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The
1999 Pro Bowl was the final
professional game for
John Elway of the Denver
Broncos. A
wide receiver and a
defensive back shared MVP
honors. The attendance was
50,075 at Aloha Stadium. New
York Jets assistant, Bill Belichick, filled in for
Bill Parcells as coach of
the AFC and the NFC was
directed by Dennis Green of
Minnesota.
On the game’s first series,
Elway, the MVP
of the Broncos' 34-19 Super
Bowl victory over Atlanta a
week earlier, completed four
of five passes, including a
33 yarder to New England
tight end Ben Coates. Elway
passed for 55 yards in the
opening 61 yard drive. He
sidestepped a pair of pass
rushers and lobbed a 3 yard
TD pass to Sam Gash to put
the AFC ahead, 7-0. The NFC
came back when Arizona
cornerback Aeneas Williams
intercepted a throw by the
Jets’ Vinny Testaverde. The
NFC had first-and-goal at
the 7 and settled for a
23 yard field goal by
Minnesota's Gary Anderson.
In the second quarter,
Denver’s Jason Elam kicked a
23 yard field goal. The NFC
just missed a halftime tie
by four yards. Dallas' Deion
Sanders intercepted Vinny
Testaverde's pass on the
final play and returned it
87 yards before Denver wide
receiver Ed McCaffrey
tackled him at the AFC 4.
In the third quarter, New
England’s Ty Law stepped in
front of Green Bay wide
receiver Antonio Freeman and
picked off a pass by
Philadelphia’s Randall
Cunningham and had clear
sailing 67 yards to the end
zone. Law's TD gave the AFC
a short-lived 14 point lead. Emmitt Smith of Dallas found
a large hole up the middle
on fourth down and ran for a
2 yard TD to narrow the gap
to 17-10 midway through the
third quarter. Jason Elam
kicked a 46 yard field goal
and the score at the end of
the third quarter was 20-10.
In the 4th quarter, Elam
added a 26 yarder to make
the final, AFC 23, NFC 10.
Wide receiver, Keyshawn
Johnson of the NY Jets, who
had 7 catches for 87 yards,
and Law of New England were
named co-MVP’s. Besides
Law’s interception return,
he also made five tackles
and broke up three passes.
Sanders' 87-yard
interception return tied him
with Everson Walls with four
career interceptions in the
All-Star game. San
Francisco’s Jerry Rice's 60
yards in receptions gave him
the Pro Bowl mark of 439
career yards, 31 more than
Tim Brown.
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