2004 Pro Bowl The 2004 Pro Bowl was the NFL ' s all - star game for the 2003 season . The game was played on February 8 , 2004 , at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu , Hawaii . The final score was NFC 55 , AFC 52 , the most points scored in a Pro Bowl game . Marc Bulger of the St . Louis Rams was the game ' s MVP . Game summary . The AFC ' s first play set the tone for what would become a high - scoring affair . Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair faked a handoff to running back Jamal Lewis before throwing to Chad Johnson for a 90 - yard touchdown pass , the third - longest scoring play in Pro Bowl history . After the NFC got the ball back , they were forced to punt after a three - and - out . However , the punt by Todd Sauerbrun was blocked , and Ed Reed of the Ravens recovered it and ran it into the end zone , giving the AFC a 14 - 0 lead early on . The NFC responded with a touchdown by Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander , and Jeff Wilkins kicked a field goal to bring the NFC to within four . After Mike Vanderjagt kicked a field goal of his own , the score at the end of the first quarter was 17 - 10 AFC . Peyton Manning came on for the AFC at the second quarter , and hit Colts teammate Marvin Harrison with a 50 yard strike , as well as another touchdown pass to Tony Gonzalez . Wilkins kicked another field goal for the NFC , and the halftime score was 31 - 13 in favor of the AFC . The AFC continued to add onto their lead with a Jamal Lewis touchdown , putting the score at 38 - 13 . However , Marc Bulger , who had taken over at NFC quarterback from Daunte Culpepper , threw two quick touchdown passes to Torry Holt and Keenan McCardell , to bring the score to 38 - 27 at the end of three . Once again , the AFC struck quickly at the start of a quarter , when Trent Green hit Clinton Portis with a 22 - yard touchdown pass . With less than 14 minutes remaining in the game , the score was 45 - 27 . Bulger quickly threw a scoring pass to tight end Alge Crumpler , and a short time later hit Alexander with another touchdown pass . Although the two - point conversion attempt after Alexander ' s touchdown failed , the score was still 45 - 40 with just over five minutes to play . Just after that , Dré Bly picked off Manning and returned the interception for a touchdown , giving the NFC the lead for the first time in the game . Counting the successful two - point conversion after Bly ' s touchdown , the NFC had scored 18 points in 8 minutes . Alexander scored another rushing touchdown with three and a half minutes remaining to add to the NFC ' s lead . Manning , however , responded with a touchdown pass to Hines Ward , and the AFC was down by three . Safety Brock Marion picked off Bulger in the end zone and ran it back to the AFC ' s 22 yard line . Manning had 1 : 15 left on the clock and no timeouts . After two passes to his favorite target , Harrison , as well as another to Ward , the AFC found itself on the NFC ' s 21 yard line . Kris Jenkins sacked Manning to send the AFC back , though , and with six seconds left , Vanderjagt , who hadn ' t missed a kick ( field goal or extra point ) all season , was wide right on a 51 - yard attempt . The game set several records . Ironically , the AFC ' s total of 31 points in the first half was a Pro Bowl record , but wouldn ' t last the game , as the NFC responded by putting up 42 points in the second half . NFC roster . Special teams . Notes :