{"id":728202,"date":"2026-02-04T06:59:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T06:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/728202\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T06:59:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T06:59:24","slug":"jalen-hurts-leads-nfc-past-afc-in-high-scoring-pro-bowl-games-flag-football-exhibition-the-mercury-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/728202\/","title":{"rendered":"Jalen Hurts leads NFC past AFC in high-scoring Pro Bowl Games flag football exhibition \u2013 The Mercury News"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 Jalen Hurts said the flag football played in the Pro Bowl Games doesn\u2019t have the negative connotation that it may have once had.<\/p>\n

If anything, Hurts believes the NFL\u2019s all-star exhibition is as competitive as ever.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is like being a kid again but it also turns competitive with everything\u2019s that at stake,\u201d the Eagles quarterback said after throwing three touchdown passes in the NFC\u2019s 66-52 win over the AFC on Tuesday night. \u201cEven with the (2028) Olympics, there\u2019s a lot of guys that have a great passion to go out there and represent.\u201d<\/p>\n

There was plenty of representation from both sides in the high-scoring event, which was played indoors this year at the Moscone Center \u2014 a convention center near downtown San Francisco \u2014 before a crowd of 3,100.<\/p>\n

It was the first time the Pro Bowl was held during Super Bowl week, and the host city was well represented, with 49ers greats Jerry Rice and Steve Young \u2014 who have a combined 20 Pro Bowl selections \u2014 serving as head coaches. The Super Bowl is Sunday at the 49ers\u2019 home, Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara.<\/p>\n

\"AFCAFC head coach Steve Young reacts during the second half of the NFL Pro Bowl football game against the NFC, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo\/Godofredo A. V\u00e1squez)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dak Prescott of the Cowboys wore a bucket hat and passed for four touchdowns, while former Cal star quarterback Jared Goff of the Lions threw two TD passes.<\/p>\n

For the AFC, the Bengals\u2019 Joe Burrow threw for a touchdown and was credited with a passing and receiving score on the same play when he and Dolphins running back De\u2019Von Achane pulled off a trick play<\/a> in the first half.<\/p>\n

It was a good day all around for Burrow and his Bengals teammates.<\/p>\n

Cincinnati wide receiver Tee Higgins caught touchdown pass from Burrow\u2019s backup, Joe Flacco, while receiver Ja\u2019Marr Chase had a highlight on defense<\/a> \u2014 a one-handed interception of Goff that he returned 50 yards for a TD.<\/p>\n

Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders started for the AFC and threw for 152 yards and two touchdowns. Sanders was a late addition to the event as the replacement for Drake Maye, who\u2019s preparing to lead the Patriots in the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n

Broncos tackle Garrett Bolles got in on the fun, catching one of Sanders\u2019 TD throws.<\/p>\n

\"NFCNFC running back Christian McCaffrey (23), of the San Francisco 49ers, signs an autograph for a fan before the NFL Pro Bowl football game against the AFC, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo\/Jeff Chiu)\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 Jalen Hurts said the flag football played in the Pro Bowl Games doesn\u2019t have the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":728203,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2080],"tags":[220,1926,1443,7,1921,929,6,60872,50312,1161,252,50313,2624,2623,9],"class_list":["post-728202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-francisco-49ers","tag-49ers","tag-bay-area","tag-california","tag-football","tag-inside-sports","tag-latest-headlines","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-wire","tag-peninsula","tag-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco-49ers","tag-san-francisco-county","tag-sanfrancisco","tag-sanfrancisco49ers","tag-sports"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116011072400880317","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/728202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=728202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/728202\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/728203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=728202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=728202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=728202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}