1997 Pro Bowl

1997 NFL Pro Bowl

AFC NFC 26 23 Head coach: Tom Coughlin (Jacksonville Jaguars) Head coach: Dom Capers (Carolina Panthers)
1 2 3 4 OT Total AFC 0 3 7 13 3 26 NFC 9 0 6 8 0 23
Date	February 2, 1997
Stadium	Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
MVP	Mark Brunell (Jacksonville Jaguars)
Referee	Larry Nemmers
Attendance	50,031
TV in the United States
Network	ABC
Announcers	Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf, Lynn Swann and Lesley Visser

The 1997 Pro Bowl was the NFL's all-star game for the 1996 season. The game was played on February 2, 1997, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The final score was AFC 26, NFC 23.[1] Mark Brunell of the Jacksonville Jaguars was the game's MVP. In the game, Brunell threw for 236 yards. He connected with the Oakland Raiders Tim Brown for an 80-yard touchdown to tie the game at 23 with only 44 seconds to go.

The referee was Larry Nemmers.

To date, this is the most recent Pro Bowl that went to overtime.

Roster

Names in Bold indicate starters[2]

AFC (American Football Conference) Roster Head coach Tom Coughlin – Jacksonville QB Drew Bledsoe – New England Mark Brunell – Jacksonville John Elway – Denver Vinny Testaverde – Baltimore RB Jerome Bettis – Pittsburgh Terrell Davis – Denver Curtis Martin – New England FB Kimble Anders – Kansas City WR Carl Pickens – Cincinnati Tony Martin – San Diego Keenan McCardell – Jacksonville Tim Brown – Oakland TE Shannon Sharpe – Denver Ben Coates – New England OL Richmond Webb - Miami Bruce Matthews – Houston Dermontti Dawson – Pittsburgh Will Shields – Kansas City Bruce Armstrong – New England Tony Boselli – Jacksonville Ruben Brown – Buffalo Tom Nalen – Denver DL Chester McGlockton – Oakland Michael Sinclair – Seattle Cortez Kennedy - Seattle Alfred Williams - Denver Bruce Smith – Buffalo Bryce Paup – Buffalo Ted Washington – Buffalo LB Derrick Thomas – Kansas City Junior Seau – San Diego Chad Brown – Pittsburgh Levon Kirkland – Pittsburgh Chris Slade – New England DB Rod Woodson – Pittsburgh Carnell Lake– Pittsburgh Eric Turner - Baltimore Ashley Ambrose – Cincinnati Dale Carter – Kansas City Steve Atwater – Denver Blaine Bishop – Houston K Cary Blanchard – Indianapolis P Chris Gardocki – Indianapolis

NFC (National Football Conference) Roster Head coach Dom Capers – Carolina QB Brett Favre – Green Bay Kerry Collins – Carolina Gus Frerotte – Washington Steve Young – San Francisco Troy Aikman – Dallas RB Terry Allen – Washington Barry Sanders – Detroit Ricky Watters – Philadelphia FB Larry Centers – Arizona WR Herman Moore – Detroit Isaac Bruce – St. Louis Cris Carter – Minnesota Irving Fryar – Philadelphia Rob Moore – Arizona Michael Bates – Carolina TE Wesley Walls – Carolina Keith Jackson – Green Bay OL Erik Williams – Dallas Randall McDaniel – Minnesota Kevin Glover – Detroit Larry Allen – Dallas William Roaf – New Orleans DL Reggie White – Green Bay John Randle – Minnesota Bryant Young – San Francisco Tony Tolbert - Dallas Warren Sapp – Tampa Bay Michael Strahan – New York Giants Chris Doleman – San Francisco LB Sam Mills – Carolina Kevin Greene – Carolina Lamar Lathon – Carolina Jessie Armstead – New York Giants Derrick Brooks – Tampa Bay Hardy Nickerson – Tampa Bay Ken Harvey – Washington DB Eric Davis – Carolina LeRoy Butler - Green Bay Aeneas Williams – Arizona Merton Hanks – San Francisco Darren Woodson – Dallas Deion Sanders – Dallas Darrell Green – Washington K John Kasay – Carolina P Matt Turk – Washington

References

1. "AFC finally gets its kicks". Tampa Bay Times. February 3, 1997. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
2. "1996 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

External links

• 1997 Pro Bowl recap at ProBowlOnline.com