NFL Pro Bowl 2022 - Live updates, highlights from Las Vegas
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Paul GutierrezESPN Staff Writer
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- Previously worked at Los Angeles Times, Las Vegas Review-Journal and Sports Illustrated
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LAS VEGAS -- Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard got the Pro Bowl scoring off to a quick start on Sunday with a zigzag 45-yard pick-six of Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray.
Leonard stepped in front of a pass intended for Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts near the left sideline. He then ran to the middle of the field and to the right sideline before outrunning Tampa Bay Buccaneers guard Ali Marpet. He then juked Buccaneers center Ryan Jensen before going back to the middle of the field and outracing Minnesota Vikings tackle Brian O'Neill into the end zone.
Granted, in a real game, Leonard would have been tackled -- hard -- immediately after the interception. But this is an exhibition, and the fans enjoyed the display by Leonard, who does have one career defensive score: a pick-six in 2019.
While the defenses didn't do much tackling, they did make an impact as Antoine Winfield Jr. and Myles Garrett also scored after interceptions.
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