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| Date | February 7, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Bruce Smith (Buffalo Bills) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Dick Hantak | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 50,113 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Mike 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Pro Bowl set to wrap football season". Daily Record (Ellensburg, Washington). UPI. February 5, 1988. p. 10. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ^ "NFL Pro Bowl history". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2012.