SAN FRANCISCO — The NFC prevailed in the Pro Bowl flag football game 66-52 against the AFC on Tuesday. And everyone got in on the celebration — even Green Bay Packers star edge rusher Micah Parsons on his scooter.
Parsons, who is still recovering from an ACL tear that ended his 2025 season early, was in attendance on the NFC sideline and rolled out with the rest of the team to celebrate its fourth-quarter resurgence. After the game, Parsons said his recovery is going well.
“Rehab’s going well, and I should be ready (for next season),” he said.
Micah’s got the zoomies 😂
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Tuesday’s game was more of a casual scrimmage than a true competition (save for the halftime corgi race, of course, which brought together a tail-wagging winner from each stadium across the league). Music blared throughout the field house, CeeDee Lamb and Jonathan Taylor played in bucket hats and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell strolled the sidelines, chatting with Houston Texans receiver Nico Collins and Kansas City Chiefs guard Trey Smith.
The AFC kicked things off with some trickery, courtesy of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow. In the first quarter, Burrow threw a short pass to Dolphins running back De’Von Achane, who threw the ball to Burrow for a 15-yard score.
“No practice, just us being football players,” Achane said. “He just said, ‘I’m going to throw you the ball, throw the ball back real quick,’ and he’s going to do what he (does).
“I really didn’t know he could run that fast, but he was moving.”
Later, Bengals receiver Ja’Marr Chase flexed some defensive back skills by intercepting NFC quarterback Jared Goff in the end zone and returning it for a touchdown on the other side.
Denver Broncos tackle Garett Bolles brought the energy — on and off the field. Bolles told the ESPN broadcast, “I’m gonna score four tuddies today,” and he made himself open. The 6-foot-5, 300-pound big man caught a touchdown pass from Shedeur Sanders and was there for a few extra point conversions.
The NFC came back behind quarterback Jalen Hurts and Pro Bowl MVPs George Pickens and Antoine Winfield Jr., and maybe with a little late-game magic.
The Chicago Bears’ Kevin Byrad III and Nahshon Wright each had second-half interceptions that helped spin the game back in the NFC’s favor.
“Comeback in the fourth quarter, me and (Kevin Byrad) with the turnovers,” Wright said, “definitely Bears-esque.”