Players' effort to determine Pro Bowl's future

But for the elite band of players chosen to represent either the American Football Conference or National Football Conference in Sunday's Pro Bowl in Hawaii, it can also be a mixed blessing.

For the many players who never get to experience the thrill of winning a Super Bowl, the annual Pro Bowl can be a career highlight. But it can also end their career if things go wrong and they suffer a serious injury.

Critics have slammed the game as a glorified exhibition, with some players opting to skip it and teams racking up huge offensive numbers against half-hearted defenses.

In 2011, the NFC won 55-41, tying the record for the highest score by a winning team. It was a record that did not last long.

Last year, the AFC won 59-41 as the teams combined to rack up 100 points for only the second time in the game's history. In 2004, the AFC scored 52 points but incredibly lost by five.

The NFL has not been amused by the massive scorelines and apparent lack of effort by some players and Commissioner Roger Goodell has threatened to cut it from the calendar unless the players began to take it more seriously.

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