NFL Pro Bowl 2013: AFC & NFC Roster, Date, Time, Spread and TV Info

The 2013 Pro Bowl projects to be much the same as years past—a high-scoring, fast-paced battle between some of the NFL’s biggest stars.

While it’s hardly a fan-favorite event (there’s something about football players mailing it in thatdoesn’t translate like it does in say, basketball), the Pro Bowl can be riveting in certain situations.

One of those would be after you place a wager down on it, so keep reading to find out where to watch this matchup, the complete rosters, our gambling guide to the action, a predicted final score and more.

Where: Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii

When: Sunday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. ET

Watch: NBC

PRO BOWL ROSTERS

AFC Offense

* Denotes starter

(x) Denotes out because of injury

(y) Denotes replacement player

(z) Denotes out because of Super Bowl

Position	Player	Team
QB	Peyton Manning*	Denver Broncos
QB	Tom Brady  (x)	New England Patriots
QB	Matt Schaub	Houston Texans
QB	Andrew Luck (y)	Indianapolis Colts
RB	Arian Foster*	Houston Texans
RB	Jamaal Charles	Kansas City Chiefs
RB	Ray Rice (z)	Baltimore Ravens
RB	C.J. Spiller (y)	Buffalo Bills
FB	Vonta Leach (z)	Baltimore Ravens
FB	Marcel Reece (y)	Oakland Raiders
WR	A.J. Green*	Cincinnati Bengals
WR	Andre Johnson*	Houston Texans
WR	Reggie Wayne	Indianapolis Colts
WR	Wes Welker (x)	New England Patriots
WR	Demaryius Thomas (y)	Denver Broncos
TE	Rob Gronkowski (x)	New England Patriots
TE	Heath Miller (x)	Pittsburgh Steelers
TE	Jermaine Gresham (y)	Cincinnati Bengals
TE	Owen Daniels (y)	Houston Texans
T	Joe Thomas*	Cleveland Browns
T	Duane Brown*	Houston Texans
T	Ryan Clady (x)	Denver Broncos
T	Andrew Whitworth (y)	Cincinnati Bengals
G	Logan Mankins* (x)	New England Patriots
G	Marshal Yanda (z)	Baltimore Ravens
G	Wade Smith	Houston Texans
G	Richie Incognito (y)	Miami Dolphins
G	Zane Beadles (y)	Denver Broncos
C	Maurkice Pouncey*	Pittsburgh Steelers
C	Chris Myers	Houston Texans
P	Dustin Colquitt	Kansas City Chiefs
PK	Phil Dawson	Cleveland Browns
KR	Jacoby Jones (z)	Baltimore Ravens
KR	Josh Cribbs (y)	Cleveland Browns
ST	Matthew Slater	New England Patriots
LS	John Denney	Miami Dolphins

AFC Defense

* Denotes starter

(x) Denotes out because of injury

(y) Denotes replacement player

(z) Denotes out because of Super Bowl

Position	Player	Team
DL	J.J. Watt*	Houston Texans
DL	Cameron Wake*	Miami Dolphins
DL	Geno Atkins*	Cincinnati Bengals
DL	Vince Wilfork*	New England Patriots
DL	Elvis Dumervil	Denver Broncos
DL	Haloti Ngata (z)	Baltimore Ravens
DL	Randy Starks (y)	Miami Dolphins
DL	Kyle Williams (y)	Buffalo Bills
LB	Von Miller*	Denver Broncos
LB	Tamba Hali*	Kansas City Chiefs
LB	Jerod Mayo*	New England Patriots
LB	Robert Mathis	Indianapolis Colts
LB	Justin Houston (y)	Kansas City Chiefs
LB	Derrick Johnson	Kansas City Chiefs
CB	Champ Bailey*	Denver Broncos
CB	Johnathan Joseph*	Houston Texans
CB	Antonio Cromartie	New York Jets
S	Ed Reed (z)	Baltimore Ravens
S	Jairus Byrd (y)	Buffalo Bills
S	Eric Berry*	Kansas City Chiefs
S	LaRon Landry	New York Jets

NFC Offense

* Denotes starter

(x) Denotes out because of injury

(y) Denotes replacement player

(z) Denotes out because of Super Bowl

Position	Player	Team
QB	Aaron Rodgers (x)	Green Bay Packers
QB	Matt Ryan (x)	Atlanta Falcons
QB	Robert Griffin III (x)	Washington Redskins
QB	Drew Brees (y)	New Orleans Saints
QB	Eli Manning (y)	New York Giants
QB	Russell Wilson (y)	Seattle Seahawks
RB	Adrian Peterson*	Minnesota Vikings
RB	Marshawn Lynch	Seattle Seahawks
RB	Frank Gore (z)	San Francisco 49ers
RB	Doug Martin (y)	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
FB	Jerome Felton*	Minnesota Vikings
WR	Calvin Johnson (x)	Detroit Lions
WR	Brandon Marshall (x)	Chicago Bears
WR	Julio Jones*	Atlanta Falcons
WR	Victor Cruz*	New York Giants
WR	Vincent Jackson (y)	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
WR	Larry Fitzgerald (y)	Arizona Cardinals
TE	Tony Gonzalez (x)	Atlanta Falcons
TE	Kyle Rudolph (y)	Minnesota Vikings
TE	Jason Witten	Dallas Cowboys
T	Russell Okung*	Seattle Seahawks
T	Joe Staley (z)	San Francisco 49ers
T	Jermon Bushrod	New Orleans Saints
T	Trent Williams	Washington Redskins
G	Mike Iupati (z)	San Francisco 49ers
G	Jahri Evans*	New Orleans Saints
G	Josh Sitton (y)	Green Bay Packers
G	Chris Snee	New York Giants
C	Max Unger*	Seattle Seahawks
C	Jeff Saturday	Green Bay Packers
P	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints
PK	Blair Walsh	Minnesota Vikings
KR	Leon Washington	Seattle Seahawks
ST	Lorenzo Alexander	Washington Redskins
LS	Don Muhlbach	Detroit Lions

NFC Defense

* Denotes starter

(x) Denotes out because of injury

(y) Denotes replacement player

(z) Denotes out because of Super Bowl

Position	Player	Team
DL	Jason Pierre-Paul*	New York Giants
DL	Julius Peppers*	Chicago Bears
DL	Justin Smith (z)	San Francisco 49ers
DL	Henry Melton*	Chicago Bears
DL	Ndamukong Suh (y)	Detroit Lions
DL	Jared Allen	Minnesota Vikings
DL	Gerald McCoy	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
LB	Aldon Smith (z)	San Francisco 49ers
LB	DeMarcus Ware (x)	Dallas Cowboys
LB	Patrick Willis (z)	San Francisco 49ers
LB	Clay Matthews (x)	Green Bay Packers
LB	NaVorro Bowman (z)	San Francisco 49ers
LB	Daryl Washington (y)	Arizona Cardinals
LB	London Fletcher (y)	Washington Redskins
LB	Ryan Kerrigan (y)	Washington Redskins
LB	Chad Greenway (y)	Minnesota Vikings
LB	Anthony Spencer (y)	Dallas Cowboys
CB	Charles Tillman*	Chicago Bears
CB	Tim Jennings*	Chicago Bears
CB	Patrick Peterson	Arizona Cardinals
S	Dashon Goldson (z)	San Francisco 49ers
S	Donte Whitner (z)	San Francisco 49ers
S	Earl Thomas	Seattle Seahawks
S	William Moore (y)	Atlanta Falcons
S	Thomas DeCoud (y)	Atlanta Falcons

Gambling Line: NFC (-1) vs. AFC, Over/Under: 85  (courtesy of ScoresAndOdds.com)

While the Pro Bowl has a reputation for being one of the least exciting All-Star games in professional sports, one way to ensure you are on the edge of your seat for it is to place a bet down on the action.

It may be considered completely degenerate by your friends, and your bookie might pity you before putting it in, but trust us, it will make slogging through this much more interesting.

We’re leaning towards the AFC in this one, as they more original starters at critical positions than the opposition and that could be the key difference.

What’s even more intriguing than betting the point spread is going for the total, as over 85 looks like a stone cold lock.

Being that this is the Pro Bowl and all, defense is a complete afterthought. With the event losing more and more luster over the years, it’s becoming even more of a joke and it seems that no one on that side of the ball is even trying anymore.

Expect an absolute barnburner that easily goes over the total and cashes tickets come Sunday.

 

Prediction: AFC 49 – NFC 42

As mentioned, we believe this is going to be a back-and-forth affair with little defensive resistance from either side.

There are so many great athletes on offense and it’s going to be much easier for them to score touchdowns during this glorified game of two-hand touch football. We foresee stars like A.J. Green, C.J. Spiller, Julio Jones and Doug Martin making plenty of big plays throughout the afternoon.

At the end of the day, it’s going to be close. We predict that whichever team wins the turnover battle will come away with the victory. Because the AFC has a better defense and special teams—on paper—they have a slight edge.