Dolphins' Marshall sets record in AFC's Pro Bowl victory
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Jan, 29, 2012: Miami Dolphins wide receiver Brandon Marshall, of the AFC, catches a pass for a touchdown as Seattle Seahawks free safety Earl Thomas (29) of the NFC watches in the third quarter of an NFL football Pro Bowl game. (AP)
Brandon Marshall caught six passes for 176 yards and a Pro Bowl-record four touchdowns and the AFC used a second-half surge to beat the NFC 59-41 on Sunday.
The Miami Dolphins wide receiver had a touchdown catch in each quarter, including an early 74-yarder and a 3-yarder in the fourth, in a game filled with highlight-reel catches. He was selected the game's MVP and his four TD catches set a Pro Bowl record.
It was clear from the start, it was Marshall's day. He hauled in a deflected, go-ahead 47-yard TD pass from Andy Dalton, while on his back, to give the AFC a 38-35 lead late in the third quarter. It was Marshall's third TD catch of the game, tying Jimmy Smith's Pro Bowl record set in 2004.