HONOLULU (AP)—The Miami Dolphins wide receiver Brandon Marshal caught six passes for 176 yards and a Pro Bowl-record four touchdowns, and the AFC used a second-half surge to beat the NFC 59-41 Sunday.
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| FUN IN THE SUN—Pittsburgh Steelers teammates wide receiver/kick returner Antonio Brown (84), quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7), safety Ryan Clark (25), linebacker James Harrison (92), wide reciever Mike Wallace (17) pose with Hawaiian models Aureana Tseu, left, and U’ilani LaBoy, during the AFC team photos at NFL football’s Pro Bowl, Jan. 27, in Kapolei, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
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Marshall, who had a game filled with highlight-reel grabs, was selected the game’s MVP, and his name now will join the likes of Walter Payton and Jerry Rice on the banners at Aloha Stadium.
“You know what? I wanted it,” he said. “It’s a Pro Bowl. Some guys are playing 100 (percent), some guys are playing 90, some guys aren’t playing at all, but it means a lot to be up in the rafters with some of these guys.”
The 59 points by the AFC set a Pro Bowl mark, and the 100 points scored by the teams combined was the second highest, a touchdown shy of the 107 scored in 2004.
Ben Roethlisberger, who started for the AFC, threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to A.J. Green and a 74-yard touchdown to Marshall. Aaron Rodgers was 13 of 17 for 141 yards and two TDs for the NFC.
Steelers wide receiver Mike Wallace had two catches for 34 yards. Ryan Clark had four tackles, and James Harrison had three. Antonio Brown returned a kick for 29 yards, four punts for 115 yards (including a 46-yarder), and had a tackle.
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald had 6 catches for 111 yards and three touchdowns for the NFC. The last one, a 36-yard pass from rookie Cam Newton, was his seventh career TD catch in the Pro Bowl, breaking the record set by Tony Gonzales.
Each AFC player earned a record $50,000 for the win, while the NFC players received $25,000.
While the players hope to return to Hawaii next year, it’s still unknown where the 2013 Pro Bowl will be played. Sunday’s game marked the final one under contract between the NFL and Hawaii.
“As someone who played in the Pro Bowl when it was in a different city, I can tell you that it’s not a real comparison,” Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rogers said.
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