2006 Pro Bowl

The **2006 Pro Bowl** was the National Football League's all-star game for the 2005 season. The game was played on February 12, 2006, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. It marked the 27th consecutive time that the National Football League's all-star game was held in Honolulu. The NFC all-stars won by the score of 23 to 17.

### Offense

|style="background:#e3e3e3; width:10%;"|Position|style="background:#e3e3e3; width:30%;"|Starter(s)|style="background:#e3e3e3; width:30%;"|Reserve(s)|style="background:#e3e3e3; width:30%;"|Alternate(s)|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=center|Quarterback|**Peyton Manning**, Indianapolis|Tom Brady, New England Carson Palmer, Cincinnati|Jake Plummer, Denver **Trent Green**, Kansas City **Steve McNair**, Tennessee||||
|align=center|Running back|**Edgerrin James**, Indianapolis|**Larry Johnson**, Kansas City **LaDainian Tomlinson**, San Diego|||||
|align=center|Fullback|**Lorenzo Neal**, San Diego||||||
|align=center|Wide receiver|**Marvin Harrison**, Indianapolis **Chad Johnson**, Cincinnati|**Chris Chambers**, Miami **Rod Smith**, Denver|||||
|align=center|Tight end|**Antonio Gates**, San Diego|**Tony Gonzalez**, Kansas City|||||
|align=center|Offensive tackle|**Willie Anderson**, Cincinnati Willie Roaf, Kansas City|**Tarik Glenn**, Indianapolis|**Jonathan Ogden**, Baltimore||||
|align=center|Offensive guard|**Alan Faneca**, Pittsburgh **Will Shields**, Kansas City|**Brian Waters**, Kansas City|||||
|align=center|Center|**Jeff Saturday**, Indianapolis|**Jeff Hartings**, Pittsburgh|||||

### Defense

|style="background:#e3e3e3; width:10%;"|Position|style="background:#e3e3e3; width:30%;"|Starter(s)|style="background:#e3e3e3; width:30%;"|Reserve(s)|style="background:#e3e3e3; width:30%;"|Alternate(s)|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=center|Defensive end|**Dwight Freeney**, Indianapolis Jason Taylor, Miami|**Derrick Burgess**, Oakland|**Kyle Vanden Bosch**, Tennessee||||
|align=center|Defensive tackle|**Marcus Stroud**, Jacksonville **Jamal Williams**, San Diego|Richard Seymour, New England|**Casey Hampton**, Pittsburgh||||
|align=center|Outside linebacker|**Cato June**, Indianapolis **Shawne Merriman**, San Diego|**Joey Porter**, Pittsburgh|||||
|align=center|Inside linebacker|**Al Wilson**, Denver|**Zach Thomas**, Miami|**Jonathan Vilma**, N.Y. Jets||||
|align=center|Cornerback|**Champ Bailey**, Denver **Deltha O'Neal**, Cincinnati|**Ty Law**, N.Y. Jets|||||
|align=center|Free safety|**Bob Sanders**, Indianapolis|**John Lynch**, Denver|||||
|align=center|Strong safety|**Troy Polamalu**, Pittsburgh||||||

### Special teams

|style="background:#e3e3e3; width:20%;"|Position:|style="background:#e3e3e3; width:40%;"|Player:|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=center|Punter|Brian Moorman, Buffalo||
|align=center|Placekicker|Shayne Graham, Cincinnati||
|align=center|Kick returner|Jerome Mathis, Houston||
|align=center|Special teamer|Hanik Milligan, San Diego||
|align=center|Long snapper|Mike Schneck, Buffalo||
_Source_

### Offense

|style="background:#e3e3e3; width:10%;"|Position|style="background:#e3e3e3; width:30%;"|Starter(s)|style="background:#e3e3e3; width:30%;"|Reserve(s)|style="background:#e3e3e3; width:30%;"|Alternate(s)|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=center|Quarterback|**Matt Hasselbeck**, Seattle|**Jake Delhomme**, Carolina **Michael Vick**, Atlanta|||||
|align=center|Running back|**Shaun Alexander**, Seattle|**Tiki Barber**, N.Y. Giants **Warrick Dunn**, Atlanta|||||
|align=center|Fullback|**Mack Strong**, Seattle||||||
|align=center|Wide receiver|**Santana Moss**, Washington **Steve Smith**, Carolina|**Larry Fitzgerald**, Arizona **Torry Holt**, St. Louis|||||
|align=center|Tight end|**Alge Crumpler**, Atlanta|Jeremy Shockey, N.Y. Giants|**Jason Witten**, Dallas||||
|align=center|Offensive tackle|**Walter Jones**, Seattle **Orlando Pace**, St. Louis|**Chris Samuels**, Washington|||||
|align=center|Offensive guard|**Larry Allen**, Dallas **Steve Hutchinson**, Seattle|**Mike Wahle**, Carolina|||||
|align=center|Center|Olin Kreutz, Chicago|**LeCharles Bentley**, New Orleans|**Robbie Tobeck**, Seattle||||

### Defense

|style="background:#e3e3e3; width:10%;"|Position|style="background:#e3e3e3; width:30%;"|Starter(s)|style="background:#e3e3e3; width:30%;"|Reserve(s)|style="background:#e3e3e3; width:30%;"|Alternate(s)|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=center|Defensive end|**Julius Peppers**, Carolina **Michael Strahan**, N.Y. Giants|**Osi Umenyiora**, N.Y. Giants|||||
|align=center|Defensive tackle|**Shaun Rogers**, Detroit **Tommie Harris**, Chicago|Rod Coleman, Atlanta|**La'Roi Glover**, Dallas||||
|align=center|Outside linebacker|**Keith Brooking**, Atlanta **Derrick Brooks**, Tampa Bay|**Lance Briggs**, Chicago|||||
|align=center|Inside linebacker|**Brian Urlacher**, Chicago|**Jeremiah Trotter**, Philadelphia|**Lofa Tatupu**, Seattle||||
|align=center|Cornerback|**Ronde Barber**, Tampa Bay **DeAngelo Hall**, Atlanta|**Nathan Vasher**, Chicago|||||
|align=center|Free safety|**Darren Sharper**, Minnesota||||||
|align=center|Strong safety|**Roy Williams**, Dallas|Mike Brown, Chicago|**Brian Dawkins**, Philadelphia||||

### Special teams

|style="background:#e3e3e3; width:20%;"|Position:|style="background:#e3e3e3; width:40%;"|Player:|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=center|Punter|Josh Bidwell, Tampa Bay||
|align=center|Placekicker|Neil Rackers, Arizona||
|align=center|Kick returner|Koren Robinson, Minnesota||
|align=center|Special teamer|David Tyree, N.Y. Giants||
|align=center|Long snapper|Mike Bartrum, Philadelphia||
_Source_

**Notes:**
- Replacement selection due to injury or vacancy
- Injured player; selected but did not play
- Replacement starter; selected as reserve
- "Need player"; named by coach

## Infobox (pro bowl)

- **type**: pb
- **name**: 2006
- **visitor**: American Football Conference, AFC
- **home**: National Football Conference, NFC
- **visitor qtr1**: 7
- **home qtr1**: 0
- **visitor qtr2**: 3
- **home qtr2**: 10
- **visitor qtr3**: 0
- **home qtr3**: 7
- **visitor qtr4**: 7
- **home qtr4**: 6
- **date**: February 12, 2006
- **stadium**: Aloha Stadium
- **city**: Honolulu, Hawaii
- **visitor coach**: Mike Shanahan
- **visitor coach team**: Denver Broncos
- **home coach**: John Fox (American football), John Fox
- **home coach team**: Carolina Panthers
- **mvp**: Derrick Brooks
- **mvpteam**: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- **anthem**: JoJo (singer), JoJo
- **coin toss**: Governor of Hawaii Linda Lingle
- **referee**: Gerald Austin
- **attendance**: 50,190
- **network**: ESPN Sunday Night Football, ESPN
- **announcers**: Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, Suzy Kolber, and Michele Tafoya