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The Pro Bowl takes place tonight. When they first announced that the game would be played in the week between the championship games and the Super Bowl I thought it was a terrible idea, but now I like it. Even though it is nothing more than a glorified scrimmage, it seems a little bit more relevant this week than it would the week after the Super Bowl.
I still won't watch any of it, but I am glad it is tonight.
There is a decent chance that this could be the last Pro Bowl ever played, but that probably only happens if the ratings are way down. The NFL is so popular right now that the Pro Bowl will probably have the highest ratings of anything on TV tonight.
Location: Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Kickoff time: 7 p.m. ET
TV schedule: NBC
Odds: NFC -1
Over/Under: 85
NFC Roster replacements
AFC Roster replacements
2013 NFL Pro Bowl rosters
| AFC | NFC | |||
| Quarterback | ||||
| *Peyton Manning | Denver | Drew Brees | New Orleans | |
| Matt Schaub | Houston | Eli Manning | New York Giants | |
| Andrew Luck | Indianapolis | Russell Wilson | Seattle | |
| Running Back | ||||
| *Arian Foster | Houston | *Adrian Peterson | Minnesota | |
| Jamaal Charles | Kansas City | Marshawn Lynch | Seattle | |
| C.J. Spiller | Buffalo | Doug Martin | Tampa Bay | |
| Fullback | ||||
| *Marcel Reece | Oakland | Jerome Felton | Minnesota | |
| Wide receiver | ||||
| *Andre Johnson | Houston | Julio Jones | Atlanta | |
| *A.J. Green | Cincinnati | Victor Cruz | New York Giants | |
| Reggie Wayne | Indianapolis | Larry Fitzgerald | Arizona | |
| DeMaryius Thomas | Denver | Vincent Jackson | Tampa Bay | |
| Tight end | ||||
| Jermaine Gresham | Cincinnati | Jason Witten | Dallas | |
| Owen Daniels | Houston | Kyle Rudolph | Minnesota | |
| Tackle | ||||
| *Duane Brown | Houston | Russell Okung | Seattle | |
| *Joe Thomas | Cleveland | Jermon Bushrod | New Orleans | |
| Andrew Whitworth | Cincinnati | Matt Kalil | Minnesota | |
| Guard | ||||
| Wade Smith | Houston | Jahri Evans | New Orleans | |
| Richie Incognito | Miami | Chris Snee | New York Giants | |
| Zane Beadles | Denver | Josh Sitton | Green Bay | |
| Center | ||||
| *Maurkice Pouncey | Steelers | Max Unger | Seattle | |
| Chris Meyers | Houston | Jeff Saturday | Green Bay | |
| Defense | ||||
| Defensive end | ||||
| J.J. Watt | Houston | Jason Pierre-Paul | New York Giants | |
| Cameron Wake | Miami | Julius Peppers | Chicago | |
| Elvis Dumervill | Denver | Jared Allen | Minnesota | |
| Interior linemen | ||||
| Geno Atkins | Cincinnati | Henry Melton | Chicago | |
| Randy Starks | Miami | Gerald McCoy | Tampa Bay | |
| Kyle Williams | Buffalo | Ndamukong Suh | Detroit | |
| Outside linebacker | ||||
| Tamba Hali | Kansas City | Chad Greenway | Minnesota | |
| Robert Mathis | Indianapolis | Ryan Kerrigan | Washington | |
| Justin Houston | Kansas City | Anthony Spencer | Dallas | |
| Inside/middle linebacker | ||||
| Jerod Mayo | New England | London Fletcher | Washington | |
| Derrick Johnson | Kansas City | Daryl Washington | Atlanta | |
| Cornerback | ||||
| Champ Bailey | Denver | Charles Tillman | Chicago | |
| Johnathan Joseph | Houston | Tim Jennings | Chicago | |
| Antonio Cromartie | New York Jets | Patrick Peterson | Arizona | |
| Free safety | ||||
| Jairus Byrd | Buffalo | Earl Thomas | Seattle | |
| Strong Safety | Thomas DeCoud | Atlanta | ||
| Eric Berry | Kansas City | |||
| LaRon Landry | New York Jets | William Moore | Atlanta | |
| Punter | ||||
| Dustin Colquitt | Kansas City | Thomas Morestead | New Orleans | |
| Kicker | ||||
| Phil Dawson | Cleveland | Blair Walsh | Minnesota | |
| Kick returner | ||||
| Josh Cribbs | Cleveland | Leon Washington | Seattle | |
| Special teams player | ||||
| Matt Slater | New England | Lorenzo Alexander | Washington | |
| Long snapper | ||||
| John Denney | Miami | Don Muhlbach | Detroit |
There will be an open thread tonight for the game, so be sure and check back later to discuss.