The 2022 Pro Bowl was interesting to say the least. Interceptions were the story of the first half, as six passes were picked off during the first two quarters of Sunday’s all-star game from Las Vegas. The game was much cleaner in the second half, as the AFC built a 20-point lead before having to hang on for a 41-35 win over the NFC.
In a high-scoring first half, the AFC took a 28-21 lead on the strength of two defensive scores and two touchdown passes from Justin Herbert to Mark Andrews. Touchdowns by Hunter Renfrow and Stefon Diggs stretched the AFC’s lead to 20 points entering the game’s final stanza. The NFC made things closer when Kyle Pitts and Stefon Diggs caught fourth quarter touchdown passes from Kyler Murray. But the AFC clinched its fifth consecutive win over the NFC when Mac Jones hit Najee Harris for a first down on a fourth-and-2 play on the game’s final possession.
In a wild first half, both teams tried to take advantage of the Pro Bowl’s rule allowing teams go for it on fourth-and-15 from their own 25-yard line after scoring a touchdown. But there was not a single conversion in seven first-half attempts. There was a touchdown on one of those plays, however, when Myles Garrett scored off of T.J. Watt’s forced fumble off Kirk Cousins. It was the third defensive touchdown of the first half, as Darius Leonard and Antoine Winfield Jr. returned interceptions for scores.
We’ll have a full breakdown of Sunday’s action shortly. In the meantime, check out our in-game updates from the 2022 Pro Bowl from our live blog below.
