Turns out nobody is taking the 2022 Pro Bowl seriously, least of all the quarterbacks. With the exception of the Chargers’ rising star Justin Herbert, the QBs who have taken the field have all been extremely careless with the ball, resulting in a flurry of ugly turnovers.
The tone was set early by Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray, whose first pass of the game was deflected and nearly picked off by Maxx Crosby of the Raiders. Murray ended that possession with a pick-six to Colts linebacker Darius Leonard, anyway. With a few minutes to go in the first half, both teams have combined for six interceptions. Russell Wilson has the latest.
Hey, guess what?
ANOTHER INTERCEPTION! @DerwinJames
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That’s Wilson’s second pick of the game, but the first was not his fault. That pass was deflected off the hands of 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk.
Anyway, if this is the way the Pro Bowl is going to be played the NFL would be better off just cancelling the whole thing. Embrace the skills competitions and add more of them.
Update:
The AFC leads 28-21 at halftime.
