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The NFL announced the unique skills competitions that Pro Bowl players from the AFC and NFC will compete in during the 2023 Pro Bowl Games. Taking place over two days in Las Vegas, the skills challenges will be broadcasted live for the first time on Thursday, February 2, on ESPN from 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. ET, and the competitions will continue Sunday, February 5, throughout the day, along with the first NFL flag football games.

The AFC team will be led by Peyton Manning (head coach), Ray Lewis (defensive coordinator) and Diana Flores (offensive coordinator), while the NFC team will be led by Eli Manning (head coach), DeMarcus Ware (defensive coordinator) and Vanita Krouch (offensive coordinator). 

The Thursday event will take place at Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center, the Las Vegas Raiders' headquarters and practice facility, and Allegiant Stadium on Sunday. Sunday's events from Allegiant Stadium will be televised from 3:00-6:00 p.m. ET on ESPN and ABC, and ticketholders will be able to witness all the action live, including three seven-on-seven flag football games between the league's best players, the culmination of the Pro Bowl Games skills events and a major musical performance.

A staple of the annual AFC vs. NFC competition, the NFL's top players are set to participate in the following new and fan-favorite skills competitions that showcase their football skills and athletic abilities:

Thursday, February 2

• Epic Pro Bowl Dodgeball: A multi-round tournament of classic dodgeball featuring four teams of five players that begins with the offenses and defenses from both conferences squaring off and culminates in an AFC vs. NFC showdown. In the first match, the AFC offense will face the AFC defense to determine the AFC winner. In the second game, the NFC offense squares off with the NFC defense to determine the NFC winner. In the finales, the AFC winner and NFC winner meet to determine which conference will earn three points.
• Lightning Round: New this year, each conference will select 16 players to compete in a three-part elimination challenge that will leave one player left at the end to earn three points for his conference. In the first event, "Splash Catch," teammate pairings from each conference will toss water balloons back and forth from increasing distances. Each tandem that completes all of their tosses advances to the second round. In part two, "High Stakes," advancing players will attempt to catch punts from a JUGS machine to earn a place representing their conference in the final round of the competition. In the final part of the challenge, "Thrill of the Spill," the remaining players from each conference will aim at targets attached to a bucket hanging above the head of an opposing conference's coach. The first team to dump the bucket on the opposing coach wins and earns three points for his conference
• Longest Drive: Four players from each conference will compete in a challenge to drive a golf ball the farthest distance off a tee. Each player will have three swings and the player that drives the ball the farthest within the boundaries on each side of the fairway will win three points for his conference
• Precision Passing presented by EA SPORTS Madden NFL 23 Mobile: Each of the conference's three quarterbacks will battle it out in a one-minute accuracy competition, as they attempt to accumulate points by hitting as many targets as possible. The quarterback with the highest individual score among all participants is the winner and earns three points for his conference. There are a total of 10 targets that are either static or attached to robotic dummies and drones, each worth a different amount, ranging from one to five points. There is also a "long toss bucket" 60 yards away that is worth 10 points.

• Best Catch presented by Uber Eats (First Round): Two players from each conference will compete in a best catch competition, showing off their creativity, inventiveness and talent. In the first round on Thursday, the players will showcase their best receptions in highlight reels shot at iconic venues around Las Vegas. Fans will vote online to determine their favorite catch by a player in each conference, and the players with the highest votes will compete in the finals on Sunday. 

Sunday, February 5 

• Best Catch presented by Uber Eats (Finale): On Sunday, the top vote getters from each conference will compete head-to-head, as they perform in front of a panel of celebrity judges. The pass catcher who accumulates the highest score from the judges will be the winner.
• Gridiron Gauntlet: A side-by-side relay race showcasing strength, speed and agility, six players from each conference will compete to see who finishes first and wins three points for his team. The four-part gauntlet, each segment 40 yards in length, includes a series of breakaway walls, a section of climbing over walls and under tables, a tire run and a blocking sled carrying a Legend coach across the finish line.
• Kick Tac Toe: Each team's kicker, punter and long snapper compete in a giant Tic-Tac-Toe competition to showcase their respective skills. The first team to complete a connecting line of three squares or hit five squares total will be declared the winner and earn three points for his conference.
• Move The Chains: Four teams (two teams from each conference) will compete side by side in a weighted wall pull that will showcase their strength, speed and ingenuity. Each team of five players is responsible for pulling a wall, loaded up with heavy weights, 10 yards as quickly as possible using first-down chains. The winning team of the best-of-three playoff will earn three points for their conference.

The Pro Bowl Games skills competitions will have cumulative scoring leading up to the flag football games on Sunday. Scoring works in the following way:

• The winning conference of each skill competition earns three points towards their team's overall score, with 24 total points available across the skills events.
• The winning conference from each of the first two flag football games on Sunday will earn six points for their team, for a total of 12 available points.
• Points from the skills competitions and first two flag games will combined and will be the score at the beginning of the third and final flag game, which will determine the winning conference.

Fans can buy tickets at probowl.com/tickets to see all the action in person on Sunday, February 5, at Allegiant Stadium and catch the NFL's biggest and brightest stars represent their team, city and conference.