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Pro Bowl Dominates Weekend TV Ratings

By Michael David SmithFeb 12th 2008 – 5:51PM

Sports writers like to talk about the Pro Bowl as if it's America's most useless sporting event, and maybe it is. But the people have spoken with their remote controls, and their verdict is clear: They like the Pro Bowl just fine.Sports Media Watch reports that the Pro Bowl got a 6.9 rating, making it the most-watched...

Adrian Peterson Wins Pro Bowl MVP, Says, 'The True MVP Is Sean Taylor'

By Michael David SmithFeb 10th 2008 – 8:15PM

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson put on a show for the last time of his rookie season today in Hawaii, running 16 times for 129 yards and two touchdowns in the Pro Bowl, leading the NFC to victory and receiving the game's most outstanding player award.More importantly, Peterson showed once again that he's a...

Reminder: The Pro Bowl Is Not Real Football

By Michael David SmithFeb 10th 2008 – 6:59PM

For a brief moment during today's Pro Bowl, a few defensive players forgot where they were and actually started to act as though they were playing in a real football game. Fortunately, referee Bill Carollo was there to set them straight.It took place early in the third quarter, when the AFC had the ball and the NFC...

Colts QB Peyton Manning: The Only Person Who Takes the Pro Bowl Seriously

By Michael David SmithFeb 9th 2008 – 2:42PM

I turned on NFL Network this afternoon and saw that they were showing the AFC's Pro Bowl practice, which consisted of Chargers coach Norv Turner giving instructions to a bunch of guys who looked bored and disinterested.With one exception: Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, who was making direct eye contact with Turner,...

Do Bucs and Jags Pro Bowl Snubs Mean Gruden and Del Rio are Better Coaches?

By David J. WarnerDec 19th 2007 – 8:20AM

Our pal Clark Judge of CBSSports.com would have you believe that Jack Del Rio and Jon Gruden must be great coaches, because they're taking teams without any Pro Bowl players to the playoffs. I'm pretty sure Judge is being glib here, but he does make a good point -- why aren't there any Jaguars or Buccaneers in the Pro...

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In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League (NFL).

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