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Ravens, Lions lead selections for Pro Bowl Games
Dec 30, 2024; Santa Clara, California, USA; Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff (16) drops back to pass the ball during the first quarter against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images The Baltimore Ravens placed nine players on the 2025 Pro Bowl Games rosters, announced Thursday by the NFL.
The Detroit Lions also saw seven players picked, one of six teams with at least five players chosen for the event, which culminates Feb. 2 with a flag football game between the AFC and NFC in Orlando.
The Minnesota Vikings (six), Philadelphia Eagles (six), Chiefs (five) and Dallas Cowboys (five) joined the Ravens and Lions atop the list, although one player is notably absent from Kansas City’s entries — quarterback Patrick Mahomes, breaking a string of six consecutive selections for the two-time NFL Most Valuable Player and three-time Super Bowl MVP.
Instead, Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills got the nod as the AFC starter, with Jared Goff of the Lions named the starter for the NFC. Of course, both players will hope to miss the Pro Bowl Games in lieu of a run toward the Super Bowl.
Quarterback Jayden Daniels of the Washington Commanders and tight end Brock Bowers of the Las Vegas Raiders, both standout rookies, were among the Pro Bpwl Games selections.
2025 AFC Pro Bowl Games roster by position
Offense
*Denotes starter
Quarterback:
Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills*
Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens
Running back:
Derrick Henry, Baltimore Ravens*
Joe Mixon, Houston Texans
Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts
Fullback:
Patrick Ricard, Baltimore Ravens*
Wide receiver:
Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals*
Jerry Jeudy, Cleveland Browns*
Nico Collins, Houston Texans
Zay Flowers, Baltimore Ravens
Tight end:
Brock Bowers, Las Vegas Raiders*
Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Offensive tackle:
Dion Dawkins, Buffalo Bills*
Laremy Tunsil, Houston Texans*
Rashawn Slater, Los Angeles Chargers
Offensive guard:
Quenton Nelson, Indianapolis Colts*
Joe Thuney, Kansas City Chiefs*
Trey Smith, Kansas City Chiefs
Center:
Creed Humphrey, Kansas City Chiefs*
Tyler Linderbaum, Baltimore Ravens
Defense
Defensive end:
Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns*
Trey Hendrickson, Cincinnati Bengals*
Maxx Crosby, Las Vegas Raiders
Interior linemen:
Cameron Heyward, Pittsburgh Steelers*
Chris Jones, Kansas City Chiefs*
Nnamdi Madubuike, Baltimore Ravens
Outside linebacker:
Nik Bonitto, Denver Broncos*
T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers*
Khalil Mack, Los Angeles Chargers
Inside/middle linebacker:
Roquan Smith, Baltimore Ravens*
Zaire Franklin, Indianapolis Colts
Cornerback:
Derek Stingley Jr., Houston Texans*
Patrick Surtain II, Denver Broncos*
Marlon Humphrey, Baltimore Ravens
Denzel Ward, Cleveland Browns
Free safety:
Minkah Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Steelers*
Strong safety:
Kyle Hamilton, Baltimore Ravens*
Derwin James, Los Angeles Chargers
Special teams
Long snapper:
Ross Matiscik, Jacksonville Jaguars*
Punter:
Logan Cooke, Jacksonville Jaguars*
Placekicker:
Chris Boswell, Pittsburgh Steelers*
Return specialist:
Marvin Mims Jr., Denver Broncos*
Special teamer:
Brenden Schooler, New England Patriots*
2025 NFC Pro Bowl Games roster by position
Quarterback:
Jared Goff, Detroit Lions*
Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders
Sam Darnold, Minnesota Vikings
Running back:
Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles*
Jahmyr Gibbs, Detroit Lions
Josh Jacobs, Green Bay Packers
Fullback:
Kyle Juszczyk, San Francisco 49ers
Wide receiver:
Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings*
Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit Lions*
CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys
Terry McLaurin, Washington Commanders
Tight end:
George Kittle, San Francisco 49ers*
Trey McBride, Arizona Cardinals
Offensive tackle:
Lane Johnson, Philadelphia Eagles*
Landon Dickerson, Philadelphia Eagles*
Tyler Smith, Dallas Cowboys*
Chris Lindstrom, Atlanta Falcons
Center:
Frank Ragnow, Detroit Lions*
Cam Jurgens, Philadelphia Eagles
Defense
Defensive end:
Nick Bosa, San Francisco 49ers*
Micah Parsons, Dallas Cowboys*
Rashan Gary, Green Bay Packers
Interior linemen:
Jalen Carter, Philadelphia Eagles*
Dexter Lawrence, New York Giants*
Vita Vea, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Outside linebacker:
Jonathan Greenard, Minnesota Vikings*
Andrew Van Ginkel, Minnesota Vikings*
Jared Verse, Los Angeles Rams
Inside/middle linebacker:
Fred Warner, San Francisco 49ers*
Zack Baun, Philadelphia Eagles
Cornerback:
Jaylen Johnson, Chicago Bears*
Byron Murphy, Minnesota Vikings*
Jaycee Horn, Carolina Panthers
Devon Witherspoon, Seattle Seahawks
Free safety:
Xavier McKinney, Green Bay Packers*
Strong safety:
Budda Baker, Arizona Cardinals*
Brian Branch, Detroit Lions
Special teams
Long snapper:
Andrew DePaola, Minnesota Vikings*
Punter:
Jack Fox, Detroit Lions*
Placekicker:
Brandon Aubrey, Dallas Cowboys*
Return specialist:
KaVontae Turpin, Dallas Cowboys*
Special teamer:
KhaDarel Hodge, Atlanta Falcons*
–Field Level Media
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Tundra Esports advances to grand final of DreamLeague Season 28 playoffs
Tundra Esports swept Team Liquid in the upper-bracket final on Saturday to advance to the grand final of the DreamLeague Season 28 playoffs.
The grand final on Sunday will pit Tundra Esports against the winner of the lower-bracket final earlier in the day between Team Liquid and Aurora Gaming in the double-elimination format.
The $1 million Dota 2 event began with 16 teams competing in a round-robin stage split into two groups of eight teams. All series consisted of two games, and the top four teams from each group advanced to Group Stage 2, a single round robin featuring best-of-three matches that ran through Friday.
The playoffs feature best-of-three matches until the grand final, which will be best-of-five.
The championship team will receive $250,000 in prize money and a $40,000 club reward. The runner-up side will get $100,000 and a $30,000 club reward.
Aurora Gaming opened play on Saturday with a 2-1 win over Xtreme Gaming in the lower-bracket semifinal. Xtreme Gaming opened with a win in 40 minutes on red before Aurora Gaming rallied to wins in 47 and 29 minutes, both on red.
Russia’s Egor “Nightfall” Grigorenko logged a 21-4-28 kill-death-assist ratio for Aurora Gaming, while teammate Artem “Lorenof” Melnyk of Ukraine post a 23-8-30 K-D-A over three games. Wang “Ame” Chunyu of China had a 23-9-13 K-D-A ratio for Xtreme Gaming, which finished fourth in the tournament.
Tundra Esports dispatched Team Liquid 2-0 in the upper-bracket final, winning in 46 minutes on red and 39 minutes on green.
Ivan “Pure” Moskalenko of Russia posted a 32-2-19 K-D-A ratio for Tundra Esports and teammate Neta “33” Shapira of Israel had a 24-5-30. Michael “MiCKe” Vu of Sweden posted a 13-10-6 ratio for Team Liquid.
Dream League Season 28 prize pool, with prize money and club reward
1. $250,000, $40,000
2. $125,000, $30,000
3. $80,000, $25,000
4. $60,000, $20,000 — Xtreme Gaming
5. $45,000, $15,000 — Team Falcons
6. $35,000, $15,000 — PARIVISION
7. $30,000, $12,500 — BetBoom Team
8. $25,000, $12,500 — MOUZ
9-10. $20,000, $10,000 — OG, Natus Vincere
11-12. $17,500, $10,000 — Team Yandex, Team Spirit
13-14. $15,000, $10,000 — paiN Gaming, GamerLegion
15-16. $10,000, $10,000 — Yakult Brothers, Execration
–Field Level Media
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LYON, Cloud9 in LCS Lock-In grand final
A backlit keyboard is part of the gear online video game streamer Jordan Woodruff uses in his Gilbert home.
Jordan Woodruff
LYON knocked out Sentinels to earn a meeting on Sunday with Cloud9 in the grand final of the League Championship Series 2026 Lock-In at Los Angeles.
LYON won 3-1 on Saturday in the lower-bracket final, taking the first map in 31 minutes as Kim “Berserker” Min-cheol of South Korea posted a 7-0-1 kill-death-assist ratio. LYON won again in 37 minutes as Niship “Dhokla” Doshi, an American/Indian player, had a 7-3-6 K-D-A and Berserker a 5-0-6.
Sentinels stayed alive with a victory in 34 minutes in the third game as Ham “HamBak” Yoo-jin of South Korea recorded a 5-0-8 K-D-A.
But LYON wrapped up the match by winning the fourth game in 39 minutes on red. Berserker contributed a 6-3-7 K-D-A.
Following the eight-team Swiss stage in the League of Legends event, six teams competed in the double-elimination playoffs, with all matches best-of-five. The overall winner qualifies for the First Stand Tournament, while the second- and third-place teams will head to the Americas Cup.
Both of the latter two events will be contested in Sao Paulo.
Cloud9, which finished atop the Swiss stage standings with a 3-0 record, has moved through the playoffs by beating FlyQuest 3-0 in the upper-bracket semifinal and Sentinels 3-0 in the upper-bracket final.
LYON, who finished fifth in the Swiss stage, eliminated FlyQuest with a 3-0 victory in the lower-bracket quarterfinals, then a 3-1 triumph over Team Liquid in the bracket’s semifinal before Saturday’s victory.
2026 League Championship Series Lock-In at Los Angeles prize pool
1. TBD, qualifies for First Stand Tournament
2. TBD, qualifies for America’s Cup
3. Sentinels, qualifies for America’s Cup
4. Team Liquid
5-6. FlyQuest, Disguised
7. Dignitas
8. Shopify Rebellion
–Field Level Media
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OpTic Texas moves into first place in CDL Major 2 qualifying
YMCA member Austin Manengu works the keyboard as he plays a game of Fortnite during the unveiling of the new gaming lab at the Maplewood Family YMCA in Rochester Thursday, June 20, 2024. YMCA of Greater Rochester in partnership with Metro Sports & Entertainment Group will open two gaming labs for youth and teens this year. OpTic Texas defeated Los Angeles Thieves in a battle of 4-0 teams to move to the top of the standings in qualifying for the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major on Saturday.
In other second-day action of Week 3 competition, G2 Minnesota edged Riyadh Falcons, Toronto KOI beat Miami Heretics and Carolina Royal Ravens defeated Vancouver Surge.
The 12 Call of Duty League teams are playing a full qualifying round robin to determine seeding for the second major of the season, to be held March 27-29 in Marston Green, England, as part of the DreamHack Birmingham event.
The top six teams in qualifying head straight into the Stage 2 Major playoffs, while the teams in seventh through 10th place will compete in a play-in round.
The Stage 2 Major champion will receive $150,000 and 100 Call of Duty League points, while the runner-up will get $90,000 and 75 CDL points.
After Los Angeles Thieves claimed an opening 250-238 Den Hardpoint victory, OpTic Texas won the next three to claim a 3-1 victory. A 6-2 Exposure Search and Destroy triumph was followed by a 4-2 Den Overload win before the result was clinched with a 250-173 Colossus Hardpoint triumph.
In Saturday’s first match, G2 Minnesota won the final two games to come away with a 3-2 win. Riyadh opened with a 250-229 Scar Hardpoint victory and took a 2-1 lead with a 5-0 Scar Overload win. G2 leveled it at 1 with a 6-1 Raid Search and Destroy win, tied it at 2 with a convincing 250-134 Colossus Hardpoint victory and won the deciding Colossus Search and Destroy game 6-3.
Toronto finished a sweep of Miami with 250-182 Hardpoint, 6-4 Search and Destroy and 4-2 Overload victories, all on the Den map.
Carolina also swept Vancouver for its second victory in as many days after a 1-3 start. After opening with a 250-186 Blackheart Hardpoint win and following with a 6-2 Den Search and Destroy victory, the team closed out the win with an 8-2 Exposure Overload win.
The weekend schedule:
Sunday
–Toronto KOI vs. Paris Gentle Mates
–FaZe Vegas vs. Boston Breach
–Miami Heretics vs. Cloud9 New York
–Vancouver Surge vs. OpTic Texas
Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifiers standings (match record, map differential)
1. OpTic Texas, 5-0, +11
2. Los Angeles Thieves, 4-1, +8
3. Paris Gentle Mates, 3-1, +5
4. G2 Minnesota, 3-2, +1
5. Riyadh Falcons, 3-3, +2
6. Carolina Royal Ravens, 3-3, -1
7. FaZe Vegas, 2-3, 0
8. Toronto KOI, 2-3, -2
9. Miami Heretics, 1-3, -4
10.. Vancouver Surge, 1-3, -6
11. Cloud9 New York, 1-3, -7
12. Boston Breach, 1-4, -7
–Field Level Media
