Fitzgerald caught five passes for 81 yards and two touchdowns, 44-year-old John Carney kicked two fourth-quarter field goals, and the NFC rallied to a 30-21 victory over the AFC. The Arizona Cardinals' All-Pro receiver, coming off a record-breaking postseason and a spectacular Super Bowl in a loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, earned MVP honors.
"You don't really get to understand how good he is until you go out there and play against him," AFC and Tennessee Titans safety Chris Hope said. "He's so impressive. Most importantly, he's honed in for that ball. So when the ball's in the air, he's almost unstoppable."
Dwight Freeney had a hard time disrupting Drew Brees.
To give the Pro Bowl slightly more significance, the 2010 Pro Bowl will not be held in Hawaii, and will not be held after the Super Bowl.
Instead, next year's Pro Bowl will be in Miami, and the 2011 Pro Bowl will be in the new stadium at Dallas. In addition, the next two Pro Bowls will be held the week before the Super Bowl.The Pro Bowl was the only major all-star game to be held at the end of the season, not in the middle. To revive flagging interest in the game, the NFL will try to give fans at least one game to watch during the two-week wait for the Super Bowl.
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