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Pro Bowl
The current logo for the NFL Pro Bowl.
First played
1951
Recent and upcoming games
2017 season
January 28, 2018 (Details)
2018 season
January 27, 2019 (Details)
The NFL Pro Bowl Most Valuable Player trophy.
The Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League (NFL). From the merger with the rival American Football League (AFL) in 1970 up through 2013 and since 2017, it is officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference (AFC) against those in the National Football Conference (NFC). From 2014 through 2016, the NFL experimented with an unconferenced format, where the teams were selected by two honorary team captains (who are each in the Hall of Fame), instead of selecting players from each conference. The players were picked in a televised "schoolyard pick" prior to the game.[1]
Unlike most major sports leagues, which hold their all-star games roughly midway through their regular seasons, the Pro Bowl is played around the end of the NFL season. Between 1970 and 2009, it was usually held the weekend after the Super Bowl. Since 2010, the Pro Bowl has been played the weekend before the Super Bowl. Players from the two teams competing in the Super Bowl do not participate.
Observers and commentators expressed their disfavor with the Pro Bowl in its current state.[2] It draws lower TV ratings than its regular-season games,[3] although the game draws similar ratings to other major all-star games, such as the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.[4] However, the biggest concern of teams is to avoid injuries to the star players.[5] The Associated Press wrote that players in the 2012 game were "hitting each other as though they were having a pillow fight".[6]
Between 1980 and 2016, the game was played at Aloha Stadium in Hawaii, save for two years. On June 1, 2016, the NFL announced that they reached a multi-year deal to move the game to Orlando, Florida as part of the league's ongoing efforts to make the game more relevant. For years, the game has suffered from lack of interest due to perceived low quality. The 2017 Pro Bowl marked a return to the AFC–NFC format.[7][8]
Contents
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1 History of the Pro Bowl
2 Player selection
3 Coaching staff
4 Game honors
5 Rule differences
6 Pro Bowl uniforms
7 Game results
7.1 NFL All-Star Games (1938–1942)
7.2 NFL Pro Bowls (1950–1969)
7.3 AFC–NFC Pro Bowls (1970–2012)
7.4 Unconferenced Pro Bowls (2013–2015)
7.5 AFC–NFC Pro Bowls (2016–present)
8 Stadiums that have hosted the Pro Bowl
9 Records
9.1 Players with most appearances
10 Television
10.1 Most watched Pro Bowls
10.2 Blackout policy
11 Criticism
11.1 Quality
11.2 Selection process
12 See also
13 References
14 External links
History of the Pro Bowl[edit]
The first "Pro All-Star Game", featuring the all-stars of the 1938 season (as well as three players from the Los Angeles Bulldogs and Hollywood Bears, who were not members of the league), was played on January 15, 1939 at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles.[9][10] The NFL All-Star Game was played again in Los Angeles in 1940 and then in New York and Philadelphia in 1941 and 1942 respectively. Although originally planned as an annual contest, the all-star game was discontinued after 1942 because of travel restrictions put in place during World War II.[11] During the first five all-star games, an all-star team would face that year's league champion. The league champion won the first four games before the all-stars were victorious in the final game of this early series.
The concept of an all-star game was not revived until June 1950, when the newly christened "Pro Bowl" was approved.[11] The game was sponsored by the Los Angeles Publishers Association. It was decided that the game would feature all-star teams from each of the league's two conferences rather than the league champion versus all-star format which had been used previously. This was done to avoid confusion with the Chicago College All-Star Game, an annual game which featured the league champion against a collegiate all-star team. The teams would be led by the coach of each of the conference champions.[11] Immediately prior to the Pro Bowl, following the 1949 season, the All-America Football Conference, which contributed three teams to the NFL in a partial merger in 1950, held its own all-star game, the Shamrock Bowl.
The first 21 games of the series (1951–1972) were played in Los Angeles. The site of the game was changed annually for each of the next seven years before the game was moved to Aloha Stadium in Halawa, Hawaii for 30 straight seasons from 1980 through 2009. The 2010 Pro Bowl was played at Sun Life Stadium, the home stadium of the Miami Dolphins and host site of Super Bowl XLIV, on January 31, the first time ever that the Pro Bowl was held before the championship game (a decision probably due to increasingly low Nielsen ratings from being regarded as an anti-climax to the Super Bowl). With the new rule being that the conference teams do not include players from the teams that will be playing in the Super Bowl, the Pro Bowl then returned to Hawaii in 2011 but was again held during the week before the Super Bowl, where it remained for three more years.
The 2012 game was met with criticism from fans and sports writers for the lack of quality play by the players (see below). On October 24, 2012, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell had second thoughts about the Pro Bowl, telling a Sirius XM show that if the players did not play more competitively [in the 2013 Pro Bowl], he was "not inclined to play it anymore".[12][13] During the ensuing off-season, the NFL Players Association lobbied to keep the Pro Bowl, and negotiated several rule changes to be implemented for the 2014 game. Among them, the teams will no longer be AFC vs. NFC, and instead be selected by captains in a fantasy draft. For the 2014 game, Jerry Rice and Deion Sanders were chosen as alumni captains, while their captains were Drew Brees and Robert Quinn (Rice), along with Jamaal Charles and J. J. Watt (Sanders).[14]
On April 9, 2014, the NFL announced that the 2015 Pro Bowl would be played the week before the Super Bowl at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on January 25, 2015.[15] The game returned to Hawaii in 2016, and the "unconferenced" format was its last.[16]
For 2017, the league considered hosting the game at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which if approved will be the first time the game has been hosted outside the United States.[17] The NFL is also considering future Pro Bowls in Mexico and Germany. The NFL hopes that by leveraging international markets with the star power of Pro Bowls, international popularity and viewership will increase.[18] A report released May 19, 2016, indicated that the 2017 Pro Bowl would instead be hosted at a newly renovated Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida; Orlando beat out Brazil (which apparently did not make the final round of voting), Honolulu, Super Bowl host site Houston, and a bid from Sydney, Australia for the hosting rights.[19] On June 1, 2016, the league announced that it was restoring the old conference format.[20]
Player selection[edit]
Tackle during the 2006 Pro Bowl in Hawaii
Currently, players are voted into the Pro Bowl by the coaches, the players themselves, and the fans. Each group's ballots count for one third of the votes. The fans vote online at the NFL's official website. There are also replacements that go to the game should any selected player be unable to play due to injuries. Prior to 1995, only the coaches and the players made Pro Bowl selections.
In order to be considered a Pro Bowler for a given year, a player must either have been one of the initial players selected to the team, or a player who accepts an invitation to the Pro Bowl as an alternate; invited alternates who decline to attend are not considered Pro Bowlers. Being a Pro Bowler is considered to be a mark of honor, and players who are accepted into the Pro Bowl are considered to be elite.[by whom?]
Players whose teams advanced to the Super Bowl do not play in the Pro Bowl, and they are replaced by alternate players.
From 2014 to 2016, players did not play according to conference; instead, were placed in a draft pool and chosen by team captains.[14] Since 2017, players per conference are placed into separate draft pools and chosen by their team captains.
Coaching staff[edit]
When the Pro Bowl was held after the Super Bowl, the head coaches were traditionally the head coaches of the teams that lost in the AFC and NFC championship games for the same season of the Pro Bowl in question. From 1978 through 1982, the head coaches of the highest ranked divisional champion that lost in the Divisional Playoff Round were chosen.[21] For the 1983 Pro Bowl, the NFL resumed selecting the losing head coaches in the conference championship games. In the 1999 Pro Bowl, New York Jets head coach Bill Parcells, after his team lost to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship Game, had to decline due to health reasons and Jets assistant head coach Bill Belichick took his place.[22]
When the Pro Bowl was moved to the weekend between the Conference Championship games and the Super Bowl in 2009, the team that lost in the Divisional Playoff Round with the best regular-season record would have their coaching staffs lead their respective conference Pro Bowl team returning to the format used from 1978–1982. It remained that way through 2013; it resumed in 2017. If the losing teams of each conference had the same regular season record the coaches from the higher-seeded team will get the Pro Bowl honor.[23] From 2014 to 2016, the Pro Bowl coaches came from the two teams with the best records that lost in the Divisional Playoffs. (In the 2015 Pro Bowl, when John Fox left his coaching job with Denver after his playoff loss to Indianapolis that year, John Harbaugh of Baltimore took over. The next year saw Green Bay's assistant coach Winston Moss took over as Mike McCarthy resigned from coaching due to illness.)
Game honors[edit]
Kyle Rudolph with the Pro Bowl MVP trophy in 2013.
A Player of the Game was honored 1951–1956. 1957–1971, awards were presented to both an Outstanding Back and an Outstanding Lineman. In 1972 and since 2014, there are awards for both an Outstanding Offensive Player and an Outstanding Defensive Player. 1973–2007, only one Player of the Game award was honored (though thrice this award has been presented to multiple players in a single game). In 2008 the award was changed to Most Valuable Player (MVP).[24]
Players are paid for participating in the game with the winning team receiving a larger payout. The chart below shows how much the players of their respective teams earn:[citation needed]
Years
Winners
Losers
2011/2013 $50,000 $25,000
2012 $65,000 $40,000
2014 $53,000 $26,000
2015/2016 $55,000 $28,000
2017 $61,000 $30,000
2018 $64,000 $32,000
Rule differences[edit]
The Pro Bowl has different rules from other NFL games to make the game safer.[25][26]
No motion or shifting by the offense
Offense must have a running back and tight end in all formations
Offense may have 1 or 2 receivers on the same side
Intentional grounding is legal
Defense must run a 4–3 at all times, though the Cover 2 and press coverage is allowed[14]
No blitz; DEs and tackles can rush on passing plays, provided they are on same side of ball
No blindside or below the waist blocks
Can not rush punts, PATs or FG attempts
Coin toss determines who receives first; loser receives to start 3rd period
Kickoffs are eliminated (including free kicks)[14]
Teams will start on their own 25-yard line after any score or at the start of each half/odd overtime[14]
38-second play clock to run plays
Deep middle safety must be aligned within hash marks
Replay reviews are allowed
44-player roster per team
In case of a tie after regulation, multiple 15-minute OT periods will be played (with each team receiving two time outs per period), and in the first overtime teams receive one possession to score unless one of them scores a touchdown/safety on its first possession. True sudden death rules apply thereafter if both teams have had their initial possession and the game remains tied. The Pro Bowl is not allowed to end in a tie, unlike preseason and regular season games. (In general, beyond the 1st overtime, whoever scores first wins. The first overtime starts as if the game had started over, like the NFL Playoffs.)
Pro Bowl uniforms[edit]
Quarterback Peyton Manning (#18) before the 2006 Pro Bowl.
The teams are made of players from different NFL teams, so using their own uniforms would be too confusing. The players each wear the helmet of their team, but the home jerseys and pants are either a solid blue for the NFC or solid red for the AFC, with white jerseys with blue or red accents, respectively, for the away team. While it had been speculated that the color of Pro Bowl jerseys was determined by the winner of the Super Bowl—as it had been played post-Super Bowl for many years—this is untrue. The design of Pro Bowl uniforms is changed every two years, and the color and white jerseys are rotated along with the design change. This has been Pro Bowl tradition since the switch to team specific helmets, which started with the January 1979 game. The two-year switch was originally created as a marketing ploy by Nike, and was continued by Reebok, which won the merchandising contract in 2002. Nike subsequently won the contract back in 2011.
The early Pro Bowl, contested by the National Football League's Eastern and Western Division stars and played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, featured the same uniforms from the 1950s to mid-1960s; the Eastern team wore scarlet jerseys with white numerals and a white crescent shoulder stripe, white pants with red stripe, red socks, and a plain red helmet. The Western team wore white jerseys with royal-blue numerals and a Northwestern University-style Ukon triple stripe on the sleeves, white pants with blue stripe and socks and a plain blue helmet. Perhaps oddly, the Eastern team wore home dark jerseys, although the host city team, the Los Angeles Rams, were members of the Western Conference. From January 1967 to January 1970 both teams wore gold helmets with the NFL logo on the sides; the Eastern helmets featured a red-white-red tri-stripe and the Western a similar blue-white-blue tri-stripe. In fact, the players brought their own game helmets to Los Angeles, which were then spray-painted and decorated for the contest. For the 1970 game the helmets featured the '50 NFL' logo, commemorating the league's half-century anniversary.
In the earliest years of the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, the players did not wear their unique helmets, as they do now. The AFC All-Stars wore a solid red helmet with a white A on it, while the NFC players wore a solid white helmet with a blue N on it. The AFC's red helmets were paired with white jerseys and red pants, while the NFC's white helmets were paired with blue jerseys and white pants.
Two players with the same number who are elected to the Pro Bowl can now wear the same number for that game. This was not always the case in the past.
The 2008 Pro Bowl included a unique example of several players from the same team wearing the same number in a Pro Bowl. For the game, Washington Redskins players T Chris Samuels, TE Chris Cooley, and LS Ethan Albright all wore the number 21 (a number normally inappropriate for their positions) in memory of their teammate Sean Taylor, who had been murdered during the 2007 season.[27]
On October 7, 2013, Nike unveiled the uniforms for the 2014 Pro Bowl, which revealed that the red, white and blue colors that the game uniforms bore throughout its entire history will no longer be used for this game. As the NFC–AFC format was not used between 2014 through 2016, team 1 sported a white uniform with bright orange and team 2 sported a gray uniform with volt green.[28] The new uniforms received mixed reviews from fans and sports columnists alike, one even mentioning that the game would look like an "Oregon vs. Oklahoma State" game.[29]
Since 2017, when the conference format was restored, the league takes an approach similar to the NFL Color Rush initiative, in which jerseys, pants, and socks were all a uniform colour (red for the AFC, blue for the NFC).
Game results[edit]
NFL All-Star Games (1938–1942)[edit]
No Most Valuable Player awards were presented during these games
Season
Date
Score
Venue
Attendance
Head coaches
1938 January 15, 1939 New York Giants 13, NFL All-Stars 10 Wrigley Field 15,000[30] AS: Ray Flaherty (Washington) and Gus Henderson (Detroit)
NY: Steve Owen
1939 January 14, 1940 Green Bay Packers 16, NFL All-Stars 7 Gilmore Stadium 18,000 AS: Steve Owen (New York)
GB: Curly Lambeau
1940 December 29, 1940 Chicago Bears 28, NFL All-Stars 14 Gilmore Stadium 21,624 AS: Ray Flaherty (Washington)
CB: George Halas
1941 January 4, 1942 Chicago Bears 35, NFL All-Stars 24 Polo Grounds 17,725 AS: Steve Owen (New York)
CB: George Halas
1942 December 27, 1942 NFL All-Stars 17, Washington Redskins 14 Shibe Park 18,671 AS: Hunk Anderson (Chicago Bears)
Wash: Ray Flaherty
1943–1950 – No games
NFL Pro Bowls (1950–1969)[edit]
Season
Date
Score
Series
Most Valuable Players
Venue[31]
Attendance
Head coaches
Network
1950 January 14, 1951 American Conference 28, National Conference 27 AC, 1–0 Otto Graham, Cleveland Browns, Quarterback Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 53,676 AC: Paul Brown, Cleveland
NC: Joe Stydahar, Los Angeles
1951 January 12, 1952[32] National Conference 30, American Conference 13 Tied, 1–1 Dan Towler, Los Angeles Rams, Running back Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 19,400 AC: Paul Brown, Cleveland
NC: Joe Stydahar, Los Angeles NBC
1952 January 10, 1953[32] National Conference 27, American Conference 7 NC, 2–1 Don Doll, Detroit Lions, Defensive back Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 34,208 AC: Paul Brown, Cleveland
NC: Buddy Parker, Detroit NBC
1953 January 17, 1954 East 20, West 9 Tied, 2–2 Chuck Bednarik, Philadelphia Eagles, Linebacker Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 44,214 EC: Paul Brown, Cleveland
WC: Buddy Parker, Detroit DuMont
1954 January 16, 1955 West 26, East 19 West, 3–2 Billy Wilson, San Francisco 49ers, End Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 43,972 EC: Jim Trimble, Philadelphia
WC: Buck Shaw, San Francisco
1955 January 15, 1956 East 31, West 30 Tied, 3–3 Ollie Matson, Chicago Cardinals, Running back Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 37,867 EC: Joe Kuharich, Washington
WC: Sid Gillman, Los Angeles
1956 January 13, 1957 West 19, East 10 West, 4–3 Back: Bert Rechichar, Baltimore Colts
Lineman: Ernie Stautner, Pittsburgh Steelers Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 44,177 EC: Jim Lee Howell, New York
WC: Paddy Driscoll, Chicago Bears
1957 January 12, 1958 West 26, East 7 West, 5–3 Back: Hugh McElhenny, San Francisco 49ers
Lineman: Gene Brito, Washington Redskins Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 66,634 EC: Buddy Parker, Pittsburgh
WC: George Wilson, Detroit NBC
1958 January 11, 1959 East 28, West 21 West, 5–4 Back: Frank Gifford, New York Giants
Lineman: Doug Atkins, Chicago Bears Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 72,250 EC: Jim Lee Howell, New York
WC: Weeb Ewbank, Baltimore NBC
1959 January 17, 1960 West 38, East 21 West, 6–4 Back: Johnny Unitas, Baltimore Colts
Lineman: Eugene "Big Daddy" Lipscomb, Pittsburgh Steelers Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 56,876 EC: Buck Shaw, Philadelphia
WC: Red Hickey, San Francisco NBC
1960 January 15, 1961 West 35, East 31 West, 7–4 Back: Johnny Unitas, Baltimore Colts
Lineman: Sam Huff, New York Giants Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 62,971 EC: Buck Shaw, Philadelphia
WC: Vince Lombardi, Green Bay NBC
1961 January 14, 1962 West 31, East 30 West, 8–4 Back: Jim Brown, Cleveland Browns
Lineman: Henry Jordan, Green Bay Packers Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 57,409 EC: Allie Sherman, New York
WC: Norm Van Brocklin, Minnesota NBC
1962 January 13, 1963 East 30, West 20 West, 8–5 Back: Jim Brown, Cleveland Browns
Lineman: Eugene Lipscomb, Pittsburgh Steelers Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 61,374 EC: Allie Sherman, New York
WC: Vince Lombardi, Green Bay NBC
1963 January 12, 1964 West 31, East 17 West, 9–5 Back: Johnny Unitas, Baltimore Colts
Lineman: Gino Marchetti, Baltimore Colts Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 67,242 EC: Allie Sherman, New York
WC: George Halas, Chicago NBC
1964 January 10, 1965 West 34, East 14 West, 10–5 Back: Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota Vikings
Lineman: Terry Barr, Detroit Lions Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 60,598 EC: Blanton Collier, Cleveland
WC: Don Shula, Baltimore NBC
1965 January 15, 1966 East 36, West 7 West, 10–6 Back: Jim Brown, Cleveland Browns
Lineman: Dale Meinert, St. Louis Cardinals Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 60,124 EC: Blanton Collier, Cleveland
WC: Vince Lombardi, Green Bay CBS
1966 January 22, 1967 East 20, West 10 West, 10–7 Back: Gale Sayers, Chicago Bears
Lineman: Floyd Peters, Philadelphia Eagles Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 15,062 EC: Tom Landry, Dallas
WC: George Allen, Los Angeles CBS
1967 January 21, 1968 West 38, East 20 West, 11–7 Back: Gale Sayers, Chicago Bears
Lineman: Dave Robinson, Green Bay Packers Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 53,289 EC:Otto Graham, Washington
WC: Don Shula, Baltimore CBS
1968 January 19, 1969 West 10, East 7 West, 12–7 Back: Roman Gabriel, Los Angeles Rams
Lineman: Merlin Olsen, Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 32,050 EC: Tom Landry, Dallas
WC: George Allen, Los Angeles CBS
1969 January 18, 1970 West 16, East 13 West, 13–7 Back: Gale Sayers, Chicago Bears
Lineman: George Andrie, Dallas Cowboys Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 57,786 EC: Tom Fears, New Orleans
WC: Norm Van Brocklin, Atlanta CBS
AFC–NFC Pro Bowls (1970–2012)[edit]
Season
Date
Score
Series
Most Valuable Player(s)
Venue
Attendance
Head coaches
Network
1970 January 24, 1971 NFC, 27–6 NFC, 1–0 Lineman: Fred Carr, Packers
Back: Mel Renfro, Cowboys Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 48,222 AFC: John Madden, Oakland
NFC: Dick Nolan, San Francisco CBS
1971 January 23, 1972 AFC, 26–13 Tied, 1–1 Defense: Willie Lanier, Chiefs
Offense: Jan Stenerud, Chiefs Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 53,647 AFC: Don McCafferty, Baltimore
NFC: Dick Nolan, San Francisco NBC
1972 January 21, 1973 AFC, 33–28 AFC, 2–1 O.J. Simpson, Bills, Running back Texas Stadium 37,091 AFC: Chuck Noll, Pittsburgh
NFC: Tom Landry, Dallas CBS
1973 January 20, 1974 AFC, 15–13 AFC, 3–1 Garo Yepremian, Dolphins, Placekicker Arrowhead Stadium 66,918 AFC: John Madden, Oakland
NFC: Tom Landry, Dallas NBC
1974 January 20, 1975[33] NFC, 17–10 AFC, 3–2 James Harris, Rams, Quarterback Miami Orange Bowl 26,484 AFC: John Madden, Oakland
NFC: Chuck Knox, Los Angeles ABC
1975 January 26, 1976[33] NFC, 23–20 Tied, 3–3 Billy Johnson, Oilers, Kick returner Louisiana Superdome 30,546 AFC: John Madden, Oakland
NFC: Chuck Knox, Los Angeles ABC
1976 January 17, 1977[33] AFC, 24–14 AFC, 4–3 Mel Blount, Steelers, Cornerback The Kingdome 64,752 AFC: Chuck Noll, Pittsburgh
NFC: Chuck Knox, Los Angeles ABC
1977 January 23, 1978[33] NFC, 14–13 Tied, 4–4 Walter Payton, Bears, Running back Tampa Stadium 51,337 AFC: Ted Marchibroda, Baltimore
NFC: Chuck Knox, Los Angeles ABC
1978 January 29, 1979[33] NFC, 13–7 NFC, 5–4 Ahmad Rashād, Vikings, Wide receiver Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 46,281 AFC: Chuck Fairbanks, New England
NFC: Bud Grant, Minnesota ABC
1979 January 27, 1980 NFC, 37–27 NFC, 6–4 Chuck Muncie, Saints, Running back Aloha Stadium 49,800 AFC: Don Coryell, San Diego
NFC: Tom Landry, Dallas ABC
1980 February 1, 1981 NFC, 21–7 NFC, 7–4 Eddie Murray, Lions, Placekicker Aloha Stadium 50,360 AFC: Sam Rutigliano, Cleveland
NFC: Leeman Bennett, Atlanta ABC
1981 January 31, 1982 AFC, 16–13 NFC, 7–5 Lee Roy Selmon, Buccaneers, Defensive end
Kellen Winslow, Chargers, Tight end Aloha Stadium 50,402 AFC: Don Shula, Miami
NFC: John McKay, Tampa Bay ABC
1982 February 6, 1983 NFC, 20–19 NFC, 8–5 Dan Fouts, Chargers, Quarterback
John Jefferson, Packers, Wide receiver Aloha Stadium 49,883 AFC: Walt Michaels, New York Jets
NFC: Tom Landry, Dallas ABC
1983 January 29, 1984 NFC, 45–3 NFC, 9–5 Joe Theismann, Redskins, Quarterback Aloha Stadium 50,445 AFC: Chuck Knox, Seattle
NFC: Bill Walsh, San Francisco ABC
1984 January 27, 1985 AFC, 22–14 NFC, 9–6 Mark Gastineau, Jets, Defensive end Aloha Stadium 50,385 AFC: Chuck Noll, Pittsburgh
NFC: Mike Ditka, Chicago ABC
1985 February 2, 1986 NFC, 28–24 NFC, 10–6 Phil Simms, Giants, Quarterback Aloha Stadium 50,101 AFC: Don Shula, Miami
NFC: John Robinson, L.A. Rams ABC
1986 February 1, 1987 AFC, 10–6 NFC, 10–7 Reggie White, Eagles, Defensive end Aloha Stadium 50,101 AFC: Marty Schottenheimer, Cleveland
NFC: Joe Gibbs, Washington ABC
1987 February 7, 1988 AFC, 15–6 NFC, 10–8 Bruce Smith, Bills, Defensive end Aloha Stadium 50,113 AFC: Marty Schottenheimer, Cleveland
NFC: Jerry Burns, Minnesota ESPN
1988 January 29, 1989 NFC, 34–3 NFC, 11–8 Randall Cunningham, Eagles, Quarterback Aloha Stadium 50,113 AFC: Marv Levy, Buffalo
NFC: Mike Ditka, Chicago ESPN
1989 February 4, 1990 NFC, 27–21 NFC, 12–8 Jerry Gray, Rams, Cornerback Aloha Stadium 50,445 AFC: Bud Carson, Cleveland
NFC: John Robinson, L.A. Rams ESPN
1990 February 3, 1991 AFC, 23–21 NFC, 12–9 Jim Kelly, Bills, Quarterback Aloha Stadium 50,345 AFC: Art Shell, L.A. Raiders
NFC: George Seifert, San Francisco ESPN
1991 February 2, 1992 NFC, 21–15 NFC, 13–9 Michael Irvin, Cowboys, Wide receiver Aloha Stadium 50,209 AFC: Dan Reeves, Denver
NFC: Wayne Fontes, Detroit ESPN
1992 February 7, 1993 AFC, 23–20 (OT) NFC, 13–10 Steve Tasker, Bills, Special teams Aloha Stadium 50,007 AFC: Don Shula, Miami
NFC: George Seifert, San Francisco ESPN
1993 February 6, 1994 NFC, 17–3 NFC, 14–10 Andre Rison, Falcons, Wide receiver Aloha Stadium 50,026 AFC: Marty Schottenheimer, Kansas City
NFC: George Seifert, San Francisco ESPN
1994 February 5, 1995 AFC, 41–13 NFC, 14–11 Marshall Faulk, Colts, Running back Aloha Stadium 49,121 AFC: Bill Cowher, Pittsburgh
NFC: Barry Switzer, Dallas ABC
1995 February 4, 1996 NFC, 20–13 NFC, 15–11 Jerry Rice, 49ers, Wide receiver Aloha Stadium 50,034 AFC: Ted Marchibroda, Indianapolis
NFC: Mike Holmgren, Green Bay ABC
1996 February 2, 1997 AFC, 26–23 (OT) NFC, 15–12 Mark Brunell, Jaguars, Quarterback Aloha Stadium 50,031 AFC: Tom Coughlin, Jacksonville
NFC: Dom Capers, Carolina ABC
1997 February 1, 1998 AFC, 29–24 NFC, 15–13 Warren Moon, Seahawks, Quarterback Aloha Stadium 49,995 AFC: Bill Cowher, Pittsburgh
NFC: Steve Mariucci, San Francisco ABC
1998 February 7, 1999 AFC, 23–10 NFC, 15–14 Keyshawn Johnson, Jets, Wide receiver
Ty Law, Patriots, Cornerback Aloha Stadium 50,075 AFC: Bill Belichick,[34] N.Y. Jets
NFC: Dennis Green, Minnesota ABC
1999 February 6, 2000 NFC, 51–31 NFC, 16–14 Randy Moss, Vikings, Wide receiver Aloha Stadium 50,112 AFC: Tom Coughlin, Jacksonville
NFC: Tony Dungy, Tampa Bay ABC
2000 February 4, 2001 AFC, 38–17 NFC, 16–15 Rich Gannon, Raiders, Quarterback Aloha Stadium 50,128 AFC: Jon Gruden, Oakland
NFC: Dennis Green, Minnesota ABC
2001 February 9, 2002[32] AFC, 38–30 Tied, 16–16 Rich Gannon, Raiders, Quarterback Aloha Stadium 50,301 AFC: Bill Cowher, Pittsburgh
NFC: Andy Reid, Philadelphia ABC
2002 February 2, 2003 AFC, 45–20 AFC, 17–16 Ricky Williams, Dolphins, Running back Aloha Stadium 50,125 AFC: Jeff Fisher, Tennessee
NFC: Andy Reid, Philadelphia ABC
2003 February 8, 2004 NFC, 55–52 Tied, 17–17 Marc Bulger, Rams, Quarterback Aloha Stadium 50,127 AFC: Tony Dungy, Indianapolis
NFC: Andy Reid, Philadelphia ESPN
2004 February 13, 2005 AFC, 38–27 AFC, 18–17 Peyton Manning, Colts, Quarterback Aloha Stadium 50,225 AFC: Bill Cowher, Pittsburgh
NFC: Jim L. Mora, Atlanta ESPN
2005 February 12, 2006 NFC 23–17 Tied, 18–18 Derrick Brooks, Buccaneers, Linebacker Aloha Stadium 50,190 AFC: Mike Shanahan, Denver
NFC: John Fox, Carolina ESPN
2006 February 10, 2007[32] AFC 31–28 AFC, 19–18 Carson Palmer, Bengals, Quarterback Aloha Stadium 50,410 AFC: Bill Belichick, New England
NFC: Sean Payton, New Orleans CBS
2007 February 10, 2008 NFC 42–30 Tied, 19–19 Adrian Peterson, Vikings, Running back Aloha Stadium 50,044 AFC: Norv Turner, San Diego
NFC: Mike McCarthy, Green Bay Fox
2008 February 8, 2009 NFC 30–21 NFC, 20–19 Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals, Wide receiver Aloha Stadium 49,958 AFC: John Harbaugh, Baltimore
NFC: Andy Reid, Philadelphia NBC
2009 January 31, 2010 AFC 41–34 Tied, 20–20 Matt Schaub, Texans, Quarterback Sun Life Stadium 70,697 AFC: Norv Turner, San Diego
NFC: Wade Phillips, Dallas ESPN
2010 January 30, 2011 NFC 55–41 NFC, 21–20 DeAngelo Hall, Redskins, Cornerback Aloha Stadium 49,338 AFC: Bill Belichick, New England
NFC: Mike Smith, Atlanta Fox
2011 January 29, 2012 AFC 59–41 Tied, 21–21 Brandon Marshall, Dolphins, Wide receiver Aloha Stadium 48,423 AFC: Gary Kubiak, Houston
NFC: Mike McCarthy, Green Bay NBC
2012 January 27, 2013 NFC 62–35 NFC, 22–21 Kyle Rudolph, Vikings, Tight end Aloha Stadium 47,134 AFC: John Fox, Denver
NFC: Mike McCarthy, Green Bay NBC
Unconferenced Pro Bowls (2013–2015)[edit]
Season
Date
Score
Most Valuable Player(s)
Venue
Attendance
Head coaches
Network
2013 January 26, 2014 Team Rice 22,
Team Sanders 21 Offense: Nick Foles, Eagles, Quarterback
Defense: Derrick Johnson, Chiefs, Linebacker Aloha Stadium 47,270 Rice: Ron Rivera, Carolina
Sanders: Chuck Pagano, Indianapolis NBC
2014 January 25, 2015 Team Irvin 32,
Team Carter 28 Offense: Matthew Stafford, Lions, Quarterback
Defense: J. J. Watt, Texans, Defensive end University of Phoenix Stadium 63,225 Irvin: Jason Garrett, Dallas
Carter: John Harbaugh, Baltimore
ESPN
2015 January 31, 2016 Team Irvin 49,
Team Rice 27 Offense: Russell Wilson, Seahawks, Quarterback
Defense: Michael Bennett, Seahawks, Defensive end Aloha Stadium 50,000 Irvin: Winston Moss, Green Bay
Rice: Andy Reid, Kansas City
AFC–NFC Pro Bowls (2016–present)[edit]
Season
Date
Score
Series
Most Valuable Player(s)
Venue
Attendance
Head coaches
Network
2016 January 29, 2017 AFC 20–13 Tied, 22–22 Offensive: Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs, Tight end
Defensive: Lorenzo Alexander, Buffalo Bills, Linebacker Camping World Stadium 60,834 AFC: Andy Reid, Kansas City
NFC: Jason Garrett, Dallas ESPN
2017 January 28, 2018 AFC 24–23 AFC, 23–22 Offensive: Delanie Walker, Tennessee Titans, Tight end
Defensive: Von Miller, Denver Broncos, Linebacker Camping World Stadium 51,019 AFC: Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh
NFC: Sean Payton, New Orleans ESPN/ABC
Stadiums that have hosted the Pro Bowl[edit]
Wrigley Field (1939)
Gilmore Stadium (January and December 1940)
Polo Grounds (January 1942)
Shibe Park (December 1942)
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1951–1972, 1979)
Texas Stadium (1973)
Arrowhead Stadium (1974)
Miami Orange Bowl (1975)
Louisiana Superdome (1976)
Kingdome (1977)
Tampa Stadium (1978)
Aloha Stadium (1980–2009, 2011–2014, 2016)
Sun Life Stadium (2010)
University of Phoenix Stadium (2015)
Camping World Stadium (2017–present)
Records[edit]
Main article: NFL Pro Bowl records
Players with most appearances[edit]
As of the most recent Pro Bowl, the 2017 Pro Bowl, 39 players have been invited to at least ten Pro Bowls in their careers.[35] Except for those that are current active or not yet eligible, each of these players have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Four players share the record of having been invited to 14 Pro Bowls, the first being Merlin Olsen, followed by Bruce Matthews, Tony Gonzalez, and Peyton Manning.[36]
Pro
Bowls
Player
Position
Seasons by team
Selection years
Year of induction into
Pro Football Hall of Fame
14 Tony Gonzalez TE Kansas City Chiefs (1997–2008)
Atlanta Falcons (2009–2013) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Eligible in 2019
14 Peyton Manning QB Indianapolis Colts (1998–2011)
Denver Broncos (2012–2015) 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 Eligible in 2021
14 Bruce Matthews G Houston Oilers / Tennessee Oilers / Tennessee Titans (1983–2001) 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 2007
14 Merlin Olsen DT Los Angeles Rams (1962–1976) 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 1982
13 Tom Brady QB New England Patriots (2000–present) 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Active player
13 Ray Lewis LB Baltimore Ravens (1996–2012) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 2018
13 Jerry Rice WR San Francisco 49ers (1985–2000)
Oakland Raiders (2001–2004)
Seattle Seahawks (2004) 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002 2010
13 Reggie White DE Philadelphia Eagles (1985–1992)
Green Bay Packers (1993–1998)
Carolina Panthers (2000) 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 2006
12 Champ Bailey CB Washington Redskins (1999–2003)
Denver Broncos (2004–2013)
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Eligible in 2019
12 Ken Houston S Houston Oilers (1967–1972)
Washington Redskins (1973–1980) 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 1986
12 Randall McDaniel G Minnesota Vikings (1988–1999)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2000–2001) 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 2009
12 Jim Otto C Oakland Raiders (1960–1974) 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 1980
12 Junior Seau LB San Diego Chargers (1990–2002)
Miami Dolphins (2003–2005)
New England Patriots (2006–2009) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 2015
12 Will Shields G Kansas City Chiefs (1993–2006) 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 2015
11 Larry Allen G Dallas Cowboys (1994–2005)
San Francisco 49ers (2006–2007) 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 2013
11 Drew Brees QB San Diego Chargers (2001–2005)
New Orleans Saints (2006–present) 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 Active player
11 Derrick Brooks LB Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1995–2008) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 2014
11 Brett Favre QB Atlanta Falcons (1991)
Green Bay Packers (1992–2007)
New York Jets (2008)
Minnesota Vikings (2009–2010) 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009 2016
11 Larry Fitzgerald WR Arizona Cardinals (2004–present) 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 Active player
11 Bob Lilly DT Dallas Cowboys (1961–1974) 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 1980
11 Tom Mack G Los Angeles Rams (1966–1978) 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978 1999
11 Gino Marchetti DE Dallas Texans (1952)
Baltimore Colts (1953–1964; 1966) 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 1972
11 Anthony Muñoz OT Cincinnati Bengals (1980–1992) 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 1998
11 Jonathan Ogden OT Baltimore Ravens (1996–2007) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 2013
11 Willie Roaf OT New Orleans Saints (1993–2001)
Kansas City Chiefs (2002–2005) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 2012
11 Bruce Smith DE Buffalo Bills (1985–1999)
Washington Redskins (2000–2003) 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 2009
11 Jason Witten TE Dallas Cowboys (2003–present) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 Active player
11 Rod Woodson CB Pittsburgh Steelers (1987–1996)
San Francisco 49ers (1997)
Baltimore Ravens (1998–2001)
Oakland Raiders (2002–2003) 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 2009
10 Joe Greene DT Pittsburgh Steelers (1969–1981) 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979 1987
10 Ronnie Lott S San Francisco 49ers (1981–1990)
Los Angeles Raiders (1991–1992)
New York Jets (1993–1994) 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 2000
10 Leo Nomellini DT San Francisco 49ers (1950–1963) 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 1969
10 Mel Renfro S Dallas Cowboys (1964–1977) 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 1996
10 Jim Ringo C Green Bay Packers (1953–1963)
Philadelphia Eagles (1964–1967) 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967 1981
10 Barry Sanders RB Detroit Lions (1989–1998) 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 2004
10 Joe Schmidt LB Detroit Lions (1953–1965) 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 1973
10 Mike Singletary LB Chicago Bears (1981–1992) 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 1998
10 Lawrence Taylor LB New York Giants (1981–1993) 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 1999
10 Joe Thomas OT Cleveland Browns (2007–present) 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Active player
10 Johnny Unitas QB Baltimore Colts (1956–1972)
San Diego Chargers (1973) 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967 1979
Television[edit]
See also: List of Pro Bowl broadcasters
Under the prior NFL television contract which was in effect through the 2014 Pro Bowl, the network which aired the Super Bowl also aired the Pro Bowl. The 2007 game on CBS was held on the Saturday after Super Bowl XLI because of the 49th Grammy Awards. The 2008 game was on Fox, broadcaster of Super Bowl XLII. Likewise, the 2009 game was on NBC, broadcaster of Super Bowl XLIII. CBS sold off their rights to the 2010 game to ESPN, which was played a week before the Super Bowl at the Super Bowl site, Sun Life Stadium. CBS also declined to broadcast the 2013 game, which was instead shown on NBC. The 2014 game, also shown on NBC, was the final Pro Bowl on network television for four years, as exclusive broadcast rights moved to ESPN in 2015 prior to being simulcast with sister network ABC in 2018.
The Pro Bowl was originally broadcast on an alternative basis by CBS and NBC 1971–1974; the other network broadcast the Super Bowl. Later, the game was broadcast as part of the Monday Night Football package on ABC 1975–1987 and again 1995–2003. In 2004–2006, ABC sold its rights to the Pro Bowl to sister network ESPN (who had shown it 1988–1994). In those years, the ESPN Sunday Night Football crew covered the game.
In the early 2000s, after suffering through several years of dwindling ratings ABC considered moving the game to Monday night. The idea was scrapped, however, when ABC decided to sell off the rights to sister network ESPN.
Throughout his broadcasting career, John Madden declined to be part of the announcing crew when his network carried the Pro Bowl due to his aviatophobia and claustrophobia (a joke referencing both is made in the Madden NFL '97 video game before the beginning of the Pro Bowl in season mode, where Madden quips that he drove his "Madden Bus" to Hawaii, rather than flying). Until Madden's retirement from broadcasting after the 2009 Pro Bowl, it had only occurred twice: former San Diego Chargers quarterback and MNF personality Dan Fouts, whom Madden had replaced, took his place on ABC in 2003, and Cris Collinsworth took his place on NBC in 2009 (Collinsworth ended up replacing Madden permanently upon the latter's retirement).
ESPN will hold exclusive rights to the Pro Bowl from 2015 through 2022, although in 2018, the Pro Bowl returned to network television for the first time in four years as part of a joint ABC/ESPN simulcast (both sister networks are owned by The Walt Disney Company).[37]
Most watched Pro Bowls[edit]
Rank
Game
Date
Matchup
Network
Viewers (millions)
TV Rating [38]
Location
1 2011 Pro Bowl January 29, 2011 AFC 41 NFC 55 Fox 13.4 7.7 Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
2 2000 Pro Bowl February 6, 2000 AFC 31 NFC 51 ABC 13.2 8.6 Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
3 2012 Pro Bowl January 29, 2012 NFC 41 AFC 59 NBC 12.5 7.3 Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
4 2010 Pro Bowl January 31, 2010 AFC 41 NFC 34 ESPN 12.3 7.1 Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL
5 2013 Pro Bowl January 27, 2013 AFC 35 NFC 62 NBC 12.2 7.1 Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
6 2014 Pro Bowl January 26, 2014 Team Rice 22 Team Sanders 21 11.4 6.6 Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
7 2008 Pro Bowl February 10, 2008 AFC 30 NFC 42 Fox 10.0 6.3 Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
8 2003 Pro Bowl February 2, 2003 NFC 23 AFC 45 ABC 9.1 5.9 Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
9 2009 Pro Bowl February 8, 2009 NFC 30 AFC 21 NBC 8.8 5.4 Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
10 2015 Pro Bowl January 25, 2015 Team Irvin 32 Team Carter 28 ESPN 8.8 5.1 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ
Blackout policy[edit]
The Pro Bowl is still subject to the NFL's blackout policies, requiring the game to be blacked out within 75 miles (121 km) of the stadium site if the game does not sell out all of the stadium's seats.[39][40]
Criticism[edit]
Quality[edit]
For decades, the Pro Bowl has been criticized as a glamour event more than a football game. This is due to two causes: the voluntary nature of the game, and the fear of player injury.[citation needed]
While players are financially compensated for participating in the Pro Bowl, for a star player, the pay can be less than 1% of their salary. Many star players have excused themselves from participation over the years, meaning that the very best players are not necessarily featured. Not having the best players in the Pro Bowl was exacerbated by the introduction of fan voting (see section below).
Another criticism of the game is that the players—particularly on defense—are not playing "full speed". This is because player injury plays a much greater part in a team's success in the NFL as compared to the other major American sports. For this reason, unlike the NBA, NHL, and MLB (which host their all-star events as a mid-season break), the Pro Bowl was historically held after the completion of the season and playoffs. This means that a player injured in the Pro Bowl would have at least six months to rehab before the next season begins. However, starting in 2010, the Pro Bowl was moved from the week after the Super Bowl to the week before the Super Bowl. Because of the above-noted fear of injury, players from the two teams participating in the Super Bowl were banned from participation, meaning that the absence of star players was only increased.
With the dearth of stars making the game the subject of much derision (Sports Illustrated website refused to even include one pre-game story on the event in 2012),[citation needed] the players on the field appear to be taking it less seriously as well.[citation needed] In the 2012 game, the lack of defensive effort was apparent, not only to anyone watching, but to anyone who saw the score of 100 points. One NFL player watching the game said, "They probably should have just put flags on them,"[41] indicating that the quality was about on the level of flag football. Commissioner Roger Goodell stated that the game needed to improve, otherwise it would be eliminated.[42][43] It is worth noting that entire teams have declined to participate after losing the conference championship, like the 2015 New England Patriots, which had seven starters on the Pro Bowl roster. This, among other factors, caused the 2016 Pro Bowl to be more of a game featuring emerging players, with a record of 133 players selected overall (including those who were absent), and ended up including rookie QB Jameis Winston instead of recognized veterans Tom Brady and Carson Palmer, who were both in the conversation for the 2015 NFL season MVP before losing in their respective conference finals.[44]
Selection process[edit]
Fan voting has increased criticism of the Pro Bowl. Voting by fans makes up 1/3 of the vote for Pro Bowl players. Some teams earn more selections of their players because fans often vote for their favorite team and not necessarily the best player. In the 2008 Pro Bowl, the Dallas Cowboys had thirteen players on the NFC roster, an NFL record. "If you're in a small market, no one really gets to see you play", said Minnesota Vikings cornerback Antoine Winfield, who spent much of his early career with the small-market Buffalo Bills. "If you're a quiet guy, it's hard to get the attention. You just have to work hard and play." Winfield made the Pro Bowl in 2008 after ten seasons of being shut out.[45]
The player voting has also been subject to significant criticism. It is not uncommon for players to pick the same players over and over again; former offensive lineman (and Sports Illustrated analyst) Ross Tucker has cited politics, incumbency, personal vendettas, and compensation for injury in previous years as primary factors in players' choices. Thus, players who have seen their play decline with age can still be perennially elected to the Pro Bowl due to their popularity among other players, something particularly common among positions such as the offensive line, where few statistics are available.[46] For example, in 2010, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs admitted voting for Ryan Fitzpatrick (then the backup quarterback of the Buffalo Bills) over eventual league most valuable player Tom Brady not because he thought Fitzpatrick was the better player but as a vote of disrespect toward Brady's team, the New England Patriots.[47]
Some players have had a surprisingly small number of Pro Bowl selections despite distinguished careers. Hall of Fame running back John Riggins was selected only once in his career from 1971 to 1985. He was not selected in the year after which he set the record for rushing touchdowns in a season and his team made it to the Super Bowl (although he did make the All-Pro team). Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Nitschke only made the Pro Bowl once, despite being named All-Pro seven times and being the MVP of the 1962 NFL Championship Game. Defensive back Ken Riley never made the Pro Bowl in his 15 seasons, even though he recorded 65 interceptions, the fourth-highest total in NFL history at the time of his retirement. Former Jacksonville Jaguars halfback Fred Taylor, who is 15th in all-time rushing yards, was elected to his only Pro Bowl in 2007, despite averaging 4.6 yards per carry for his career, better than all but five running backs ranked in the top 30 in all-time rushing. Aaron Smith made it to the Pro Bowl once in 13 years (2004) despite winning two Super Bowl rings with the Pittsburgh Steelers and being named to the Sports Illustrated 2000s All Decade Team, despite defensive teammates such as Troy Polamalu, Casey Hampton, and James Harrison being named to multiple Pro Bowls during his career; Smith would often be ranked as one of the NFL's most underrated players during his career.[48]
Long snappers are picked by the coaches and not voted on at all. They are not allowed to play on their own coach's team.
See also[edit]
American Football League All-Star games
All-America Football Conference All-Star Game
List of players selected to the Pro Bowl
List of Pro Bowl broadcasters
Chicago College All-Star Game – a series played between an NFL team and a collegiate all-star team
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pro Bowl.
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The Complete History of the Pro Bowl
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Online Fan Voting Ballot
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List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders
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Below is the list of the 283 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 2,000 hit milestone during their career in MLB.
Pete Rose holds the Major League record for most career hits, with 4,256. Rose and Ty Cobb are the only players with 4,000 career hits. George Davis was the first switch hitter to collect 2,000 hits, doing so during the 1902 season.[1] Ichiro Suzuki is the current active leader.
Contents
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1 Players with 2,000 or more hits
2 See also
3 Notes
4 References
5 External links
Players with 2,000 or more hits[edit]
Bold denotes active player[a]
Current season total in parentheses
† denotes player has been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Stats are updated as of the 2017 season.
Rank
Player
Hits
1 Pete Rose 4,256
2 Ty Cobb †[b] 4,191
3 Hank Aaron † 3,771
4 Stan Musial † 3,630
5 Tris Speaker † 3,514
6 Derek Jeter 3,465
7 Honus Wagner † 3,430
8 Carl Yastrzemski † 3,419
9 Paul Molitor † 3,319
10 Eddie Collins † 3,314
11 Willie Mays † 3,283
12 Eddie Murray † 3,255
13 Nap Lajoie † 3,252
14 Cal Ripken, Jr. † 3,184
15 George Brett † 3,154
16 Paul Waner † 3,152
17 Robin Yount † 3,142
18 Tony Gwynn † 3,141
19 Alex Rodriguez 3,115
20 Dave Winfield † 3,110
21 Ichiro Suzuki (50) 3,080
22 Craig Biggio † 3,060
23 Rickey Henderson † 3,055
24 Rod Carew † 3,053
25 Adrián Beltré (106) 3,048
26 Lou Brock † 3,023
27 Rafael Palmeiro 3,020
28 Cap Anson †[c] 3,011
29 Wade Boggs † 3,010
30 Al Kaline † 3,007
31 Roberto Clemente † 3,000
32 Sam Rice † 2,987
33 Albert Pujols (143) 2,968
34 Sam Crawford † 2,961
35 Frank Robinson † 2,943
36 Barry Bonds 2,935
37 Willie Keeler † 2,932
38 Jake Beckley † 2,930
Rogers Hornsby † 2,930
40 Al Simmons † 2,927
41 Zack Wheat † 2,884
42 Frankie Frisch † 2,880
43 Omar Vizquel 2,877
44 Mel Ott † 2,876
45 Babe Ruth † 2,873
46 Harold Baines 2,866
47 Jesse Burkett † 2,850
48 Brooks Robinson † 2,848
49 Iván Rodríguez † 2,844
50 Charlie Gehringer † 2,839
51 George Sisler † 2,812
52 Ken Griffey Jr. † 2,781
53 Andre Dawson † 2,774
54 Johnny Damon 2,769
55 Vada Pinson 2,757
56 Luke Appling † 2,749
57 Al Oliver 2,743
58 Goose Goslin † 2,735
59 Tony Pérez † 2,732
60 Chipper Jones 2,726
61 Carlos Beltrán (108) 2,725
62 Roberto Alomar † 2,724
63 Lou Gehrig † 2,721
64 Rusty Staub 2,716
65 Bill Buckner 2,715
66 Dave Parker 2,712
67 Billy Williams † 2,711
68 Doc Cramer 2,705
69 Gary Sheffield 2,689
70 Luis Aparicio † 2,677
71 Fred Clarke † 2,672
Rank
Player
Hits
72 Max Carey † 2,665
73 Nellie Fox † 2,663
George Davis † 2,660
Harry Heilmann † 2,660
76 Ted Williams † 2,654
77 Jimmie Foxx † 2,646
78 Lave Cross 2,645
79 Miguel Cabrera (117) 2,636
80 Rabbit Maranville † 2,605
Tim Raines † 2,605
82 Steve Garvey 2,599
83 Ed Delahanty † 2,596
Luis González 2,591
85 Vladimir Guerrero 2,590
86 Julio Franco 2,586
87 Reggie Jackson † 2,584
88 Ernie Banks † 2,583
89 Richie Ashburn † 2,574
Manny Ramirez 2,574
91 Willie Davis 2,561
92 Steve Finley 2,548
93 George Van Haltren 2,539
94 Garret Anderson 2,529
95 Heinie Manush † 2,524
96 Todd Helton 2,519
97 Joe Morgan † 2,517
98 Buddy Bell 2,514
99 Jimmy Ryan 2,512
100 Mickey Vernon 2,495
101 Fred McGriff 2,490
102 David Ortiz 2,472
Ted Simmons 2,472
104 Joe Medwick † 2,471
105 Bobby Abreu 2,470
106 Frank Thomas † 2,468
107 Roger Connor † 2,467
108 Harry Hooper † 2,466
109 Jeff Kent 2,461
110 Ozzie Smith † 2,460
111 Lloyd Waner † 2,459
112 Bill Dahlen 2,457
113 Jimmy Rollins 2,455
114 Jim Rice † 2,452
Torii Hunter 2,452
116 Red Schoendienst † 2,449
117 Dwight Evans 2,446
118 Mark Grace 2,445
119 Kenny Lofton 2,428
120 Pie Traynor 2,416
121 Mickey Mantle † 2,415
122 Sammy Sosa 2,408
123 Miguel Tejada 2,407
124 Stuffy McInnis 2,405
125 Ryne Sandberg † 2,386
126 Enos Slaughter † 2,383
127 Chili Davis 2,380
128 Edd Roush † 2,376
Robinson Canó (166) 2,376
130 Brett Butler 2,375
Michael Young 2,375
132 Lou Whitaker 2,369
133 Alan Trammell 2,365
134 Carlton Fisk † 2,356
135 Joe Judge 2,352
136 Orlando Cepeda † 2,351
137 Billy Herman † 2,345
138 Joe Torre † 2,342
139 Paul Konerko 2,340
Barry Larkin † 2,340
141 Bernie Williams 2,336
142 Andrés Galarraga 2,333
Rank
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Hits
143 Jim Thome 2,328
144 Édgar Rentería 2,327
145 Dave Concepción 2,326
Jake Daubert 2,326
B. J. Surhoff 2,326
148 Eddie Mathews † 2,315
149 Jeff Bagwell † 2,314
150 Jim Bottomley † 2,313
151 Bobby Wallace † 2,309
152 Jim O'Rourke † 2,304
153 Kirby Puckett † 2,304
154 Aramis Ramírez 2,303
155 Charlie Grimm 2,299
Kiki Cuyler † 2,299
157 Dan Brouthers † 2,296
158 Hugh Duffy † 2,292
159 Joe Cronin † 2,285
160 Gary Gaetti 2,280
161 Tony Fernández 2,276
162 Carlos Lee 2,273
163 Jimmy Dykes 2,256
164 Willie McGee 2,254
Ron Santo † 2,254
166 Patsy Donovan 2,253
167 Tommy Corcoran 2,252
168 José Cruz 2,251
Marquis Grissom 2,251
170 Bid McPhee † 2,250
171 Bert Campaneris 2,249
172 Edgar Martínez 2,247
173 John Olerud 2,239
174 Mike Schmidt † 2,234
175 Willie Stargell † 2,232
176 Fred Tenney 2,231
177 Joe Sewell † 2,226
178 Graig Nettles 2,225
179 Darrell Evans 2,223
180 Joe Kelley † 2,220
181 Juan Pierre 2,217
182 Joe DiMaggio † 2,214
183 Joe Kuhel 2,212
184 Willie McCovey † 2,211
185 Willie Randolph 2,210
186 Willie Wilson 2,207
187 Jason Kendall 2,195
188 Stan Hack 2,193
Bill Terry † 2,193
190 Cecil Cooper 2,192
191 Larry Bowa 2,191
192 Joe Carter 2,184
193 Keith Hernández 2,182
194 Will Clark 2,176
195 Pee Wee Reese † 2,170
196 Sherry Magee 2,167
197 Dick Bartell 2,165
198 Larry Walker 2,160
199 Billy Hamilton † 2,159
200 Hal Chase 2,158
201 Magglio Ordóñez 2,156
202 Don Mattingly 2,153
203 Rubén Sierra 2,152
204 Yogi Berra † 2,150
Ed Konetchy 2,150
206 Ken Boyer 2,143
Ken Griffey, Sr. 2,143
Tommy Leach 2,143
209 Plácido Polanco 2,142
210 Dick Groat 2,138
Wally Moses 2,138
212 Don Baylor 2,135
213 Moisés Alou 2,134
Rank
Player
Hits
Maury Wills 2,134
215 Buddy Myer 2,131
216 Herman Long 2,128
217 Mike Piazza † 2,127
218 Tommy Davis 2,121
219 Duke Snider † 2,116
220 Dale Murphy 2,111
221 Chris Chambliss 2,109
222 Ellis Burks 2,107
223 Paul O'Neill 2,105
224 John Montgomery Ward † 2,104
225 Arky Vaughan † 2,103
226 Felipe Alou 2,101
227 Clyde Milan 2,100
228 Brian Downing 2,099
229 Garry Templeton 2,096
230 José Reyes (123) 2,095
Alfonso Soriano 2,095
232 Gary Carter † 2,092
Harvey Kuenn 2,092
234 Hal McRae 2,091
235 Alvin Dark 2,089
236 César Cedeño 2,087
237 Harmon Killebrew † 2,086
238 Tim Wallach 2,085
239 Jimmy Sheckard 2,084
240 Ed McKean 2,083
241 Matt Holliday (86) 2,081
242 Scott Rolen 2,077
George J. Burns 2,077
244 Chuck Klein † 2,076
245 Carney Lansford 2,074
246 Dixie Walker 2,064
247 Del Ennis 2,063
Bobby Veach 2,063
249 Bob Elliott 2,061
250 Wally Joyner 2,060
251 Orlando Cabrera 2,055
252 Ray Durham 2,054
George Kell † 2,054
254 Nick Markakis (163) 2,052
255 Indian Bob Johnson 2,051
256 Johnny Bench 2,048
257 Dummy Hoy 2,045
258 A. J. Pierzynski 2,043
259 Bobby Doerr † 2,042
260 Mark Grudzielanek 2,040
Jack Glasscock 2,040
262 Carlos Delgado 2,038
263 Víctor Martínez (100) 2,036
264 Raúl Ibañez 2,034
265 Lee May 2,031
266 Ken Singleton 2,029
Brandon Phillips (163) 2,026
268 Tony Phillips 2,023
269 Amos Otis 2,020
Reggie Smith 2,020
271 Earl Averill † 2,019
272 George H. Burns 2,018
273 Bill Mazeroski † 2,016
274 Gary Matthews 2,011
Johnny Mize † 2,011
276 Bobby Bonilla 2,010
Jason Giambi 2,010
Adrian Gonzalez (56) 2,010
279 Bill Madlock 2,008
280 Tony Taylor 2,007
281 Frank White 2,006
282 Dave Bancroft † 2,004
Todd Zeile 2,004
284 Shawn Green 2,003
Through the 2017 season, these active players have at least 1,800 hits:
Joe Mauer 160 in 2017 (1,986)
Chase Utley 73 in 2017 (1,850)
Ian Kinsler 130 in 2017 (1,826)
Dustin Pedroia 119 in 2017 (1,802)
See also[edit]
Baseball portal
Baseball statistics
3,000 hit club
List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders
List of Major League Baseball career total bases leaders
List of Major League Baseball career doubles leaders
List of Major League Baseball career triples leaders
List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders
List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders
List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders
List of Major League Baseball career bases on balls leaders
Top 15, and List of active MLB players in the Top 50 in Strikeouts
List of Major League Baseball career batting average leaders
List of Major League Baseball career on-base percentage leaders
List of Major League Baseball career slugging percentage leaders
List of Major League Baseball career OPS leaders
List of Nippon Professional Baseball career hits leaders
List of KBO Career Hits leaders
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.
Jump up ^ Major League Baseball lists Cobb's hit total at 4,191, although some independent baseball historians have revised the total to 4,189 because of double-counting a 2-hit day.
Jump up ^ Cap Anson's hit amounts are different depending on source and what hits are included in various leagues he played in. His total varies from 2995 to 3435. MLB.com credits him with 3,011. Major League Baseball credits him with 3,081 hits, which is verified by Elias Sports Bureau.
References[edit]
General
"Career Leaders & Records for Hits". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
Specific
Jump up ^ Pellowski, Michael J. (2007). The Little Giant Book of Baseball Facts. New York: Sterling Publishing Co. p. 21. ISBN 1402742738. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
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Jyoti Amge
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Jyoti Amge
Born
(1993-12-16) 16 December 1993 (age 23)[1]
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Occupation
Actress
Known for
World's smallest living woman
Height
2 ft 1 in (0.64 m)
Jyoti Amge (born 16 December 1993)[1] is an Indian woman notable for being the world's smallest living woman according to Guinness World Records.[2]
Following Amge's 18th birthday on 21 December 2011, she was officially declared the world's smallest woman by Guinness World Records with a height of 62.8 centimetres (2 ft 0.6 in). Her restricted height is due to a growth abnormality called achondroplasia.[3]
Amge was featured in the 2009 documentary entitled Body Shock: Two Foot Tall Teen. She was also a guest participant on Bigg Boss 6, an Indian television show. On 13 August 2014, she was cast in the fourth season of American Horror Story: Freak Show as Ma Petite.
In 2012, she met the world's shortest man, Chandra Bahadur Dangi of Nepal. The pair posed together for the 57th edition of the Guinness World Records 2013.[4]
Contents
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1 Media appearances
2 Filmography
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
Media appearances[edit]
Amge, together with Teo Mammucari, co-hosted Lo show dei record in 2012 on the Italian channel Canale 5.
In August 2014, Amge was cast in American Horror Story: Freak Show,[5] which premiered 8 October 2014.
Wax statue of Jyoti Amge. She is the world's smallest living woman, according to Guinness World Records.
Her wax statue is also present in Celebrity Wax Museum, Lonavala.
Filmography[edit]
List of Films and Television Appearances
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2009 Body Shock Herself Episode- Two feet high teen
2012–2013 Bigg Boss 6 Herself Guest appearance
2014–2015 American Horror Story: Freak Show Ma Petite 12 episodes
See also[edit]
Dwarfism
List of the verified shortest people
Primordial dwarfism
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b "New world's smallest woman: Ten things you need to know about Jyoti Amge". Guinness World Records. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2015. Born on 16 December, 1993, in Nagpur Jyoti measures 61.95 cm (2 ft) tall
Jump up ^ "Tiny Teenager Stands Tall Despite Her Height of 23 Inches". foxnews.com. Fox News Channel. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
Jump up ^ Guinness World Records
Jump up ^ "World's shortest man, woman meet for first time". foxnews.com. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
Jump up ^ Bucksbaum, Sydney (13 August 2014). "Meet American Horror Story: Freak Show's Newest Addition: Jyoti Amge, the World's Smallest Woman!". E!. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jyoti Amge.
Jyoti Amge on IMDb
World's Smallest Woman, Jyoti Amge, releases the World's Biggest Book in Jaipur City
Rediff Slide Show
Sun news article about Jyoti
Records
Preceded by
Madge Bester Shortest Recognized Woman
2011–present Current holder
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Rajeev Paul
Sayantani Ghosh
Niketan Madhok
Karishma Kotak
Kashif Qureshi
Mink Brar
Vishal Karwal
Jyoti Amge
Santosh Shukla
Runner—up
Imam A Siddique
Winner
Urvashi Dholakia
Host
Salman Khan
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