No. The NFL announced on August 26, 2026 that it will no longer stage an AFC vs. NFC Pro Bowl game, beginning with the 2026 season. Players are still named to the Pro Bowl, so the honor continues without a game attached to it. NBC Sports Bay Area reported the same decision that day.
What replaces the game
The league's announcement said the Pro Bowl will center on the selection itself and on gathering the selected players to celebrate it. The same page lists what happens instead of a game.
| What | Detail |
|---|---|
| Class size | 88 players, with no replacement selections |
| How players are chosen | An equal-weighted vote of players, coaches and fans |
| Roster reveal | Late December |
| Celebration | In person, during the traditional Pro Bowl weekend in Los Angeles |
| Recognition | A mark on the player's uniform and a keepsake that includes a one-of-one trading card made with Topps |
Because there are no replacement selections, the 88 players named in December are the whole class, and no one is added afterward.
Peter O'Reilly, the NFL executive vice president who oversees league events, said in the announcement: "A Pro Bowl selection will return to its original purpose, honoring the best of the best."
What the NFL has not announced yet
The announcement gives no exact day for the roster reveal or for the Los Angeles celebration. It said more details on the celebration, the roster reveal, the player recognition and the flag football programming will be announced at a later date. The Los Angeles area also hosts the Super Bowl this season, and the date and place are on the page When is the Super Bowl?.
Flag football in Los Angeles
The league said in the same announcement that flag football events will take place across Pro Bowl weekend and Super Bowl week in Los Angeles, including a showcase of the professional flag league the NFL is creating with TMRW Sports. The NFL said the Pro Bowl and flag football serve distinct purposes, and the announcement does not describe any of them as an AFC vs. NFC game. Flag football makes its Olympic debut at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, according to the same page.
The last Pro Bowl game
The last one was a flag football game at the 2026 Pro Bowl Games, held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco during Super Bowl week. The NFC beat the AFC 66 to 52 after trailing 52 to 36 in the third quarter, according to the NFL's recap. That was the fourth annual Pro Bowl Games, and the NFC won all four, the same recap said.
This page will be updated at this address when the league announces the roster and the date of the Los Angeles celebration.