2008 Pro Bowl

2008 NFL Pro Bowl

AFC NFC 30 42 Head coach: Norv Turner (San Diego Chargers) Head coach: Mike McCarthy (Green Bay Packers)
1 2 3 4 Total AFC 17 10 3 0 30 NFC 7 14 7 14 42
Date	February 10, 2008
Stadium	Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
MVP	Adrian Peterson (Minnesota Vikings)
Referee	Bill Carollo
Attendance	50,044[1]
Ceremonies
National anthem	Kelly Rowland
Coin toss	Will Shields and United States Navy Admiral Timothy J. Keating
TV in the United States
Network	Fox
Announcers	Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa, and Brian Baldinger[2]

The 2008 Pro Bowl was the National Football League's all-star game for the 2007 season. It was played at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii on February 10, 2008. The game shown in the United States on Fox and began at 11:40am local time (4:40pm EST). The NFC won, 42–30, despite a 17-point first half AFC lead. NFC running back Adrian Peterson rushed 16 times for 129 yards and was named the game's MVP.

AFC roster

Offense

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)	Alternate(s)
Quarterback	12 Tom Brady, New England[b]	18 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis[c]   7 Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh	3 Derek Anderson, Cleveland[a]
Running back	21 LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego[b]	29 Joseph Addai, Indianapolis[c] 39 Willie Parker, Pittsburgh[b]	28 Fred Taylor, Jacksonville[a] 23 Willis McGahee, Baltimore[a]
Fullback	41 Lorenzo Neal, San Diego
Wide receiver	81 Randy Moss, New England[b] 87 Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis	17 Braylon Edwards, Cleveland[c] 84 T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Cincinnati	85 Chad Johnson, Cincinnati[a]
Tight end	85 Antonio Gates, San Diego[b]	88 Tony Gonzalez, Kansas City[c]	80 Kellen Winslow II, Cleveland[a]
Offensive tackle	72 Matt Light, New England 71 Jason Peters, Buffalo [b]	75 Jonathan Ogden, Baltimore [b]	73 Joe Thomas, Cleveland [a][c] 73 Marcus McNeill, San Diego [a]
Offensive guard	66 Alan Faneca, Pittsburgh 70 Logan Mankins, New England	68 Kris Dielman, San Diego
Center	63 Jeff Saturday, Indianapolis	67 Dan Koppen, New England

Defense

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)	Alternate(s)
Defensive end	69 Jared Allen, Kansas City 93 Kyle Vanden Bosch, Tennessee	99 Jason Taylor, Miami[b]	94 Aaron Schobel, Buffalo[a]
Defensive tackle	92 Albert Haynesworth, Tennessee 75 Vince Wilfork, New England	76 Jamal Williams, San Diego[b]	98 Casey Hampton, Pittsburgh[a]
Outside linebacker	92 James Harrison, Pittsburgh 50 Mike Vrabel, New England	56 Shawne Merriman, San Diego
Inside linebacker	59 DeMeco Ryans, Houston	52 Ray Lewis, Baltimore
Cornerback	24 Champ Bailey, Denver 22 Asante Samuel, New England	31 Antonio Cromartie, San Diego
Free safety	20 Ed Reed, Baltimore
Strong safety	21 Bob Sanders, Indianapolis[b]	43 Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh[b]	47 John Lynch, Denver[a][c] 41 Antoine Bethea, Indianapolis[a]

Special teams

Position:	Player:
Punter	9 Shane Lechler, Oakland
Placekicker	2 Rob Bironas, Tennessee
Kick returner	16 Joshua Cribbs, Cleveland
Special teamer	81 Kassim Osgood, San Diego
Long snapper	64 Ryan Pontbriand, Cleveland[d]

NFC roster

Offense

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)	Alternate(s)
Quarterback	4 Brett Favre, Green Bay[b]	9 Tony Romo, Dallas[c]   8 Matt Hasselbeck, Seattle	7 Jeff Garcia, Tampa Bay[a]
Running back	28 Adrian Peterson, Minnesota	24 Marion Barber III, Dallas 36 Brian Westbrook, Philadelphia
Fullback	49 Tony Richardson, Minnesota
Wide receiver	11 Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona 81 Terrell Owens, Dallas	80 Donald Driver, Green Bay 81 Torry Holt, St. Louis
Tight end	82 Jason Witten, Dallas	47 Chris Cooley, Washington[f]
Offensive tackle	76 Flozell Adams, Dallas 71 Walter Jones, Seattle[b]	60 Chris Samuels, Washington[c][f]	76 Chad Clifton, Green Bay[a]
Offensive guard	70 Leonard Davis, Dallas 76 Steve Hutchinson, Minnesota	73 Shawn Andrews, Philadelphia
Center	65 Andre Gurode, Dallas	78 Matt Birk, Minnesota

Defense

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)	Alternate(s)
Defensive end	74 Aaron Kampman, Green Bay 97 Patrick Kerney, Seattle[b]	72 Osi Umenyiora, N.Y. Giants[c]	58 Trent Cole, Philadelphia[a]
Defensive tackle	93 Kevin Williams, Minnesota 94 Pat Williams, Minnesota	91 Tommie Harris, Chicago[b]	90 Darnell Dockett, Arizona[a]
Outside linebacker	59 Julian Peterson, Seattle 94 DeMarcus Ware, Dallas	55 Lance Briggs, Chicago[b]	98 Greg Ellis, Dallas[a]
Inside linebacker	51 Lofa Tatupu, Seattle	52 Patrick Willis, San Francisco
Cornerback	31 Al Harris, Green Bay 23 Marcus Trufant, Seattle	41 Terence Newman, Dallas
Free safety	21 Sean Taylor, Washington[e]	26 Ken Hamlin, Dallas[c]
Strong safety	42 Darren Sharper, Minnesota		31 Roy Williams, Dallas[g]

Special teams

Position:	Player:
Punter	4 Andy Lee, San Francisco
Placekicker	6 Nick Folk, Dallas
Kick returner	23 Devin Hester, Chicago
Special teamer	94 Brendon Ayanbadejo, Chicago
Long snapper	67 Ethan Albright, Washington[d][f]

Notes:

^a Replacement selection due to injury or vacancy

^b Injured player; selected but did not play

^c Replacement starter; selected as reserve

^d "Need player"; named by coach

^e Posthumous selection

^f Wore 21 in honor of Sean Taylor

^g Replacement for posthumous selection Sean Taylor

References

1. NFL.com. "2008 Pro Bowl Gamebook" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-02-10.
2. Maffei, John (2008-02-08). "Davis focuses on job with ESPN". North County Times. Retrieved 2008-02-10.