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Schaub shines as AFC wins Pro Bowl
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February 2, 2010, Tuesday
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MATT Schaub of the Houston Texans fired two touchdown passes and was named MVP after sparking the American Football Conference to a 41-34 victory over the National Football Conference in the annual Pro Bowl game on Sunday.
More than 70,000 turned out at Dolphin Stadium in Miami but many drifted away during the second half of what was a light-contact, high-scoring friendly encounter between the National Football League's two conferences featuring 987 total net yards gained.
The game, usually played in Hawaii the week after the Super Bowl, was switched to South Florida during the run-in to the NFL's biggest event. The crowd of 70,697 was the largest for a Pro Bowl since 1959 in Los Angeles.
Next Sunday, the NFC's New Orleans Saints take on the Indianapolis Colts of the AFC in the Super Bowl and quarterbacks Peyton Manning of the Colts and the Saints' Drew Brees watched the Pro Bowl game from the sidelines.
"The rules are geared for the offense. We have three outstanding quarterbacks, the game is made for the fans and they enjoyed it," AFC head coach Norv Turner of the San Diego Chargers told reporters.
His opposite number, Dallas Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips, said: "It's a no-defense game. They decided the defense was going to put their hands behind their backs so you are going to have a lot of scoring - but that is what we wanted to see."
Schaub was delighted with his MVP award. "There was a ton of talent on this field and it has been a great experience," he said. "It is a huge honor to be named MVP with all these great players here."
The score was level 14-14 at half-time, with Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers throwing two touchdowns for the NFC.
Nearly 40 percent of the players originally selected for the game didn't play. One of the AFC replacements, David Garrard, threw for 183 yards, including a 48-yard touchdown to Vincent Jackson.
Diluted by the absence of many big-name stars, the game nonetheless came alive in the third quarter when the NFC grabbed the lead.
Donovan McNabb, the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, passed to his teammate, wide receiver DeSean Jackson, who weaved past opponents to run home a 58-yard touchdown.
That prompted two TDs and a field goal from the AFC but its victory was not secured until the fourth when Tennessee's Chris Johnson ran home from two yards.
Light showers fell for much of the game, stirring memories of a rainy Super Bowl in Miami three years ago, but the weather failed to slow either offense.
More than 70,000 turned out at Dolphin Stadium in Miami but many drifted away during the second half of what was a light-contact, high-scoring friendly encounter between the National Football League's two conferences featuring 987 total net yards gained.
The game, usually played in Hawaii the week after the Super Bowl, was switched to South Florida during the run-in to the NFL's biggest event. The crowd of 70,697 was the largest for a Pro Bowl since 1959 in Los Angeles.
Next Sunday, the NFC's New Orleans Saints take on the Indianapolis Colts of the AFC in the Super Bowl and quarterbacks Peyton Manning of the Colts and the Saints' Drew Brees watched the Pro Bowl game from the sidelines.
"The rules are geared for the offense. We have three outstanding quarterbacks, the game is made for the fans and they enjoyed it," AFC head coach Norv Turner of the San Diego Chargers told reporters.
His opposite number, Dallas Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips, said: "It's a no-defense game. They decided the defense was going to put their hands behind their backs so you are going to have a lot of scoring - but that is what we wanted to see."
Schaub was delighted with his MVP award. "There was a ton of talent on this field and it has been a great experience," he said. "It is a huge honor to be named MVP with all these great players here."
The score was level 14-14 at half-time, with Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers throwing two touchdowns for the NFC.
Nearly 40 percent of the players originally selected for the game didn't play. One of the AFC replacements, David Garrard, threw for 183 yards, including a 48-yard touchdown to Vincent Jackson.
Diluted by the absence of many big-name stars, the game nonetheless came alive in the third quarter when the NFC grabbed the lead.
Donovan McNabb, the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, passed to his teammate, wide receiver DeSean Jackson, who weaved past opponents to run home a 58-yard touchdown.
That prompted two TDs and a field goal from the AFC but its victory was not secured until the fourth when Tennessee's Chris Johnson ran home from two yards.
Light showers fell for much of the game, stirring memories of a rainy Super Bowl in Miami three years ago, but the weather failed to slow either offense.
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