Starting tomorrow, four Raiders Pro Bowlers will compete in skill challenges
It’s time — there’ll be four Raiders Pro Bowlers taking part in the upcoming NFL Pro Bowl Games festivities at Raiders HQ and Allegiant Stadium. The skill challenges are scheduled to commence tomorrow on Thursday, February 2 at 4 p.m. PT and will air live on ESPN.
Out of the four Raiders Pro Bowlers, RB Josh Jacobs and DE Maxx Crosby will start in the multi-round dodgeball competition named “Epic Pro Bowl Dodgeball”. Jacobs will play for the AFC offense team while Crosby will represent the AFC defense. The AFC offense will compete against the AFC defense in the opening match to determine the AFC champion. The NFC offense and NFC defense will then square off to determine the NFC winner in the second game. In the finals, the AFC and NFC winning teams will meet in the finals to determine which team will score three points.
Derek Carr has also been included as part of the four Raiders Pro Bowlers, and joins Trevor Lawrence and Tyler Huntley as the other AFC quarterbacks to participate in the “Precision Passing” skills challenge. In this competition, there’ll be a one-minute accuracy drill between the QBs of the AFC and NFC, with points awarded to the target hit. The winner goes to the highest individual score.
On Sunday, Crosby and punter AJ Cole will continue the show at 12 p.m. PT on ESPN and ABC. Crosby will play in the “Move the Chains” challenge, where four teams of five pull a wall packed with heavy weights for 10 yards. Whichever team wins the best-of-three challenge takes the crown.
Alongside AFC special team players Justin Tucker (Baltimore Ravens) and Morgan Cox (Tennessee Titans), Cole will participate in the “Kick Tac Toe” game. The first team to complete a line of three squares of five squares total will win and earn three points for their conference.
There’s surely no bias here, so we’ve got our money on the AFC to win the NFL Pro Bowl Games. Let’s go!