Hundreds of soccer followers flocked to Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas to see the NFL's finest gamers knock heads within the annual Professional Bowl. As a substitute, a glorified sport of two-hand contact broke out.

Linemen on each groups regarded like youngsters slowly swaying at a junior excessive dance as there was no actual go rush. The one participant who appeared to get soiled was New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones, who took a knee two occasions in a row to seal the AFC's, 41-35, win. The one penalty flag within the first half wasn't for an unintentional hit, however a false begin.

The one tackling within the sport gave the impression to be at halftime, the place Raiders punter A.J. Cole destroyed two scorching canine.

It is the NFL's first all-star exhibition since 2020, proper earlier than the COVID-19 pandemic canceled many sporting all-star video games.

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Minnesota quarterback Kirk Cousins is sacked (by merely getting touched within the backfield by defenders) within the second quarter of the 2022 NFL Professional Bowl at Allegiant Stadium on February 06, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photograph by Ethan Miller/Getty Pictures

Sunday afternoon's sport appears an eternity from the times of fellows profitable a Tremendous Bowl one weekend after which flying to Honolulu for one more head-smashing affair. One week after the Dallas Cowboys crushed the Buffalo Payments within the 1993 Tremendous Bowl, quarterback Troy Aikman tossed a landing go to Dallas teammate Michael Irvin within the Professional Bowl. The AFC received that sport, 23-20, in additional time. It was a hard-hitting sport, again when gamers nonetheless had delight on the road.

"Lord assist me. I am watching the @nfl Professional Bowl and I bear in mind once we had been so proud and appreciative of that accolade. We went to Hawaii to show we had been greater than worthy so we competed at follow and within the sport. I needed u to know that PRIME was PRIME ! What Occurred & When?" former Cowboys defensive again Deion Sanders tweeted on Sunday.

The 2006 sport will not be remembered for the NFC's 23-17 win as a lot as it will likely be recollected for the devastating hit that NFC's Sean Taylor delivered to AFC punter Brian Moorman on a faux punt. The hit regarded as if it knocked Moorman again into the 2004 season.

You possibly can't say there completely "no protection" in Sunday's sport as there have been 4 defensive touchdowns within the first half alone. On all of these, the participant who scored the landing averted the two-hand contact.

There have been eight turnovers, which included seven interceptions thrown by elite quarterbacks.

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert was the offensive MVP for his 98 passing yards with two touchdowns. The defensive MVP was Maxx Crosby of the hometown Las Vegas Raiders.

The introduced crowd was 56,206—most of whom appeared to benefit from the sport at Allegiant Stadium. The oldsters watching at residence did not appear too thrilled, although. Twitter customers sounded off throughout the first two minutes of the sport.

"R they not tackling anymore within the Professional Bowl? I am sorry however this is not soccer. I've performed on this gm quite a few occasions and I LOVE the NFL, however that is embarrassing," Corridor of Fame participant Shannon Sharpe acknowledged.

Arizona Cardinals defensive finish J.J. Watt stated, "I've seen walk-thrus extra intense than this."

Raiders punter A.J. Cole talks about consuming scorching canine throughout halftime.

Cincinnati Bengals reporter Ben Child referenced the Professional Bowl as merely a "7-on-7" event.

Twitter did not finish there as just about each remark bashed the sport itself, together with an obvious lackluster effort from highly-paid stars.

It is a good factor this 12 months's Professional Bowl is over, which implies a very powerful sport of the season is subsequent.

The Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals will sq. off in Tremendous Bowl 56 on Sunday (02/13/2022) at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.

There'll certainly be actual tackling, fierce effort and a significant end result this time.