2012 Pro Bowl The 2012 Pro Bowl was the NFL ' s all - star game for the 2011 season . It took place at 2 : 00 pm local time on Sunday , January 29 , 2012 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu , Hawaii . The AFC defeated the NFC , 59 – 41 . The 59 points scored by the AFC team were a Pro Bowl record , and the combined 100 total points was second in the series ' history to only the 2004 Pro Bowl . Miami Dolphins wide receiver Brandon Marshall was named the game ' s Most Valuable Player after catching four touchdown passes , breaking the record for touchdown receptions in a Pro Bowl which was set by Jimmy Smith in 2004 . The AFC team was coached by Gary Kubiak of the Houston Texans while Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy led the NFC all - stars . The referee for the game was Walt Coleman . AFC roster . The following players were selected to represent the AFC : NFC roster . The following players were selected to represent the NFC : Special teams . Notes : Broadcasting . The game was televised nationally by NBC . The telecast of the game garnered a Nielsen rating of 7 . 9 nationally . While this represented an eight percent drop over the 2011 Pro Bowl ratings , the game was still the second most watched Pro Bowl of the past twelve years . The game drew more viewers than the 2011 Major League Baseball All - Star Game . This was the final Pro Bowl televised by NBC until at least 2023 as ESPN will assume Pro Bowl broadcast rights in the new television contract that begins in 2015 . Social media . The NFL loosened its rules which forbid players from communicating via social media during games , by setting up a computer on each sideline to allow players to use Twitter . Washington Redskins linebacker London Fletcher used the occasion to propose a contest among his Twitter followers to predict the game ' s final score and MVP . This offer quickly drew the attention of league officials who pursued Fletcher to modify the prize to be a signed jersey instead of cash , presumably on anti - gambling grounds . Entertainment . The pop band Hot Chelle Rae played during the pregame ceremonies for the game . United States Air Force Technical Sergeant Richard Vazquez sang the national anthem prior to kickoff . Several representatives of the U . S . Armed Forces participated in the coin toss ceremony : Major General Rodger Mathews , U . S . Army Pacific deputy commander ; Lieutenant General Thomas L . Conant , U . S . Marine Corps Pacific command deputy commander and USAF Major General Darryll Wong , adjutant general of the Hawaii Air National Guard . The halftime show , " NFL Salute to Service , " was a tribute to the United States Armed Forces featuring the U . S . Army Silent Drill Team along with over a thousand service members stationed at bases in Hawaii . Reactions . Simon Samano of NFL . com wrote about the game , " Players love the trip to Hawaii but don ' t care for the game itself . They have no desire to risk injury in a ' meaningless ' game , which is why they don ' t play hard , which is how you end up with 59 – 41 as the final score . It ' s that lack of effort that caused fans to boo during portions of this year ' s game . " Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers stated on his radio show , " I was just surprised that some of the guys either didn ’ t want to play or when they were in there didn ' t put any effort into it . " It should be noted that the Pro Bowl has different rules than a regular season NFL game . Blitzing is not allowed and the 4 – 3 formation must always be used in defensive formations . NFL commissioner Roger Goodell , speaking a week after the game , stated that the 2012 Pro Bowl wasn ' t " the kind of football we want to be demonstrating to our fans , and you heard it from the fans , the fans were actively booing in the stands . . . . We are going to either have to improve the quality of what we are doing in the Pro Bowl or consider other changes , or even consider eliminating the game if that is the kind of quality of game we are going to provide . " Philip Rivers also questioned some of the players efforts in the Pro Bowl game . Rivers discussed with Bill Williamson during an interview “ In general , maybe the whole week should be up for discussion , but I know there are guys in the game whose contracts may be up and they don ’ t want to get hurt and things like that . Still , we have to think of the fans and try to stay true to the game and not make a joke or a mockery out of the game . "