AFC 23 - NFC 21
(February 3, 1991)

The 1991 Pro Bowl was not a defensive dominated game that had been seen in recent years, but the defense did provide to decisive moment of the game. The coaches were Art Shell of the Raiders and George Siefert of the 49ers.

Kansas City’s Nick Lowery, who had won the 1982 game with a last second field goal, connected from 26 yards. It was the only scoring of the first quarter. In the second quarter, the NFC countered when Johnny Johnson of Phoenix carried it over on a one yard scoring run. The score at the half was NFC 7, AFC 3.

In the third quarter, Lowery again connected on a field goal, this time from 43 yards out. And, once again, Johnson scored on a 9 yard run. The score at the end of three was NFC 14-6. The fourth quarter was a seesaw affair and one of the most exciting final quarters in Pro Bowl history. Buffalo’s Jim Kelly brought the AFC to life. Buffalo teammate Andre Reed caught a 20 yard touchdown pass from Kelly to make the score 14-13. But the NFC came right back on a 22 yard touchdown run by Barry Sanders of the Lions. It was now 21-13, NFC with 9:49 remaining. The AFC responded again with another Lowery field goal, this time from 34 yards. On the AFC’s final possession, Ernest Givens of Houston caught a 13 yard touchdown pass from Kelly and the AFC had retaken the lead, 23-21.

On their final possession, the NFC drove deep intoAFC territory and set up the Saints’ Morten Andersen for a 46 yard field goal. Instead of rushing only five guys, the AFC sent everybody and Jeff Cross of Miami blocked the attempt to preserve the win with seven seconds left. Jim Kelly completed 13 of 19 passes for 210 yards and two touchdowns and won the player of the game award. On defense,1988 MVP, Bruce Smith, recorded three sacks and a blocked field goal.