Tug-of-War: A five-on-five demonstration of teamwork, strength and strategy, and positioned above a foam pit, players are challenged to pull backwards on the rope, attempting to move the opposing team in their direction. The competition will be the best of three, and the winner who pulls the opposing team into the foam pit twice wins.

The 2025 NFL Pro Bowl begins on Thursday night with the Skills Showdown. Top AFC and NFC players will go head-to-head in satisfying catches, passing the test, relay race, helmet harmony, and dodgeball competitions.

Here is how to watch those former Badgers in the 2025 Pro Bowl Games, which begin on Thursday night. The Pro Bowl Games will be broadcast on ESPN. It begins with the Skills Show on Thursday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. CT, then continues with Flag Football on Sunday, Feb. 2 at 3 p.m. ET, 2 p.m. CT.

The 2025 NFL Pro Bowl Skills Showdown is scheduled to begin tonight at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN. Fans can watch all of the events for free online by using the free trials offered by DirecTV Stream and Fubo TV. Alternatively, Sling offers a first-month discount to new users.

Many of the NFL's best players will put their talents on display during the 2025 Pro Bowl Games, a multi-day competition between the AFC and NFC. The two conferences will compete

Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs (26) and wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (14) celebrates against the Washington Commanders during an NFL football divisional playoff game, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) AP

The Pro Bowl Games are back for a third straight season in 2025. Rather than a full-pads, tackle football game between two all-star rosters, the Pro Bowl's new format, which started in 2023, features two days of skills competitions ahead of a 7-on-7 flag football game capping off the weekend.

The NFL has announced the participants for the 2025 Pro Bowl Games Skills Show that will take place on Thursday night. Each challenge will help decide who will win the two-day challenge between the AFC and the NFC.