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Article: Pro Bowl Game Means No Offense; Defenses, AFC Dominate, 15-6, in Honolulu
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- February 9, 1988
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Joe Montana can explain why defenses dominated the Pro Bowl, as
they often do.
"When you have so little time together, trying to do things on
offense is much more unnatural than on defense," he said.
Montana, the San Francisco 49ers' quarterback and the NFC starter
Sunday, provided an example of how difficult it is to get offensive
timing down in five days of practice. He was victimized for two
interceptions and a safety as the AFC beat the NFC, 15-6, in a
mistake-marred game.
There were 10 turnovers, five by each team. The game's only
touchdown came on a one-yard rollout by Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim
Kelly in the second quarter.
"I think the defense in this situation will tend to ...