2013 Pro Bowl
The 2013 Pro Bowl was the National Football League 's sixty-third annual all-star game which featured players from the 2012 season. It took place at 2:30 pm Hawaii–Aleutian Time on Sunday, January 27, 2013, at the Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The game was televised nationally by NBC in place of CBS. The game was delayed for 30 minutes due to flash flood warnings.
John Fox of the AFC West Denver Broncos led the AFC "home team" against a "visiting" NFC team that was coached by the Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy of the NFC North. These coaches were selected for coaching the highest seeded team to lose in the Divisional Round of the playoffs, which has been the convention since the 2009 Pro Bowl. Ed Hochuli was the game referee.
Players on the winning team each earned $50,000, while players on the losing team earned $25,000.
The Houston Texans had the most Pro Bowl selections with ten. The Kansas City Chiefs, despite only winning two games, had six selections. Six teams, the Carolina Panthers, Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Rams, Tennessee Titans, Jacksonville Jaguars, and San Diego Chargers, had no selections. Three rookie quarterbacks were selected, which is the most in Pro Bowl history.
As of 2024, this remains the most recent game that the NFC defeated the AFC in the Pro Bowl
Summary
Scoring summary
The scores broken down by quarter:AFC rosters
The following players were selected to represent the AFC:Offense
| Position | Starter | Reserve | Alternate |
| Quarterback | 18 Peyton Manning, Denver | 12 Tom Brady, New England 8 Matt Schaub, Houston | 12 Andrew Luck, Indianapolis |
| Running back | 23 Arian Foster, Houston | 25 Jamaal Charles, Kansas City 27 Ray Rice, Baltimore | 28 C. J. Spiller, Buffalo |
| Fullback | 44 Vonta Leach, Baltimore | 45 Marcel Reece, Oakland | |
| Wide receiver | 18 A. J. Green, Cincinnati 80 Andre Johnson, Houston | 87 Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis 83 Wes Welker, New England | 88 Demaryius Thomas, Denver |
| Tight end | Rob Gronkowski, New England | 83 Heath Miller, Pittsburgh | 84 Jermaine Gresham, Cincinnati 81 Owen Daniels, Houston |
| Offensive tackle | 73 Joe Thomas, Cleveland 76 Duane Brown, Houston | 78 Ryan Clady, Denver | 77 Andrew Whitworth, Cincinnati |
| Offensive guard | 70 Logan Mankins, New England 73 Marshal Yanda, Baltimore | 74 Wade Smith, Houston | 68 Richie Incognito, Miami 68 Zane Beadles, Denver |
| Center | 53 Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh | 55 Chris Myers, Houston |
Defense
| Position | Starter | Reserve | Alternate |
| Defensive end | 99 J. J. Watt, Houston 91 Cameron Wake, Miami | 92 Elvis Dumervil, Denver | |
| Defensive tackle | 97 Geno Atkins, Cincinnati 75 Vince Wilfork, New England | 92 Haloti Ngata, Baltimore | 95 Kyle Williams, Buffalo 94 Randy Starks, Miami |
| Outside linebacker | 58 Von Miller, Denver 91 Tamba Hali, Kansas City | 98 Robert Mathis, Indianapolis | 50 Justin Houston, Kansas City |
| Inside linebacker | 51 Jerod Mayo, New England | 56 Derrick Johnson, Kansas City | |
| Cornerback | 24 Champ Bailey, Denver 24 Johnathan Joseph, Houston | 31 Antonio Cromartie, N.Y. Jets | |
| Free safety | 20 Ed Reed, Baltimore | 30 LaRon Landry, N.Y. Jets | 31 Jairus Byrd, Buffalo |
| Strong safety | 29 Eric Berry, Kansas City |
Special teams
| Position | Starter | Reserve | Alternate |
| Punter | 2 Dustin Colquitt, Kansas City | ||
| Placekicker | 4 Phil Dawson, Cleveland | ||
| Return specialist | 12 Jacoby Jones, Baltimore | 16 Josh Cribbs, Cleveland | |
| Special teamer | 18 Matthew Slater, New England | ||
| Long snapper | 92 John Denney, Miami |
NFC rosters
The following players were selected to represent the NFC:Offense
Defense
Special teams
| Position | Starter | Reserve | Alternate |
| Punter | 6 Thomas Morstead, New Orleans | ||
| Placekicker | 3 Blair Walsh, Minnesota | ||
| Kick returner | 33 Leon Washington, Seattle | ||
| Special teamer | 97 Lorenzo Alexander, Washington | ||
| Long snapper | 48 Don Muhlbach, Detroit |
Indicating he would retire after the Pro Bowl, NFC center Jeff Saturday treated the game as a testimonial match and crossed over to the AFC side for one play in order to reunite with quarterback Peyton Manning; the two had played together as members of the Indianapolis Colts for thirteen seasons.
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