HONOLULU — Aloha, paradise.

The Pro Bowl waved goodbye to Hawaii — at least for the foreseeable future — after a 30-year run.

The NFC team beat the AFC 30-21 in Sunday's 2009 NFL all-star finale, which moves to Miami next year the week between the conference championship games and Super Bowl XLIV as opposed to the Sunday after the Super Bowl. Commissioner Roger Goodell hopes to generate higher TV ratings and fan and national media attention for a game he says has become "anticlimactic."

One week after his 64-yard touchdown catch with 2:37 left gave the Arizona Cardinals the lead before Pittsburgh Steelers wideout Santonio Holmes's last-minute touchdown catch earned Pittsburgh a 27-23 Super Bowl XLIII win, Cardinals wideout Larry Fitzgerald earned a new Cadillac.

With five catches for 81 yards and two touchdowns, including the decisive 2-yard scoring catch with 4:03 left, Fitzgerald was voted MVP a week too late. (Holmes was voted Super Bowl MVP).

"This is no consolation prize," Fitzgerald said. "A Super Bowl ring is all I play for."

Fitzgerald, who had 30 catches and seven touchdowns in four playoff games for a postseason-record 546 yards, continued his rampage, beating Tennessee Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan on the 2-yard, go-ahead hookup with New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning for a 24-21 lead. Fitzgerald caught a 46-yard scoring pass from New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees before halftime. Giants kicker John Carney added two field goals to finish the scoring.

The AFC led 21-17 after Baltimore Ravens fullback Le'Ron McClain scored on a 5-yard run when Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler tucked the ball to McClain under the fullback's legs.

Peyton Manning and Kerry Collins threw first-half touchdown passes for the AFC.

As for the possibility of a return, the league is negotiating with the state to keep Hawaii in a rotation.

Players and coaches say the Pro Bowl is about the reward of a weeklong vacation and forging camaraderie in Oahu's sun and surf.

Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis considers the move paradise lost.

"You take away from everything the Pro Bowl stands for," Lewis said. "Take my situation. If you live in Miami, why would you want to be in the same place for the Pro Bowl? That's no vacation."

Will he go if voted next year?

"Probably not," Lewis said. "My kids will ask, 'Daddy, we made the Pro Bowl. Why are we staying in the same city?' "

Peyton Manning said he will play if voted next year, as did Brees.

"Everybody loves coming to Hawaii," Brees said. "This is probably what connects Hawaii to the mainland with NFL football.

"What Miami is at this point is an experiment. You can't replicate Hawaii."

Former Saints quarterback Archie Manning, who played in the inaugural 1980 Pro Bowl at Aloha Stadium, spent the week with quarterback sons Peyton and Eli, the fourth set of brothers to play in the all-star game.

"Everybody has to go to Miami and give the Pro Bowl a chance," Archie Manning said.

"But I fully believe it'll be back in Hawaii."

Warner injury: Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner played one series despite a nagging left hip strain that dogged him down the season's stretch. He doesn't think surgery will be required. "We've treated it a lot of different ways throughout the season," said Warner who completed one of two passes. "Nobody has an exact answer on what it is.

"We're hoping rest is the biggest cure. When I go back we'll take a look at everything. I wanted to come here for the fans."