NFL Picks: It could be a high scoring game on Sunday night in the NFL Pro Bowl as Team Irvin takes on Team Carter. Team Irvin will feature a lot of Dallas Cowboys players which makes sense since former Dallas receiver Michael Irvin drafted his team. Team Carter will feature Indianapolis quarterback Andrew Luck and Kansas City running back Jamaal Charles. Let’s look at the game and Pro Bowl picks.
Team Irvin
Team Irvin will feature Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan and Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford. There are a lot of teammates as DeMarco Murray will be in the backfield behind Tony Romo while Jason Witten will also be a target for Romo. Matthew Stafford will be able to throw to teammate Golden Tate and all three quarterbacks will get to throw to rookie sensation Odell Beckham Jr.
Team Irvin will feature St. Louis Rams teammates Robert Quinn and Aaron Donald and Denver Broncos teammates DeMarcus Ware, Von Miller, T.J. Ward and Chris Harris.
Team Carter
Team Carter will feature quarterbacks Andrew Luck, Drew Brees and Andy Dalton. Luck will be able to throw to his teammate T.Y. Hilton while Dalton will be able to throw to his favorite target A.J. Green. All of the quarterbacks will get to throw to the league’s top receiver Antonio Brown of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The defense for Team Carter is led by superstar J.J. Watt of the Houston Texans. He is joined by a trio of Buffalo Bills teammates, Mario Williams, Marcell Dareus and Kyle Williams.
More New Rules
The second year of the new “draft” format for the NFL Pro Bowl will have more new rules this year. The goal posts have been narrowed by four feet and extra point attempts will be longer. There will also be more timeouts as teams now get two per quarter. The new rules last year did seem to make the game more competitive and Team Carter head coach John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens said that his team will be playing to win because the winning teams get more money.
“That’s a big motivator for anybody,” Harbaugh said, “I’m going to have a good halftime speech ready. I’m going to motivate them.”
Game Notes
Last year, it was Team Rice winning against Team Sanders by a score of 22-21. Last year’s game was held in Hawaii while this year’s game will be held at the site of Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, Arizona. This year the game will be televised by ESPN instead of NBC.
Pro Bowl Picks
It is easy to root against Michael Irvin and all of the Dallas Cowboys players so I will take Team Carter to win this contest.
