1988 Pro Bowl

1988 NFL Pro Bowl
1234 Total
NFC 0600 6
AFC 0762 15
DateFebruary 7, 1988
StadiumAloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
MVPBruce Smith (Buffalo Bills)
RefereeDick Hantak
Attendance50,113
TV in the United States
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersMike Patrick & Roy Firestone

The 1988 Pro Bowl was the NFL's 38th annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1987 season. The game was played on Sunday, February 7, 1988, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii before a crowd of 50,113.[1] The final score was AFC 15, NFC 6.[2]

Marty Schottenheimer of the Cleveland Browns led the AFC team against an NFC team coached by Minnesota Vikings head coach Jerry Burns.[3] The referee was Dick Hantak.[1]

Bruce Smith of the Buffalo Bills was named the game's MVP.[2] Players on the winning AFC team received $10,000 apiece while the NFC participants each took home $5,000.[4]

  1. ^ a b "1988 Pro Bowl game book" (PDF). NFL Game Statistics & Information. National Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 31, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Peters, Ken (February 8, 1988). "Kelly, Biasucci propel AFC to win in Pro Bowl". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP. p. 10. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "Pro Bowl set to wrap football season". Daily Record (Ellensburg, Washington). UPI. February 5, 1988. p. 10. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  4. ^ "NFL Pro Bowl history". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2012.

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