The NFL will sprinkle in a trivia element into some of the skills competitions for the 2025 NFL Pro Games, along with some of the more traditional events like dodgeball and tug-of-war.

“Passing the test” will have each quarterback answer five trivia questions about other Pro Bowlers from the 2024 season. Correct answers will give passers more time to attempt to hit targets.

The skills challenges will occur over two days at separate locations in Orlando, Fla. Part of the skills competition will happen in the Nicholson Fieldhouse on UCF’s campus on Jan. 30 and air at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. The second part of the event, including the flag football game, will occur at Camping World Stadium on Feb. 2. It will air on ESPN and ABC at 3 p.m. ET.

In September 2022, the NFL announced that the Pro Bowl would no longer be a tackle football game and instead focus on skills competitions and other events culminating in a flag football game between the AFC and NFC. The skills have cumulative scoring leading up to flag football.

Peyton and Eli Manning will be the coaches for the AFC and NFC teams. The NFC defeated the AFC for the second straight year of the Pro Bowl Games in 2024.

Here’s a peek at the competitions (as described by the NFL):

Thursday, Jan. 30

Passing the test: Quarterbacks try to hit targets at various distances around the field worth different point values in 40 seconds. Before the challenge, each quarterback will select a Pro Bowl Games teammate to answer five trivia questions about current Pro Bowl players. For every correct answer, the quarterback gets an additional 10 seconds. The winner of the competition is the team with the quarterback who scores the most points.

Satisfying catches: One wide receiver, tight end and defensive back from each conference will compete in a challenge obstacle course, including catches from a jugs machine at three different distances, to test every aspect of catching a football. Each teammate will complete the course back to back with the lowest combined time winning the challenge.

Relay race: A simultaneous relay-style event where four players from each conference complete a 40-yard dash before handing a football to the next athlete on their team, continuing until the fourth and final leg crosses the finish line. The conferences will compete in three rounds, with the fastest team winning.

Helmet harmony: A game show to test players’ knowledge of their teammates, with every correct answer worth one point. The team with the most correct answers wins.

Dodgeball: A three-round tournament of classic dodgeball featuring six teams of five players. Teams will be a mix of AFC offensive, defensive and special teams players competing against a mix of NFC offensive, defensive and special teams players.

Sunday, Feb. 2

Punt perfect: Two players (one punter, one non-punter) from each conference punt from the 35-yard line, attempting to place as many punts as possible into a set of six buckets in the end zone. Each bucket is worth one point, with every fifth punt worth three points. The two players with the highest combined score will be the winners.

The great football race: Six players from each conference will face off in a relay race consisting of five different challenges, culminating with a sled push. The team to cross the finish line first wins.

Tug-of-war: A five-on-five demonstration of teamwork, strength and strategy, and positioned above a foam pit, players are challenged to pull backward on the rope, attempting to move the opposing team in their direction. The competition will be the best of three, and the winner who pulls the opposing team into the foam pit twice wins.

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