NFL Pro Bowl Skills Challenge 2018: Event Schedule, TV Info and Live Stream

One of the most lighthearted events on the NFL calendar takes place on Thursday as some of the league's best players square off in the NFL Pro Bowl Skills Challenge. 

Although there is a competitive nature to the event, the participants from the AFC and NFC come to the skills showcase with more of a laid-back attitude. 

The NFL's official Twitter account confirmed most of the players competing on Thursday earlier in the week, with Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson being the most notable names. 

Below is a look at how each of the four events operate and what you should expect to see on Thursday night in Orlando, Florida. 

Date: Thursday, January 25

Start Time: 9 p.m. ET 

TV: ESPN 

Live Stream: Watch ESPN 

Dodgeball 

One of the most unique events in any professional sports All-Star skills challenge is the dodgeball game at the Pro Bowl Skills Challenge. 

While most skills challenge events in the MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL are suited toward specific skill sets, dodgeball at the Pro Bowl could be won by anyone, even a kicker. 

The NFC squad, led by Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott, won the 2017 dodgeball showdown, which turned into quite the spectacle due to the competitive nature of everyone involved. 

The same fierce competitiveness is expected on Thursday with plenty of pride on the line, as the AFC looks to gain the upper hand after last year's loss and the NFC tries to repeat as champion of the event.

Power Relay Challenge 

The NFC was also victorious in the power relay challenge in 2017.

The power relay begins with a test of brute strength as each team has to lift a 250-pound wall and push a sled 15 yards before a running back or wide receiver takes off in a mad dash against the clock. 

Geno Atkins of the Cincinnati Bengals is one of the only confirmed competitors for this year's skills challenge that competed in this event in 2017. 

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The AFC will have a little more motivation to win this event on Thursday after the NFC was allowed to redo its run after the sled fell off the track in its first go around in 2017, a decision that didn't sit well with the AFC.

Precision Passing

Precision passing is essentially a Madden drill come to life. 

Quarterbacks are given a wide array of targets to throw at, with the ones furthest away from the line of scrimmage carrying the highest point value. 

Just because some targets are closer to the line of scrimmage doesn't mean they'll be easy to hit, as last year's setup featured plenty of moving targets. 

Philip Rivers of the Los Angeles Chargers put on the best display a year ago, as the NFL's official Twitter account showed us.

Thursday's precision passing competition should be one of the closest events of the night, with Wilson and Chiefs signal caller Alex Smith already confirmed. 

Best Hands 

Although New York Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. put on a show in the best hands competition last year, Jarvis Landry of the Miami Dolphins won the event. Landry returns to the best hands showdown as the favorite in 2018 with Beckham out injured. 

The best hands competition challenges wide receivers to catch seven passes in different fashion, whether it be mimicking a sideline grab, a one-handed catch or a simple two-handed reception. The zones are set up in a horseshoe and each player must catch every ball at each station before time stops. 

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Landry is no stranger to spectacular catches, and he could be able to outshine Keenan Allen of the Chargers, Green Bay's Davante Adams and New Orleans' Michael Thomas. 

Any of the four players are capable of winning the best hands competition, but we expect Landry to put on the biggest show with one-hand grabs mandatory after what he did a year ago.

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