Playing in an NFL “Bowl” game come February possibly creates the widest spectrum of fortune in sports. The right one has you partaking in one of the most prestigious events in global pop culture. The other has you partaking in what appears to be the world’s only televised two-hand-touch football game.
The NFL staged its annual all-star game on Sunday afternoon, filling the penultimate week of the season before Super Bowl LVI caps things off next Sunday (6:30 p.m. ET, NBC). Though the Pro Bowl is at least intended to be a celebration of the NFL as a whole, some groups are, alas, left behind.