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NFL Pro Bowl needs to pick up ratings or shut down

On Jan. 29, the AFC and NFC squared off in the annual NFL Pro Bowl. What transpired was actually a somewhat competitive game, in which players actually seemed to care a little bit about the outing at hand. It would ultimately be the AFC who came out on top with a 20-13 victory.

Then Monday came, and the ratings for the game were released. To put it mildly, it wasn’t too pretty.

The Pro Bowl this year drew a 4.6 overnight rating, according to Sports Media Watch. That number is an 8 percent drop off last year’s game and is the lowest rating in a decade.