Full list of Pro Bowl skills challenges tonight (plus TV info)

USA Today

30-01-2025

The Pro Bowl Skills Challenge has been renamed the Pro Bowl Skills Show and the 2025 edition will be held tonight (Thursday, Jan. 30) from 7-8:30 p.m. ET (5-6:30 p.m. MT).
The made-for-TV event will be nationally televised on ESPN and available to stream on FuboTV (try it free). Following the skills show, the players will return to action in a flag football game on Sunday, Feb. 2.
The Denver Broncos have three players participating in the Pro Bowl Games this year: cornerback Pat Surtain, pass rusher Nik Bonitto and returner Marvin Mims. Broncos guard Quinn Meinerz and quarterback Bo Nix were also invited as alternates but they declined.
Peyton Manning (AFC) and Eli Manning (NFC) are returning to coach the 2025 Pro Bowl Games this season and the NFL recently announced the skills challenges that will take place in Orlando. Here's the full list.
Broncos CB Pat Surtain, OLB Nik Bonitto and WR Marvin Mims will all participate in the Relay Race during the Pro Bowl Skills Show on Thursday night.
Players from each conference complete a 40-yard dash before handing a football to the next athlete on their team.
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2025 Pro Bowl Skills Challenges
Thursday, Jan. 30 :
Passing The Test : Quarterbacks try to hit targets at various distances around the field worth different point values in 40 seconds. Before the challenge, each quarterback will select a Pro Bowl Games teammate to answer five trivia questions about current Pro Bowl players. For every correct answer, the quarterback gets an additional 10 seconds. The winner of the competition is the team with the quarterback who scores the most points.
: Quarterbacks try to hit targets at various distances around the field worth different point values in 40 seconds. Before the challenge, each quarterback will select a Pro Bowl Games teammate to answer five trivia questions about current Pro Bowl players. For every correct answer, the quarterback gets an additional 10 seconds. The winner of the competition is the team with the quarterback who scores the most points. Satisfying Catches presented by SNICKERS ® : One wide receiver, tight end and defensive back from each conference will compete in a challenge obstacle course, including catches from a jugs machine at three different distances, to test every aspect of catching a football. Each teammate will complete the course back-to-back with the lowest combined time winning the challenge.
: One wide receiver, tight end and defensive back from each conference will compete in a challenge obstacle course, including catches from a jugs machine at three different distances, to test every aspect of catching a football. Each teammate will complete the course back-to-back with the lowest combined time winning the challenge. Relay Race : A simultaneous relay-style event where four players from each conference complete a 40-yard dash before handing a football to the next athlete on their team, continuing until the fourth and final leg crosses the finish line. The conferences will compete in three rounds, with the fastest team winning.
: A simultaneous relay-style event where four players from each conference complete a 40-yard dash before handing a football to the next athlete on their team, continuing until the fourth and final leg crosses the finish line. The conferences will compete in three rounds, with the fastest team winning. Helmet Harmony : A game show to test player knowledge of their teammates, with every correct answer worth one point. The team with the most correct answers wins.
: A game show to test player knowledge of their teammates, with every correct answer worth one point. The team with the most correct answers wins. Dodgeball presented by Bud Light: A three-round tournament of classic dodgeball featuring six teams of five players. Teams will be a mix of AFC offensive, defensive and special teams players competing against a mix of NFC offensive, defensive and special teams players.
Sunday, Feb. 2 :
Punt Perfect : Two players (one punter, one non-punter) from each conference punt from the 35-yard line, attempting to place as many punts as possible into a set of six buckets in the end zone. Each bucket is worth one point, with every fifth punt worth three points. The two players with the highest combined score will be the winners.
: Two players (one punter, one non-punter) from each conference punt from the 35-yard line, attempting to place as many punts as possible into a set of six buckets in the end zone. Each bucket is worth one point, with every fifth punt worth three points. The two players with the highest combined score will be the winners. The Great Football Race : Six players from each conference will face off in a relay race consisting of five different challenges, culminating with a sled push. The team to cross the finish line first wins.
: Six players from each conference will face off in a relay race consisting of five different challenges, culminating with a sled push. The team to cross the finish line first wins. Tug-of-War: A five-on-five demonstration of teamwork, strength and strategy, and positioned above a foam pit, players are challenged to pull backwards on the rope, attempting to move the opposing team in their direction. The competition will be the best of three, and the winner who pulls the opposing team into the foam pit twice wins.
The Pro Bowl Games are held at Camping World Stadium in Orlando.