The 1985 Pro Bowl was the NFL's 35th annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1984 season. The game was played on Sunday, January 27, 1985, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii before a crowd of 50,385.[1] The final score was AFC 22, NFC 14.[2]
Chuck Noll of the Pittsburgh Steelers led the AFC team against an NFC team coached by Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka.[3] The referee was Chuck Heberling.[1]
Mark Gastineauof the New York Jets was named the game's Most Valuable Player.[2] Players on the winning AFC team received $10,000 apiece while the NFC participants each took home $5,000.[4]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "1985 Pro Bowl game book" (PDF). NFL Game Statistics & Information. National Football League. Archived from the original on January 31, 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/656glCvBr. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "AFC's defense scoops up Pro Bowl win". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP: p. 18. January 28, 1985. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CrJRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P24DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5018%2C6236311. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- ↑ "49ers, Dolphins get another shot Sunday in Pro Bowl tilt". The Vindicator (Youngstown, Ohio). AP: p. 14. January 26, 1985. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GfhfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J1cMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2655%2C3575053. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
- ↑ "NFL Pro Bowl history". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/64jzqxRdL. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
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