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Pro Bowl The National Football League All-Star Game (1939–1942), Pro Bowl (1951–2022), or Pro Bowl Games (starting in 2023) is an annual event held by the National Football League (NFL) featuring the league's star players. The format has changed thro ...
was the NFL's 36th annual
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which featured the outstanding performers from the 1985 season. The game was played on Sunday, February 2, 1986, at
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in
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before a crowd of 50,101. The final score was
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28, AFC 24.
Don Shula Donald Francis Shula (January 4, 1930 – May 4, 2020) was an American football defensive back and coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1963 to 1995. The head coach of the Miami Dolphins for most of his ca ...
of the
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led the AFC team against an
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team coached by
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head coach John Robinson. The referee was
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.
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of the
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was named the game's
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. Players on the winning NFC team received $10,000 apiece while the AFC participants each took home $5,000.


AFC roster

The players representing the AFC were:


Offense


Defense


Special teams


NFC roster

The players representing the NFC were:


Offense


Defense


Special teams


References

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Pro Bowl The National Football League All-Star Game (1939–1942), Pro Bowl (1951–2022), or Pro Bowl Games (starting in 2023) is an annual event held by the National Football League (NFL) featuring the league's star players. The format has changed thro ...
Pro Bowl The National Football League All-Star Game (1939–1942), Pro Bowl (1951–2022), or Pro Bowl Games (starting in 2023) is an annual event held by the National Football League (NFL) featuring the league's star players. The format has changed thro ...
Pro Bowl The National Football League All-Star Game (1939–1942), Pro Bowl (1951–2022), or Pro Bowl Games (starting in 2023) is an annual event held by the National Football League (NFL) featuring the league's star players. The format has changed thro ...
Pro Bowl The National Football League All-Star Game (1939–1942), Pro Bowl (1951–2022), or Pro Bowl Games (starting in 2023) is an annual event held by the National Football League (NFL) featuring the league's star players. The format has changed thro ...
American football in Hawaii Sports in Honolulu February 1986 sports events in the United States