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.

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

Roster
Names in Bold indicate starters

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