Marshall catches 4 TD passes as AFC wins Pro Bowl

HONOLULU -- While most of the players were going at half-speed and ready to extend their Hawaiian vacation, Brandon Marshall played as if it were his last game.

The Dolphins wide receiver caught six passes for 176 yards and a Pro Bowl-record four touchdowns last night as the AFC beat the NFC, 59-41. "You never know when you're going to be back," he said, "and I wanted to go all out today because it could be my last Pro Bowl."

Game MVP Marshall had a touchdown catch in each quarter, including an early 74-yarder and a 3-yarder in the fourth. His name now will join the likes of Walter Payton and Jerry Rice on the MVP banners at Aloha Stadium.

"You know what? I wanted it," he said. "It's a Pro Bowl. Some guys are playing 100 [percent], some guys are playing 90, some guys aren't playing at all, but it means a lot to be up in the rafters with some of these guys."

The 59 points by the AFC set a Pro Bowl mark, and the 100 total points was the second-highest ever.

Marshall hauled in a 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.

"It was the most unathletic highlight I ever had," he said. "Andy put it up there for me to make a play. I saw the ball, got nervous, fell, saw the ball, kicked it up and it just fell in my hands."

Marshall caught a 3-yard TD pass from Dalton that gave the AFC a 52-35 lead with 8:25 left. "People were saying throw to him. I saw the matchup I had and he's a great receiver, so I knew he could make the play," Dalton said.

Marshall noted that he had six TDs this season and four this game. "It says a lot when you're playing with these type of quarterbacks," he said. "They just put it in the right place and I just made the play. Hats off to those guys throwing me the ball." -- AP