So the NFL Pro Bowl games took place yesterday evening and let me tell you, if you didn’t tune in on a random Tuesday afternoon, you missed nothing. Trust me.
It was nothing but a water downed end of week practice for these guys. Yes, it was changed to something like this because they wanted to stop any injuries or anything of that matter.
Yet, nobody wants to watch the product I actually watched yesterday, and I only did it because, once again, I wanted to see how even more lame this turns into every single year.
Last year’s Pro Bowl Games was still in the traditional Sunday time slot, averaging just 4.7 million viewers between ABC, ESPN, and Disney XD, a record-low for the event.
How do you think this week went with it being on a Tuesday? I don’t have the final numbers but will update them once I can.
For a record, the 2025 Pro Bowl games averaged on 4.7 million viewers, down 18% and the third straight accrual decline. The crazy thing about that, too, is they are the most watched sport in America.
Do better.
Any Takeaways?
Well, let’s start with the biggest takeaways from a game that I watched start to finish for some reason.
Remember Shedeur Sanders made the Pro Bowl for no reason, and guess what he proceeded to do?
Throw two interceptions. Who cares though? Right, it is just for fun and nobody actually even pays any attention to those, but I mean Sanders did throw more interceptions in the regular season than he did touchdowns.
The pro bowl has just become a stinker that means nothing anymore.
I guess if you want to mark it down as a takeaway, both the NFC and the AFC did not try on defense at all.
The final score was NFC 66, AFC 52.
Other than it just being terrible flag football, Joe Burrow had a trick play for a touchdown. You can see that in the video below.
Changes?
Look, I am just a football fan, but this is how I think they could drive viewership back up.
First thing is first, move it back to Hawaii annually. Have the first line of selections be chosen by players, coaches, and media, and have fan voting determine the second line (alternates for opt-outs, injuries, etc.).
Bringing back the longest throw and other events from the past to increase viewership and excitement. This type of stuff was happening in the late 90s and early 2000s and people loved it.
The 2010 Pro Bowl, shown by ESPN on Sunday, was watched by an average of 12.3 million viewers, the most since the 2000 game (13.2 million viewers on ABC) and a 40 percent increase from last season (8.8 million viewers on NBC).
The 12.3 million viewers also represent the largest viewership for any all-star game ever on cable television.
Lastly, stop inviting players who don’t deserve to be in the Pro Bowl. It makes the honor less marketable when you add everyone and their month to the team when they don’t deserve it.
We will see how bad the final numbers are, but I can promise nobody was watching this on a Tuesday evening. I watched it because I have no life and I wanted to write a quick recap about how pointless it was and that I don’t understand why they tried to make it like the way that it is now.
They will never fix it because they just keep adding regular season games so nobody wants to play in the Pro Bowl for real, but it sucks because it could bring a lot of enjoyment, but next year let’s not have it on a Tuesday.
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