It took Andy Reid’s AFC squad a full quarter to get on the board in the Pro Bowl on Sunday. But when they did, they did it in style, courtesy of a bold prediction from their coach.
Reid, who was being interviewed on television before the first play of the second quarter, predicted the AFC was going to score on the following play, courtesy of a play call featuring four vertical routes.
And wouldn’t you know it, Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith, who started the game for the AFC, connected with tight end Delanie Walker for a 26-yard score that gave the AFC a seven-point lead it never relinquished in a 20-13 victory over the NFC at Camping World Stadium.