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Best moments from the Pro Bowl Skills Showdown
You know what's better than the Super Bowl? That's right, the Pro Bowl Skills Showdown!
OK, maybe not ... fine, definitely not.
Still, watching NFL stars participate in an array of contests was pretty entertaining. Here are the highlights from each event from the showdown that ESPN aired on Thursday night:
Best Hands
Russell Wilson and Adam Thielen stole the show in the Best Hands competition. They were the only duo to get through every checkpoint on the first throw.
🏈 @DangeRussWilson 👉 @athielen19 🔥#ProBowlSkills | @espn pic.twitter.com/0avIpo0INf
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) January 25, 2019
Precision Passing
Von Miller is a marvelous pass-rusher, but he won't be switching positions to quarterback any time soon.
.@VonMiller takes part in the Precision Passing Challenge 😂
— NFL (@NFL) January 25, 2019
📺: #ProBowlSkills on ESPN + Disney XD pic.twitter.com/Pb3mO1iVKk
Wilson - aka "Mr. Unlimited" - dominated the event while posting a high score of 19 points.
.@DangeRussWilson DOMINATES.
— NFL (@NFL) January 25, 2019
19 points for the @Seahawks QB to give the NFC the win in Precision Passing!
📺: #ProBowlSkills on ESPN + Disney XD pic.twitter.com/rJHT9uh1dF
40-yard Splash
Skip ahead to the 1:52 mark in the video below and watch the left side of the screen.
Introducing... the 40-Yard Splash!
— NFL (@NFL) January 25, 2019
And it's a close finish 💯
📺: #ProBowlSkills on ESPN + Disney XD pic.twitter.com/9OtixKaPrP
Gridiron Gauntlet
Jamal Adams and George Kittle left blood (not really), sweat, and tears (also not really) on the field while leaping over walls and sliding under tables for their respective squads.
.@JamesConner_ vs. @Bwagz@Saquon vs. @DenzelWard@TheAdamsEra vs. @gkittle46
— NFL (@NFL) January 25, 2019
The 2019 Gridiron Gauntlet!
📺: #ProBowlSkills on ESPN + Disney XD pic.twitter.com/esuR5f4UdM
Dodgeball
We may never know what Akiem Hicks was thinking here.
Akiem Hicks confidence: 10/10
— Blake Birt (@blakebirt) January 25, 2019
Akiem Hicks dodging ability: 0/10 pic.twitter.com/xJuo6b4kEA
Hicks and his NFC teammates earned Pro Bowl Skills Showdown supremacy nonetheless, with Wilson the most valuable Pro Bowler in Orlando on this day.
The NFC WINS the 2019 #ProBowlSkills Showdown! pic.twitter.com/WuV5ZMsYiN
— NFL (@NFL) January 25, 2019
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