HONOLULU ? This might not make up for a snowy overtime loss to New England in the playoffs. Still, Rich Gannon came away with more than just a win in the Pro Bowl.

He became the first two-time MVP after leading the AFC to a 38-30 victory over the NFC on Saturday.

“You look around and you’ve got the best receivers, the best tight end, and the best line,” said Gannon, also the MVP last year. “It’s like a dream come true for a quarterback. If I could have this every week, we’d be in business.”

Gannon threw two touchdown passes, including a 55-yard strike to Marvin Harrison for the squad’s first score after trailing 10-0. He completed 8 of 10 passes for 137 yards and the teams combined for 34 first-quarter points, the most points in a quarter in the Pro Bowl.

“It’s awesome, did you see him?” AFC backup quarterback Tom Brady said. “He does a great job seeing the whole field. It’s something I’m trying to pick up on.”

Six days after leading the New England Patriots to a Super Bowl win, Brady was the third-string quarterback. The 24-year-old Super Bowl MVP waited patiently on the sideline for his turn, tucking the football under his left arm, then shifting it to his right hand.

Brady sat alone on the end of the bench minutes before halftime, his eyes fixed on the highlights of the Patriots’ victory over St. Louis last Sunday showing on the big screen. His hat was on straight for a while, then he turned it backward.

Brady finally got his chance with 14:16 left, with the AFC well on its way to winning its fifth Pro Bowl in six years.

“You get bored sitting there watching,” Brady said. “I’m used to playing. … You listen to the calls and try to stay in it mentally.”

A human rainbow of red, white and blue covered the field in a patriotic pregame ceremony that featured a bald eagle soaring through the stadium and a flyover by Hawaii Air National Guard F-15s. The temperature at kickoff was 74 degrees and the sun came out a day after both teams canceled practice because of a downpour.

Brady finished 2-of-5 for 22 yards and an interception to Washington’s Champ Bailey that led to an NFC touchdown. He hadn’t been picked off since outdueling Gannon in the Pats’ 16-13 overtime playoff victory in the snow last month in Foxboro, Mass.

Oakland receiver Tim Brown knew Gannon would make an impression no matter how limited his playing time.

“He just gets the job done and makes plays,” Brown said.