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The
1984 Pro Bowl was a total
reversal of the previous two
years. Unlike 1982 and 1983,
the 1884 Pro Bowl shared
none of the suspense. The
NFC scored quickly and often
behind quarterbacks, Joe
Theismann of Washington and
Joe Montana of San
Francisco. The NFC defense
limited the AFC to just one
scoring opportunity on the
afternoon. A crowd of 50,445
saw the game. The coaches
were Bill Walsh of the 49ers
and Chuck Knox of the
Seahawks.
The scoring began in the
first quarter for the NFC on
a 23 yard field goal by Ali Haji-Sheikh of the Giants.
The score at the end of the
first period was 3-0. In the
second quarter, William
Andrews of Atlanta caught a
16 yard touchdown pass from Theismann and followed that
with a 2 yard touchdown pass
from Montana to bring the
score to 17-0. The AFC
responded with a 43 yard
field goal by Gary Anderson
of Pittsburgh. It was their
only tally of the afternoon.
It was 17-3 at the half.
In the third quarter, Nolan
Cromwell of the Rams
intercepted Dan Fouts of San
Diego and returned it 44
yards for a score and Green
Bay’s James Lofton caught an
8 yard scoring pass from Theismann. The 4th quarter
saw more of the same with
Paul Coffman of Green Bay
hauling in a 6 yard
touchdown pass from Theismann. Eric Dickerson of
the Rams capped the scoring
with a 14-yard touchdown
scamper. The final was 45-3.
It was the largest margin of
victory in the history of
the Pro Bowl.
Theismann was named the
player of the game for his
record of 21 completions.
Dan Marino was the youngest
quarterback ever selected to
play in the Pro Bowl when he
was voted in following his
rookie year in 1983. He was
22 years, four months and 14
days old at the time but was
injured and unable to play
for the AFC. The NFC defense
was also spectacular,
sacking Fouts and Kansas
City’s Bill Kenney 8 times.
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