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.

While Super Bowl 59 looms, the NFL's best players take center stage for the 2025 Pro Bowl Games. For the third consecutive year, the league's best will compete in a series of skills competitions and a flag football game, eschewing the traditional tackle football event. Games include dodgeball, tug-of-war and punting competitions.

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.

NFL.com contributor Mia Fowler offers a look at what to expect from the 2025 Pro Bowl Games on Thursday and Sunday.