Football

NFL Pro Bowl to be replaced with flag football, skills competitions (Athletic, The) The NFL Pro Bowl will no longer be a tackle football game. The league is replacing the postseason all-star showcase with a week-long array of skills competitions and other events culminating in a flag football game between the AFC and NFC. ABC and ESPN will televise the contest.

The NFL routinely dominates TV ratings. How did the league become the behemoth it is today? (Athletic, The) Under the lights at old Yankee Stadium in late December 1958, Baltimore Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas took the snap with 6:45 remaining in overtime and handed the football to fullback Alan “The Horse” Ameche, who plunged through the New York Giants defense for a 1-yard touchdown to seal the 23-17 victory.

Why the Bills-Dolphins battle of top AFC teams didn’t get CBS’ top broadcast crew (Athletic, The) A pair of 2-0 teams. The betting favorite to win the Super Bowl. Stars all across the field, including MVP candidate Josh Allen.

NFL Game Positions DraftKings for Players Market, Peer-to-Peer Betting (Sportico) DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) recently introduced a new daily fantasy game called Reignmakers, touting over $1 million in cash and prizes each week of the NFL season—and $30 million in total. Participants collect digital player cards and enter lineups into exclusive fantasy contests. The players represented on the cards, which can be bought and resold, accrue points for the entry. Supply levels vary per player, per rarity and per set, adding a game theory element to the equation.

NFL Nixes Pro Bowl for Skills Competitions and Flag Game Instead (SportsTravel) The National Football League will replace the traditional Pro Bowl game in Las Vegas this season with a week-long skills competition and flag football game instead, promoting the version of the sport that it hopes will be added to the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles.