The 1992 Pro Bowl was the NFL's 42nd annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1991 season. The game was played on Sunday, February 2, 1992, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii before a crowd of 50,209.[1] The final score was NFC 21, AFC 15.[2] [3]
Dan Reeves of the Denver Broncos led the AFC team against an NFC team coached by Detroit Lions head coach Wayne Fontes.[2] The referee was Gerald Austin.[1]
Michael Irvin of the Dallas Cowboys was the game's MVP. All four starting linebackers of the New Orleans Saints, who were collectively nicknamed the Dome Patrol, were part of the NFC squad. The Dome Patrol consisted of Rickey Jackson, Sam Mills, Vaughan Johnson, and Pat Swilling.[4] Players on the winning NFC team received $10,000 apiece while the AFC participants each took home $5,000.[5]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "1992 Pro Bowl game book" (PDF). NFL Game Statistics & Information. National Football League. Archived from the original on January 31, 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/656quBNbG. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Pro Bowl 1992". Pro Bowl Online. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/656qxEqtX. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ↑ "Rypien wraps up winning season, passing for two TDs in Pro Bowl". The Blade (Toledo, Ohio). AP: pp. 15, 16. February 3, 1992. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pVhPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RgMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3197%2C767643. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
- ↑ "The Dome Patrol". New Orleans Saints history. Archived from the original on January 31, 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/656sGACao. 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 31, 2012.
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