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 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 into AFC 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.
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