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9 facts about the NFL Pro Bowl

  1. The first NFL All-Star Game was at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles in 1939. The first Pro Bowl was in 1971.
  2. The most points scored by a team in a single Pro Bowl was 62 points by the NFC in 2013. The fewest was 3 by the AFC in 1984, 1989 and 1994.
  3. Since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970, the NFC holds a 22-21 record before the game adopted its current fantasy draft format in 2014.
  4. Peyton Manning, Tony Gonzalez, Bruce Matthews and Merlin Olsen hold the record for most Pro Bowl nominations with 14 each.
  5. The Pro Bowl has been played in Honolulu every single year since 1980, with the exception of 2010 and 2015 when it was played in Miami and Glendale, Arizona, respectively.
  6. No player has scored more Pro Bowl points than former Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers kicker David Akers, who has 57 career points.
  7. Winners of the 2015 Pro Bowl received $55,000 while members of the losing team pocketed $28,000.
  8. The 2007-08 Dallas Cowboys had 13 players selected for the Pro Bowl, making it the most by a team in any one season.
  9. Orlando will host the 2017 Pro Bowl at Camping World Stadium as part of a multi-year deal with the NFL.

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Facts courtesy of the NFL, ESPN and CNN.