1997 Pro Bowl

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. 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.

Roster
AFC (American Football Conference) Roster Head Coach Tom Coughlin - Jacksonvile

QB Drew Bledsoe - New England Mark Brunell - Jacksonville John Elway - Denver Warren Moon - Seattle

RB Jerome Bettis - Pittsburgh Terrell Davis - Denver Curtis Martin - New England

FB Kimble Anders - Kansas City

WR Tim Brown - Oakland Tony Martin - San Diego Keenan McCardell - Jacksonville Carl Pickens - Cincinnati Yancey Thigpen - Pittsburgh

TE Ben Coates - New England Shannon Sharpe - Denver

OL Bruce Armstrong - New England Tony Boselli - Jacksonville Ruben Brown - Buffalo Dermontti Dawson - Pittsburgh Bruce Matthews - Tennessee Tom Nalen - Denver Jonathan Ogden - Baltimore Will Shields - Kansas City

DL Chester McGlockton - Oakland Neil Smith - Denver Bruce Smith - Buffalo Bryce Paup - Buffalo Joel Steed - Pittsburgh Ted Washington - Buffalo Michael Sinclair - Seattle

LB Levon Kirkland - Pittsburgh Junior Seau - San Diego Chris Slade - New England Derrick Thomas - Kansas City

DB Steve Atwater - Denver Blaine Bishop - Tennessee James Hasty - Kansas City Darryl Williams - Seattle Larry Whigham - New England Dale Carter - Kansas City

K Cary Blanchard - Indianapolis

P Tom Rouen - Denver

NFC (National Football Conference) Roster Head Coach Dom Capers - Carolina

QB Kerry Collins - Carolina Brett Favre - Green Bay Gus Frerotte - Washington Chris Chandler - Atlanta

RB Terry Allen - Washington Barry Sanders - Detroit Dorsey Levens - Green Bay Warrick Dunn - Tampa Bay

FB Mike Alstott - Tampa Bay

WR Cris Carter - Minnesota Irving Fryar - Philadelphia Herman Moore - Detroit Rob Moore - Arizona Michael Bates - Carolina

TE Keith Jackson - Green Bay Wesley Walls - Carolina

OL Randall McDaniel - Minnesota Larry Allen - Dallas William Roaf - New Orleans Tony Mayberry - Tampa Bay Erik Williams - Dallas Kevin Gogan - San Francisco

DL John Randle - Minnesota Warren Sapp - Tampa Bay Michael Strahan - New York Giants Reggie White - Green Bay Dana Stubblefield - San Francisco Chris Doleman - San Francisco

LB Jessie Armstead - New York Giants Derrick Brooks - Tampa Bay Jessie Tuggle - Atlanta Hardy Nickerson - Tampa Bay Ken Harvey - Washington

DB Darren Woodson - Dallas LeRoy Butler - Green Bay Deion Sanders - Dallas Aeneas Williams - Arizona Merton Hanks - San Francisco Darrell Green - Washington

K John Kasay - Carolina

P Matt Turk - Washington