,” NFC head coach and san francisco 49ers Legend Jerry Rice told ESPN’s Laura Rutledge during the trophy presentation.
Winfield earned defensive MVP honors for his timely interception. dallas cowboys wide receiver george pickens Earned the offensive MVP after recording three catches for 39 yards and a touchdown.
“I had a great time,” Winfield told Routledge. “We all fought hard, played with each other and did our job and got the win. Hats off to the NFC.”
Pickens catches go-ahead touchdown pass from fellow Cowboy dak prescott With 6:21 to go in the fourth quarter, the NFC’s comeback from a 16-point second half deficit was complete.
“It was so much fun with everyone,” Pickens said. “Like Antoine says, shout out to the NFC, man.”
green Bay Packers pass rusher Micah ParsonsRecovering from ACL surgery, he was using a motorized scooter to take the field to celebrate with his NFC and former Cowboys teammates after the score.
A few minutes later he tried to get even more involved when he attempted to check the conversion with the flag on his scooter at the end of the game. But when the DJ played Chamillionaire’s “Ridin’ Dirty” he was not allowed to stay inside and left.
“We were going to use Mica for push push,” Pickens said. “We looked at him and he was in a scooter. It would have been a tush roll. [The refs] Wasn’t playing around. It would have been a good play though.”
Although the NFC took a 14–0 lead in the first quarter, the AFC went on a 32–0 run – which included two safeties – and took a 32–14 lead midway through the second quarter. Both conferences saw a flurry of scores in the final five minutes before halftime, leaving the game tied at the break.
Several debutants in the game had big plays, including a big man touchdown denver broncos offensive lineman Garrett BolesPlaying in the first Pro Bowl of his nine-year career cleveland browns rookie quarterback shadure sanders.
first timer Joe Flacco He also had a pair of touchdown passes to Bengals teammates. jammer chase And t higgins.
