Boomer's 2012 Pro Bowl Preview

2012 Pro Bowl Preview: AFC vs. NFC

January 29, 2012 7:00 PM (EST) NBC Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii

All-Time Series (Since 1971 AFC-NFC): NFC 21, AFC 20

AFC

Offense

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)	Alternate(s)
QB	12 Tom Brady, New England[e]	7 Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh 17 Philip Rivers, San Diego,	14 Andy Dalton, Cincinnati[a]
RB	27 Ray Rice, Baltimore[b]	32 Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville 23 Arian Foster, Houston[b]	23 Willis McGahee, Denver[a] 24 Ryan Mathews, San Diego[a]
FB	44 Vonta Leach, Baltimore
WR	83 Wes Welker, New England[e] 17 Mike Wallace, Pittsburgh	18 A.J. Green, Cincinnati 19 Brandon Marshall, Miami	83 Vincent Jackson, San Diego[a]
TE	87 Rob Gronkowski, New England[e]	85 Antonio Gates, San Diego	84 Jermaine Gresham, Cincinnati[a]
OT	73 Joe Thomas, Cleveland 77 Jake Long, Miami[b]	60 D'Brickashaw Ferguson, N.Y. Jets	78 Ryan Clady, Denver[a]
OG	70 Logan Mankins, New England[e] 54 Brian Waters, New England[e]	73 Marshal Yanda, Baltimore	65 Brandon Moore, N.Y. Jets[a] 66 Ben Grubbs, Baltimore[a]
C	53 Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh[b]	74 Nick Mangold, N.Y. Jets	55 Chris Myers, Houston[a]

Defense

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)	Alternate(s)
DE	93 Dwight Freeney, Indianapolis 93 Andre Carter, New England[b][e]	92 Elvis Dumervil, Denver[c]	98 Robert Mathis, Indianapolis[a] [b] 94 Antonio Smith, Houston[a]
DT	92 Haloti Ngata, Baltimore[b] 75 Vince Wilfork, New England[e]	92 Richard Seymour, Oakland	97 Geno Atkins, Cincinnati[a] 96 Paul Soliai, Miami[a]
OLB	55 Terrell Suggs, Baltimore[b] 58 Von Miller, Denver	91 Tamba Hali, Kansas City	92 James Harrison, Pittsburgh[a]
ILB	52 Ray Lewis, Baltimore	56 Derrick Johnson, Kansas City
CB	24 Darrelle Revis, N.Y. Jets 24 Champ Bailey, Denver	24 Johnathan Joseph, Houston
FS	20 Ed Reed, Baltimore[b]	32 Eric Weddle, San Diego	25 Ryan Clark, Pittsburgh[a]
SS	43 Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh[b]		20 Brian Dawkins, Denver[a]

Special Teams

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)	Alternate(s)
P	9 Shane Lechler, Oakland
PK	11 Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland
KR	84 Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh
ST	18 Matthew Slater, New England[e]		24 Montell Owens, Jacksonville[a]
LS	59 Jon Condo, Oakland[d]

NFC

Offense

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)	Alternate(s)
QB	12 Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay	9 Drew Brees, New Orleans 10 Eli Manning, N.Y. Giants[e]	1 Cam Newton, Carolina[a]
RB	25 LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia	22 Matt Forté, Chicago 21 Frank Gore, San Francisco[b]	24 Marshawn Lynch, Seattle[a]
FB	30 John Kuhn, Green Bay[b]		26 Michael Robinson, Seattle[a]
WR	81 Calvin Johnson, Detroit[b] 11 Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona	89 Steve Smith, Carolina 85 Greg Jennings, Green Bay	84 Roddy White, Atlanta[a]
TE	80 Jimmy Graham, New Orleans	88 Tony Gonzalez, Atlanta
OT	71 Jason Peters, Philadelphia 74 Joe Staley, San Francisco	74 Jermon Bushrod, New Orleans
OG	73 Jahri Evans, New Orleans 77 Carl Nicks, New Orleans	75 Davin Joseph, Tampa Bay
C	67 Ryan Kalil, Carolina	63 Scott Wells, Green Bay

Defense

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)	Alternate(s)
DE	69 Jared Allen, Minnesota 93 Jason Babin, Philadelphia	90 Jason Pierre-Paul, N.Y. Giants[e]	90 Julius Peppers, Chicago[a]
DT	94 Justin Smith, San Francisco 90 Jay Ratliff, Dallas	90 B. J. Raji, Green Bay
OLB	94 DeMarcus Ware, Dallas 52 Clay Matthews, Green Bay	55 Lance Briggs, Chicago[b]	52 Chad Greenway, Minnesota[a]
ILB	52 Patrick Willis, San Francisco	54 Brian Urlacher, Chicago[b]	59 London Fletcher, Washington[a]
CB	21 Charles Woodson, Green Bay 22 Carlos Rogers, San Francisco[b]	33 Charles Tillman, Chicago	39 Brandon Browner, Seattle[a]
FS	29 Earl Thomas, Seattle	38 Dashon Goldson, San Francisco[b]
SS	24 Adrian Wilson, Arizona		31 Kam Chancellor, Seattle[a]

Special Teams

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)	Alternate(s)
P	4 Andy Lee, San Francisco
PK	2 David Akers, San Francisco
KR	21 Patrick Peterson, Arizona
ST	21 Corey Graham, Chicago
LS	86 Brian Jennings, San Francisco[d]

Notes:

^a Replacement selection due to injury or vacancy

^b Injured player; selected but will not play

^c Replacement starter; selected as reserve

^d "Need player"; named by coach

^e Selected but will not play because his team advanced to Super Bowl XLVI

Prediction: NFC 45, AFC 42