February 4 is the first Sunday we haven't had a regular or post-season NFL game since August as fans await Super Bowl LVIII between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs on February 11, but there is still some NFL this weekend in the form of the 2024 Pro Bowl.
US: ABC | ESPN | ESPN Plus | NFL Plus
UK: DAZN
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The NFL's version of an all-star game, the Pro Bowl offers a fun change of pace for fans to watch their favorite football players, with them competing in both a series of skills competitions and, rather than a padded football game, a flag football contest.
Here are all the details on how to watch the 2024 Pro Bowl taking, which starts on Thursday, February 1, and also takes place on Sunday, February 4, as well as other key info for the event.
How to watch 2024 Pro Bowl in the US
ESPN and its family of channels are the main broadcast home for the 2024 Pro Bowl, airing both the skills competition on Thursday, February 1, and the main Pro Bowl event on Sunday, February 4. While the skills competition is only going to be available on ESPN, all of Sunday's events (including three 7-on-7 flag football games and five additional skills competitions) are going to be on ESPN, ABC, ESPN Plus, Disney XD, ESPN Deportes (for a Spanish-language broadcast), as well as NFL Plus.
ABC is a main broadcast channel that is available to anyone who has a traditional cable TV subscription or who uses a TV antenna to receive local channels. ESPN, Disney XD and ESPN Deportes are specialty cable channels, and while they are available through most traditional pay-TV options, it is good to double check that they are included in whichever cable package you are using.
If you're making the transition to a live TV streaming service, at least one of these channels is carried by the four largest platforms, including Fubo (ABC, Disney XD, ESPN), Hulu with Live TV (ABC, Disney XD, ESPN), Sling TV (Disney XD, ESPN) and YouTube TV (ABC, Disney XD, ESPN). All of these options have Spanish-language options that also include ESPN Deportes.
The last option is ESPN Plus. It is by far the cheapest option ($9.99 per month), but it does limit you to just being able to watch the skills competition on February 1.
How to watch 2024 Pro Bowl in the UK
The only place for UK NFL fans to watch the Pro Bowl action is through NFL Network, which is exclusively available through NFL Game Pass on DAZN.
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The Pro Bowl skills competition are going to air on DAZN on Friday, February 2, at 1:30 am in the UK. Then the actual Pro Bowl game will air at 8 pm on Sunday, February 4, in the UK.
How to watch 2024 Pro Bowl from anywhere
If none of those options are immediately available to you to watch the Pro Bowl, you can solve this issue with a Virtual Private Network (a VPN).
A VPN lets you get around the usual digital barriers by changing your IP address, meaning you can watch events like the NFL Pro Bowl even if it is not directly broadcasting where you are. Our favorite is ExpressVPN, which is the No. 1-rated VPN in the world right now according to our sister site, TechRadar.
How to use a VPN to watch any stream
- Download the app at ExpressVPN
- Choose the location of the streaming service you want to watch.
- Navigate to the streaming service and start watching!
What to know about the 2024 Pro Bowl
When is the 2024 Pro Bowl?
There are two key dates to know for the 2024 Pro Bowl: Thursday, February 1, and Sunday, February 4.
February 1 is the date of the skills competition, airing on ESPN at 7 pm ET/4 pm PT (airs 1:30 am UK on Friday, February 2).
Then on February 4, the Pro Bowl games (three 7-on-7 flag football games) take place at 3 pm ET/noon PT (8 pm UK).
Who will play in the 2024 Pro Bowl?
The 2024 Pro Bowl rosters for the AFC and NFC were announced on January 3, but these are not the exact rosters that fans will see at the actual Pro Bowl event.
Pro Bowlers for the 49ers and Chiefs are skipping the game as they prepare for the Super Bowl, meanwhile a number of other players have opted out due to injuries. This means that a number of Pro Bowl alternates have been selected
From the original announcement, alternates added for the AFC include CJ Stroud, Gardner Minshew, Evan Engram, Kevin Zeitler, Ryan Kelly, DeForest Buckner and Jermanie Johnson. On the NFC roster, alternates include Jalen Hurts, Baker Mayfield, Geno Smith, Jahmyr Gibbs, CJ Ham, Amon-Ra St. Brown, DK Metcalf, Jake Ferguson, Tristan Wirfs, Tyler Smith, Demarcus Lawrence, Kenny Clark, Demario Davis, Darius Slay and Nick Bellore.
Who is coaching the 2024 Pro Bowl?
Peyton and Eli Manning may be retired and enjoying just watching football with their alternative ManningCast, but they are going to be competing again as the coaches for the AFC (Peyton) and NFC (Eli).
Where is the 2024 Pro Bowl?
All 2024 Pro Bowl events are taking place in Orlando, Fla.
What at the 2024 Pro Bowl skills competitions?
These are the different skills competitions that make up the Pro Bowl. Here is quick breakdown of each:
Best Catch: one player from each conference show off their creativity and talent to make the best catch.
Closest to the Pin: six players from each conference will try to get their golf shot as close to the hole as possible.
Epic Pro Bowl Dodgeball: the classic game is brought to the NFL, with four teams of five competing. AFC Offense vs AFC Defense and NFC Offense vs NFC Defense will play first to determine who plays in the AFC vs NFC final.
Gridiron Gauntlet: a full-field relay race through an obstacle course between six players from each conference.
High Stakes: players attempt to catch punts from a JUDS machine already with a ball in hand, with successful players moving onto the next round.
Kick Tac Toe: each conference's kicker, punter and long snapper compete in a giant Tic-Tac-Toe game.
Madden NFL Head-to-Head: two players from each conference will compete in a Madden video game tournament.
Move the Chains: Two teams from each conference compete side by side in a weighted wall pull to see which team will be the first to pull it 10 yards.
Precision Passing: each of the conference's three quarterbacks competes in a one-minute accuracy competition.
Snap Shots: long-snappers and centers will attempt to snap the ball at targets of various sizes and point values.
Tug-of-War: five-on-five contest in the classic game, with winners of a best-of-three series winning the competition.
What is the 2024 Pro Bowl schedule
With the Pro Bowl broken up over two days, here is the breakdown of the schedule of events of the skills competition and the actual game.
Thursday, February 1
- Best Catch
- Closest to the Pin
- Dodgeball
- High Stakes
- Precision Passing
- Snap Shots
Sunday, February 4
- Gridiron Gauntlet
- Kick Tac Toe
- Madden NFL Head-to-Head
- Move the Chains
- Tug-of-War
- Three 7-on-7 flag football games
