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Pro-Bowl Sunday by HHA

This year the prowl arrives with so much expectation. This game is the last one played, just after the season has ended. This NFL All-Star game is played since the unification of the AFL and the NFL in 1970. The official name of this game is the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, but the game itself has a longer history. The first game was played in 1938. Nowadays, the mechanism to select the players takes into consideration votes from the coaches, the players and fans; all of them represent a third of the total votes.

This year's Pro-Bowl will take place before the championship game. Both teams can't include in their roster any Superbowl players. The Colts and Saint Superbowl XLIV game is just ahead on February 7. This is the first time that the Pro Bowl is held before the Superbowl. Also, the location of the game has change for the first time since 1980; in the previous years the Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii has been the venue (and was for 30 consecutive seasons) but this year the game will take place in Sun Life Stadium, home of the Miami Dolphins. The city of Miami is the second venue to hold both games in the history of the NFL.

The odds show that the AFL lacks power at the quarterback position. Matt Schaub from Houston (as a Starter), Vince Young of Tennessee and David Garrard of Jacksonville are the AFL Quarterbacks. Only Schaub comes to the game with a good performance record in his team. The NFC quarterbacks are Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay; Donovan McNabb (takes the place of injured Drew Brees), Philadelphia and Tony Romo from Dallas (taking the place of injured Favre). This trio of players is a lot more resourceful and skillful. The Pro-Bowl MPV has been awarded to Quarterbacks 66 times before and 8 times to wide receivers and, since 1989, only 1 defense player has attained the MVP (Derrick Brooks in 2006), so looking at the star power of the Quarterback position to pick the winner is a good guess.

The NFC has won the previous Pro-Bowls with ease, while also covering the expect spread. In 2009 the NFC took the Lead in victories in the series against the AFL 20-19.