The 2013 Pro Bowl was the

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(NFL)'s sixty-third annual

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which featured players from the 2012 season. It took place at 2:30 pm Hawaii–Aleutian Time ( UTC−10:00; 7:30 pm

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) on Sunday, January 27, 2013, at the

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. The game was televised nationally by

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in place of

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. The game was delayed for 30 minutes due to flash flood warnings. John Fox of the

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led the AFC "home team" against a "visiting" NFC team that was coached by the

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head coach

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of the

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. 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

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was the game referee. Players on the winning team (NFC) each earned $50,000, while players on the losing team (AFC) earned $25,000. The

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and

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had the most Pro Bowl selections with nine. The

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, despite only winning two games, had six selections. Six teams, the

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, and

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, had no selections. Three rookie quarterbacks (

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, and

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) 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 (excluding the Pro Bowl Games.)

Summary

Scoring summary

The scores broken down by quarter:

AFC rosters

The following players were selected to represent the AFC:

Offense

Defense

Special teams

NFC rosters

The following players were selected to represent the NFC:

Offense

Defense

Special teams

Indicating he would retire after the Pro Bowl, NFC center Jeff Saturday treated the game as a

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and crossed over to the AFC side for one play in order to reunite with quarterback

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; the two had played together as members of the

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for thirteen seasons. Notes: :bold player who participated in game :Replacement selection due to injury or vacancy :Injured player; selected but will not play :Replacement starter; selected as reserve :Selected but did not play because his team advanced to

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''(see Pro Bowl "Player Selection" section)'' : Ryan Clark was the first alternate, but declined due to injury :

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was the first alternate, but declined due to injury

Number of selections per team

Broadcasting

The game was televised nationally by

after

broadcaster

declined to exercise their right to air the game, even though that network was using the game as part of the plot of an episode of '' Hawaii Five-0'' to be aired three weeks later. This was the second of three consecutive years that NBC carried the game, since CBS also decided not to broadcast the 2013 Pro Bowl and

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would later decline to carry the

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game.

References

External links

Game box score
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