1978 Pro Bowl
The 1978 Pro Bowl was the NFL's 28th annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1977 season. The game was played on Monday, January 23, 1978, at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida before a crowd of 50,716. The final score was NFC 14, AFC 13.
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| Date | January 23, 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Walter Payton (Chicago Bears) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Fred Wyant | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 50,716 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell & Don Meredith | ||||||||||||||||||
Ted Marchibroda of the Baltimore Colts lead the AFC team against an NFC team coached by Los Angeles Rams head coach Chuck Knox. The referee was Fred Wyant.
Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears was named the game's Most Valuable Player. Players on the winning NFC team received $5,000 apiece while the AFC participants each took home $2,500.
Instead of the losing coaches in each conference championship game coaching the Pro Bowl squads, coaches were selected from the divisional round losers with the best record in their respective conferences (wild card teams excepted). The coaches for the next four Pro Bowls were selected in the same manner.