NFL Shifts Pro Bowl to Super Bowl Week

The NFL will stage the Pro Bowl Games during Super Bowl week on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in the Bay Area host city, with a made-for-TV 7-on-7 flag football showcase airing in primetime at 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN (also carried on Disney XD and ESPN Deportes). The in-person audience will be limited to players’ families, friends and select fans, while full AFC/NFC Pro Bowl rosters will still be chosen by fan, player and coach voting though only a subset of invitees will take part in the flag game. The league says the change aims to elevate top players, use the Super Bowl’s global platform to grow the event’s audience, and spotlight flag football ahead of its planned debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The move builds on recent format changes (skills challenges and flag football replacing the traditional tackle game) and could become the permanent scheduling approach to integrate the Pro Bowl Games into Super Bowl week.