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Schaub helps AFC beat NFC 41-34 in Pro Bowl
Feb 1, 2010 - 4:34 AM
By STEVEN WINE
AP Sports Writer
MIAMI(AP) -- In its new role as a warmup to the Super Bowl, the
Pro Bowl became a series of wind sprints.
Long gains were the rule and hard hitting was the exception as
the AFC beat the NFC 41-34 on Sunday night.
Light showers fell for much of the game, stirring memories of a
rainy Super Bowl in Miami three years ago. But uniforms remained
mostly spotless, with more pushing and shoving than tackling.
"It's different. It was like 7 on 7," NFC linebacker Brian
Orakpo said. "Everybody came out here trying not to get hurt and
give the fans a good show"
Matt Schaub of the Houston Texans threw for 189 yards and two
AFC scores, and was chosen the most valuable player.
"It's a game you watch growing up as a kid and wonder if you
could ever be in," Schaub said. "To actually be a part of it is
incredible."
Aaron Rodgers also threw two touchdown passes, and NFC teammate
DeSean Jackson had two scoring catches.
From the standpoint of ticket sales, this year's new venue and
slot on the league calendar was a success. The crowd of 70,697
was the largest for a Pro Bowl since 1959 in Los Angeles.
Spectators included Peyton Manning, Drew Brees and other Pro
Bowl players from the Super Bowl teams. Manning and the
Indianapolis Colts will face Brees and the New Orleans Saints on
the same field next Sunday in the biggest game of the season.
The NFL sought to transform the Pro Bowl into a bigger game by
playing it before the Super Bowl for the first time. In a
one-year experiment, the league also moved the game from
Honolulu, its home since 1980.
The stadium was half empty by the third quarter, perhaps partly
because of the rain and temperatures in the 60s. It was sunny
and 82 in Honolulu at game time.
Did the weather dampen the players' enthusiasm for Miami?
"It's beautiful. It's paradise," NFC receiver Steve Smith said.
"Too bad it's not Hawaii."
Eager to host more big events, the Dolphins have proposed adding
a roof that would cover fans as part of stadium improvements
that could cost $250 million or more. NFL commissioner Roger
Goodell says the upgrades are needed if South Florida is to
remain competitive in bidding for future Super Bowls.
Nearly 40 percent of the players originally selected for the
game didn't play. One of the AFC replacements, David Garrard,
threw for 183 yards, including a 48-yard touchdown to Vincent
Jackson.
"It's so awesome," Garrard said. "One of my goals coming into
the game was to just be relevant and show all the people who
said, `What is he doing in there? The Pro Bowl has dropped off a
few pegs,' that I do belong."
Vincent Jackson made seven catches for 122 yards. Chad Ochocinco
had a 40-yard reception but didn't do any kicking after
practicing placements and punts for the AFC during the week.
"That's OK. It was fun anyway," Ochocinco said.
DeSean Jackson scored on a 7-yard pass from Rodgers and a
58-yard pass from Donovan McNabb, his regular quarterback with
the Eagles.
"I'm just out here having a great time," Jackson said. "And at
the same time I'm trying to put out a little effort."
There were plenty of other big plays. Joshua Cribbs caught a
punt at the goal line and returned it 65 yards. A penalty
negated LaMarr Woodley's 64-interception return for a touchdown.
"I slowed up to get a little camera time," Woodley said.
The AFC totaled 517 yards and the NFC 470. Both teams threw for
more than 400 yards.
Redskins linebacker London Fletcher, a 12-year veteran playing
in his first Pro Bowl, found the AFC's offensive approach
exhausting.
"They came out with a bunch of screens and had us running
around," Fletcher said.
But there were no complaints from Fletcher's teammate on
defense, first-time Pro Bowler Justin Smith of the 49ers.
"The pace is nice," Smith said. "You don't have to worry about
working too hard."
The game will return to Honolulu in 2011 and 2012, but the
league hasn't decided whether to hold those games before or
after the Super Bowl. The Pro Bowl site for 2013 and beyond
hasn't been determined.
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