1977 Pro Bowl

{{Short description|National Football League all-star game}}

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{{Infobox Pro Bowl

|type=pb

|name=1977

|image=

|visitor=NFC

|home=AFC

|visitor_qtr1=0

|home_qtr1=10

|visitor_qtr2=14

|home_qtr2=7

|visitor_qtr3=0

|home_qtr3=0

|visitor_qtr4=0

|home_qtr4=7

|date=January 17, 1977

|stadium=Kingdome

|city=Seattle, Washington

|visitor_coach=Chuck Knox

|visitor_coach_team=Los Angeles Rams

|home_coach=Chuck Noll

|home_coach_team=Pittsburgh Steelers

|MVP=Mel Blount

|MVPteam=Pittsburgh Steelers

|anthem=

|coin_toss=

|halftime=

|referee=Chuck Heberling

|attendance=63,214

|network=ABC

|announcers=Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell & Alex Karras

}}

The 1977 Pro Bowl was the NFL's 27th annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1976 season. The game was played on Monday, January 17, 1977, at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington in front of a crowd of 63,214. The final score was AFC 24, NFC 14.{{cite web|title=1977 Pro Bowl game book |url=http://www.nflgsis.com/1976/Post/04/55144/Gamebook.pdf |work=NFL Game Statistics & Information |publisher=National Football League |format=PDF |access-date=January 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304222607/http://www.nflgsis.com/1976/Post/04/55144/Gamebook.pdf |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=live }}

Chuck Noll of the Pittsburgh Steelers led the AFC team against an NFC team coached by Los Angeles Rams head coach Chuck Knox. The referee was Chuck Heberling.

Mel Blount of the Pittsburgh Steelers was named the game's Most Valuable Player.{{cite news|title=AFC bandits rob foes|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D_pLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6vgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2792%2C331552|access-date=January 17, 2012|newspaper=Spokane Chronicle|date=January 18, 1977|agency=AP|page=18}} Players on the winning AFC team received $2,000 apiece while the NFC participants each took home $1,500.{{cite web|title=NFL Pro Bowl history |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/10540742 |publisher=CBSSports.com |access-date=January 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810235233/http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/10540742 |archive-date=August 10, 2011 |url-status=live }}