Reminder: The Pro Bowl Is Not Real Football

For a brief moment during today's Pro Bowl, a few defensive players forgot where they were and actually started to act as though they were playing in a real football game. Fortunately, referee Bill Carollo was there to set them straight.

It took place early in the third quarter, when the AFC had the ball and the NFC actually started to try on defense -- you know, pressure the quarterback, press the receivers, that kind of thing. But that kind of thing isn't allowed in the Pro Bowl, so Carollo and the other officials called three unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, one on Packers cornerback Al Harris, one on Vikings safety Darren Sharper and one on 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis.

And now that the defensive players have been admonished, we're back to glorified seven-on-seven drills. The AFC leads 30-28 at the end of the fourth quarter, and I'm going to change the channel and watch 60 Minutes.