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 The 1994 Pro Bowl was,
simply put, a defensive
masterpiece for the NFC.
There were 50,026 in the
stands at Aloha Stadium. The
coaches were George Seifert
of San Francisco and Marty
Schottenheimer of Kansas
City.
The scoring started in the
first quarter as Atlanta’s
Norm Johnson kicked a
35 yard field goal. It was
the only score of the
quarter and was matched in
the second quarter by a
25 yard field by Gary
Anderson of Pittsburgh at
1:09 before the half. The
halftime score was 3-3.
Late in the third quarter
following a blocked punt,
Bobby Hebert of Atlanta led
the NFC on a drive and
rookie Jerome Bettis of the
Los Angeles Rams carried the
ball over from the four
to
give the NFC a 10-3 lead. On
the drive, Hebert connected
with Atlanta teammate Andre
Rison on a 32 yard pass. In
the fourth quarter,
Minnesota’s John Randle
stripped the ball from
Houston’s Warren Moon and
Richard Dent of the Bears
fell on it at the AFC 19.
Hebert then hit Chris Carter
of the Vikings with a
15 yard scoring strike to
round out the scoring. Two
interceptions were key in
the final minutes. Chicago’s
Donnell Woolford picked off
a pass from Boomer Esiason
of the Jets with 4:30
remaining to stop a drive.
And, the Falcon’s Deion
Sanders again intercepted
Esiason in the end zone with
:14 left to seal the
victory. The final was 17-3.
Rison caught 6 passes for 86
yards and was the player of
the game. The NFC kept the
AFC out of the end zone with
ball possession of more than
38 minutes and forced six
turnovers.
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