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NFL Pro Bowl Skills Showdown 2020: Results, Highlights and Twitter Reaction

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The AFC took home the 2020 Pro Bowl Skills Showdown at the ESPN Wide World of Sports in Bay Lake, Florida, on Thursday by a 5-2 score over the NFC.

The two teams of 10 participated in five different skills competitions: Precision Passing, Gridiron Gauntlet, Best Hands, Thread the Needle and Dodgeball.

Each competition was worth one point with the exception of the three-point dodgeball finale.

Here's a look at an event recap, explanations of the events, some highlights and the format.

AFC

Legend Captains: DE Bruce Smith (Buffalo Bills) and RB Terrell Davis (Denver Broncos)

QB: Lamar Jackson (Baltimore Ravens) and Deshaun Watson (Houston Texans)

RB: Nick Chubb (Cleveland Browns)

WR: Jarvis Landry (Cleveland Browns)

TE: Mark Andrews (Baltimore Ravens)

OL: Quenton Nelson (Indianapolis Colts)

DL: Cameron Heyward (Pittsburgh Steelers)

LB: Von Miller (Denver Broncos)

DB: Minkah Fitzpatrick (Pittsburgh Steelers), Stephon Gilmore (New England Patriots)

NFC

Legend Captains: DB Darrell Green (Washington Redskins) and QB Michael Vick (Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles)

QB: Russell Wilson (Seattle Seahawks) and Kirk Cousins (Minnesota Vikings)

RB: Dalvin Cook (Minnesota Vikings)

WR: Davante Adams (Green Bay Packers) and Cordarrelle Patterson (Chicago Bears)

DL: Cameron Jordan (New Orleans Saints)

LB: Shaquille Barrett (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and Jaylon Smith (Dallas Cowboys)

DB: Darius Slay (Detroit Lions) and Eddie Jackson (Chicago Bears)

Precision Passing

Four quarterbacks (and two non-quarterbacks) engaged in a passing accuracy competition in which each player accrued as many points as possible in one minute by hitting targets with designated point totals from one (easiest) through five (hardest).