The NFL announced on Tuesday that the 2021 Pro Bowl will be played at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada – the new home of the Las Vegas Raiders who have relocated from Oakland for the 2020 season.
The game will be played on Sunday, January, 31, 2021 and will be aired on ABC and ESPN.
The Pro Bowl has been hosted in Orlando for each of the past four seasons, and has been primarily played in Hawaii, where it was played consecutively every year from 1980-2009, and again from 2011-2014 and in 2016.
The NFL did not say whether the move to Las Vegas would be a multi-year deal or just a one-off event to celebrate the new stadium, but it seems entirely likely folks will prefer the game in Las Vegas over Orlando, which was not a popular destination for the league’s All-Star festivities.
The NFL also indicated the typical events that occur during Pro Bowl week, including the skills challenge and the NFL FLAG Championship games, will go on as usual in Las Vegas.
