1999 nfl pro bowl

The 1999 Pro Bowl was the final professional game for John Elway of the Denver Broncos. A wide receiver and a defensive back shared MVP honors. The attendance was 50,075 at Aloha Stadium. New York Jets assistant, Bill Belichick, filled in for Bill Parcells as coach of the AFC and the NFC was directed by Dennis Green of Minnesota.
On the game’s first series, Elway, the MVP of the Broncos' 34-19 Super Bowl victory over Atlanta a week earlier, completed four of five passes, including a 33 yarder to New England tight end Ben Coates. Elway passed for 55 yards in the opening 61 yard drive. He sidestepped a pair of pass rushers and lobbed a 3 yard TD pass to Sam Gash to put the AFC ahead, 7-0. The NFC came back when Arizona cornerback Aeneas Williams intercepted a throw by the Jets’ Vinny Testaverde. The NFC had first-and-goal at the 7 and settled for a 23 yard field goal by Minnesota's Gary Anderson. In the second quarter, Denver’s Jason Elam kicked a 23 yard field goal. The NFC just missed a halftime tie by four yards. Dallas' Deion Sanders intercepted Vinny Testaverde's pass on the final play and returned it 87 yards before Denver wide receiver Ed McCaffrey tackled him at the AFC 4.
In the third quarter, New England’s Ty Law stepped in front of Green Bay wide receiver Antonio Freeman and picked off a pass by Philadelphia’s Randall Cunningham and had clear sailing 67 yards to the end zone. Law's TD gave the AFC a short-lived 14 point lead. Emmitt Smith of Dallas found a large hole up the middle on fourth down and ran for a 2 yard TD to narrow the gap to 17-10 midway through the third quarter. Jason Elam kicked a 46 yard field goal and the score at the end of the third quarter was 20-10. In the 4th quarter, Elam added a 26 yarder to make the final, AFC 23, NFC 10.
Wide receiver, Keyshawn Johnson of the NY Jets, who had 7 catches for 87 yards, and Law of New England were named co-MVP’s. Besides Law’s interception return, he also made five tackles and broke up three passes. Sanders' 87-yard interception return tied him with Everson Walls with four career interceptions in the All-Star game. San Francisco’s Jerry Rice's 60 yards in receptions gave him the Pro Bowl mark of 439 career yards, 31 more than Tim Brown.