# 2002 Pro Bowl

2002 NFL Pro Bowl|

| AFC  | NFC  |
| --- | --- |
| 38 | 30 |
| Head coach: Bill Cowher (Pittsburgh Steelers) | Head coach: Andy Reid (Philadelphia Eagles) |

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|  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **AFC** | 21 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 38 |
| **NFC** | 13 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 30 |

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| Date | February 9, 2002 |
| Stadium | Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii |
| MVP | Rich Gannon (Oakland Raiders) |
| Referee | Ron Blum |
| Attendance | 50,301 |
| Ceremonies |
| National anthem | Jessica Simpson |
| TV in the United States |
| Network | ABC |
| Announcers | Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Eric Dickerson, and Melissa Stark |
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The **2002 Pro Bowl** was the NFL's all-star game for the 2001 season. The game was played on February 9, 2002, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The final score was AFC 38, NFC 30. Rich Gannon of the Oakland Raiders was the game's MVP.

## AFC roster

### Offense

| Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) | Alternate(s) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Quarterback | 12 **Rich Gannon**, Oakland | 12 **Tom Brady**, New England 10 **Kordell Stewart**, Pittsburgh |  |
| Running back | 28 **Curtis Martin**, N.Y. Jets | 36 Jerome Bettis, Pittsburgh 31 **Priest Holmes**, Kansas City | 28 **Corey Dillon**, Cincinnati |
| Fullback | 37 **Larry Centers**, Buffalo |  |  |
| Wide receiver | 88 **Marvin Harrison**, Indianapolis 80 Rod Smith, Denver | 81 **Tim Brown**, Oakland 82 Jimmy Smith, Jacksonville | 80 **Troy Brown**, New England 86 **Hines Ward**, Pittsburgh |
| Tight end | 88 Tony Gonzalez, Kansas City | 82 **Shannon Sharpe**, Baltimore | 85 **Ken Dilger**, Indianapolis 89 **Dwayne Carswell**, Denver |
| Offensive tackle | 72 **Lincoln Kennedy**, Oakland 75 **Jonathan Ogden**, Baltimore | 71 **Walter Jones**, Seattle |  |
| Offensive guard | 66 **Alan Faneca**, Pittsburgh 68 **Will Shields**, Kansas City | 79 **Ruben Brown**, Buffalo |  |
| Center | 68 **Kevin Mawae**, N.Y. Jets | 74 **Bruce Matthews**, Tennessee |  |

### Defense

| Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) | Alternate(s) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Defensive end | 94 **John Abraham**, N.Y. Jets 75 **Marcellus Wiley**, San Diego | 90 **Jevon Kearse**, Tennessee |  |
| Defensive tackle | 93 Trevor Pryce, Denver 93 **John Randle**, Seattle | 95 **Sam Adams**, Baltimore | 96 **Gary Walker**, Jacksonville |
| Outside linebacker | 92 **Jason Gildon**, Pittsburgh 95 **Jamir Miller**, Cleveland | 55 **Junior Seau**, San Diego |  |
| Inside linebacker | 52 **Ray Lewis**, Baltimore | 54 Zach Thomas, Miami | 56 **Al Wilson**, Denver 97 **Kendrell Bell**, Pittsburgh |
| Cornerback | 29 Sam Madison, Miami 24 Charles Woodson, Oakland | 24 **Deltha O'Neal**, Denver | 47 **Ryan McNeil**, San Diego 24 **Ty Law**, New England |
| Free safety | 26 **Rod Woodson**, Baltimore |  |  |
| Strong safety | 37 **Rodney Harrison**, San Diego | 36 **Lawyer Milloy**, New England |  |

### Special teams

| Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) | Alternate(s) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Punter |   9 **Shane Lechler**, Oakland |  |  |
| Placekicker |   1 **Jason Elam**, Denver |  |  |
| Kick returner | 84 **Jermaine Lewis**, Baltimore |  |  |
| Special teamer | 52 **Ian Gold**, Denver |  |  |

## NFC roster

### Offense

| Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) | Alternate(s) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Quarterback |   4 Brett Favre, Green Bay | 13 **Kurt Warner**, St. Louis   5 **Jeff Garcia**, San Francisco |   5 **Donovan McNabb**, Philadelphia |
| Running back | 28 **Marshall Faulk**, St. Louis | 30 **Ahman Green**, Green Bay 20 **Garrison Hearst**, San Francisco |  |
| Fullback | 40 **Mike Alstott**, Tampa Bay |  |  |
| Wide receiver | 89 **David Boston**, Arizona 81 **Terrell Owens**, San Francisco | 80 Isaac Bruce, St. Louis 19 **Keyshawn Johnson**, Tampa Bay | 87 Joe Horn, New Orleans 88 **Torry Holt**, St. Louis |
| Tight end | 88 **Bubba Franks**, Green Bay | 85 Wesley Walls, Carolina | 87 **Byron Chamberlain**, Minnesota |
| Offensive tackle | 76 Orlando Pace, St. Louis 60 **Chris Samuels**, Washington | 71 **James Williams**, Chicago | 72 **Tra Thomas**, Philadelphia |
| Offensive guard | 73 Larry Allen, Dallas 65 **Ron Stone**, N.Y. Giants | 65 **Ray Brown**, San Francisco | 62 **Adam Timmerman**, St. Louis |
| Center | 57 **Olin Kreutz**, Chicago | 78 Matt Birk, Minnesota | 62 **Jeremy Newberry**, San Francisco |

### Defense

| Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) | Alternate(s) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Defensive end | 53 **Hugh Douglas**, Philadelphia 92 **Michael Strahan**, N.Y. Giants | 91 **Robert Porcher**, Detroit |  |
| Defensive tackle | 97 **La'Roi Glover**, New Orleans 99 Warren Sapp, Tampa Bay | 97 **Bryant Young**, San Francisco | 92 **Ted Washington**, Chicago |
| Outside linebacker | 56 **LaVar Arrington**, Washington 55 Derrick Brooks, Tampa Bay | 98 **Jessie Armstead**, N.Y. Giants | 52 **Dexter Coakley**, Dallas |
| Inside linebacker | 54 **Brian Urlacher**, Chicago | 54 **Jeremiah Trotter**, Philadelphia | 56 **Keith Brooking**, Atlanta |
| Cornerback | 20 **Ronde Barber**, Tampa Bay 35 **Aeneas Williams**, St. Louis | 23 Troy Vincent, Philadelphia | 24 **Champ Bailey**, Washington |
| Free safety | 21 **Brian Dawkins**, Philadelphia |  |  |
| Strong safety | 29 **Sammy Knight**, New Orleans | 47 **John Lynch**, Tampa Bay |  |

### Special teams

| Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) | Alternate(s) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Punter | 10 **Todd Sauerbrun**, Carolina |  |  |
| Placekicker |   2 **David Akers**, Philadelphia |  |  |
| Kick returner | 89 **Steve Smith**, Carolina |  |  |
| Special teamer | 33 **Larry Whigham**, Chicago |  |  |
| Long snapper | 89 **Chad Lewis**, Philadelphia |  |  |

## Number of players per team

| AFC Team | Players | NFC Team | Players |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Denver Broncos | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles | 8 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 6 | St. Louis Rams | 7 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | San Francisco 49ers | 6 |
| Oakland Raiders | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6 |
| New England Patriots | 4 | Chicago Bears | 5 |
| San Diego Chargers | 4 | Carolina Panthers | 3 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | Green Bay Packers | 3 |
| New York Jets | 3 | New Orleans Saints | 3 |
| Tennessee Titans | 3 | New York Giants | 3 |
| Buffalo Bills | 2 | Washington Redskins | 3 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 2 | Dallas Cowboys | 2 |
| Miami Dolphins | 2 | Minnesota Vikings | 2 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 2 | Arizona Cardinals | 1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | Atlanta Falcons | 1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 1 | Detroit Lions | 1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 1 |  |  |

## Other websites

* Official Pro Bowl website at NFL.com