2008 Pro Bowl

The **2008 Pro Bowl** was the National Football League's all-star game for the 2007 season. It was played at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii on February 10, 2008. The game shown in the United States on Fox and began at 11:40am local time (4:40pm EST). The NFC won, 42–30, despite a 17-point first half AFC lead. NFC running back Adrian Peterson rushed 16 times for 129 yards and was named the game's MVP.

### 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|Tom Brady, New England|**Peyton Manning**, Indianapolis **Ben Roethlisberger**, Pittsburgh|**Derek Anderson**, Cleveland||||
|align=center|Running back|LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego|**Joseph Addai**, Indianapolis Willie Parker, Pittsburgh|**Fred Taylor**, Jacksonville **Willis McGahee**, Baltimore||||
|align=center|Fullback|**Lorenzo Neal**, San Diego||||||
|align=center|Wide receiver|Randy Moss, New England **Reggie Wayne**, Indianapolis|**Braylon Edwards**, Cleveland **T.J. Houshmandzadeh**, Cincinnati|**Chad Johnson**, Cincinnati||||
|align=center|Tight end|Antonio Gates, San Diego|**Tony Gonzalez**, Kansas City|**Kellen Winslow II, Cleveland**||||
|align=center|Offensive tackle|**Matt Light**, New England Jason Peters, Buffalo|Jonathan Ogden, Baltimore|**Joe Thomas**, Cleveland **Marcus McNeill**, San Diego||||
|align=center|Offensive guard|**Alan Faneca**, Pittsburgh **Logan Mankins**, New England|**Kris Dielman**, San Diego|||||
|align=center|Center|**Jeff Saturday**, Indianapolis|**Dan Koppen**, New England|||||

### 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|**Jared Allen**, Kansas City **Kyle Vanden Bosch**, Tennessee|Jason Taylor, Miami|**Aaron Schobel**, Buffalo||||
|align=center|Defensive tackle|**Albert Haynesworth**, Tennessee **Vince Wilfork**, New England|Jamal Williams, San Diego|**Casey Hampton**, Pittsburgh||||
|align=center|Outside linebacker|**James Harrison**, Pittsburgh **Mike Vrabel**, New England|**Shawne Merriman**, San Diego|||||
|align=center|Inside linebacker|**DeMeco Ryans**, Houston|**Ray Lewis**, Baltimore|||||
|align=center|Cornerback|**Champ Bailey**, Denver **Asante Samuel**, New England|**Antonio Cromartie**, San Diego|||||
|align=center|Free safety|**Ed Reed**, Baltimore||||||
|align=center|Strong safety|Bob Sanders, Indianapolis|Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh|**John Lynch**, Denver **Antoine Bethea**, Indianapolis||||

### Special teams

|style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=20%|Position:|style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=40%|Player:|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=center|Punter|**Shane Lechler**, Oakland||
|align=center|Placekicker|**Rob Bironas**, Tennessee||
|align=center|Kick returner|**Joshua Cribbs**, Cleveland||
|align=center|Special teamer|**Kassim Osgood**, San Diego||
|align=center|Long snapper|**Ryan Pontbriand**, Cleveland||

### 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|Brett Favre, Green Bay|**Tony Romo**, Dallas **Matt Hasselbeck**, Seattle|**Jeff Garcia**, Tampa Bay||||
|align=center|Running back|**Adrian Peterson**, Minnesota|**Marion Barber III**, Dallas **Brian Westbrook**, Philadelphia|||||
|align=center|Fullback|**Tony Richardson**, Minnesota||||||
|align=center|Wide receiver|**Larry Fitzgerald**, Arizona **Terrell Owens**, Dallas|**Donald Driver**, Green Bay **Torry Holt**, St. Louis|||||
|align=center|Tight end|**Jason Witten**, Dallas|**Chris Cooley**, Washington|||||
|align=center|Offensive tackle|**Flozell Adams**, Dallas Walter Jones, Seattle|**Chris Samuels**, Washington|**Chad Clifton**, Green Bay||||
|align=center|Offensive guard|**Leonard Davis**, Dallas **Steve Hutchinson**, Minnesota|**Shawn Andrews**, Philadelphia|||||
|align=center|Center|**Andre Gurode**, Dallas|**Matt Birk**, Minnesota|||||

### 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|**Aaron Kampman**, Green Bay Patrick Kerney, Seattle|**Osi Umenyiora**, N.Y. Giants|**Trent Cole**, Philadelphia||||
|align=center|Defensive tackle|**Kevin Williams**, Minnesota **Pat Williams**, Minnesota|Tommie Harris, Chicago|**Darnell Dockett**, Arizona||||
|align=center|Outside linebacker|**Julian Peterson**, Seattle **DeMarcus Ware**, Dallas|Lance Briggs, Chicago|**Greg Ellis**, Dallas||||
|align=center|Inside linebacker|**Lofa Tatupu**, Seattle|**Patrick Willis**, San Francisco|||||
|align=center|Cornerback|**Al Harris**, Green Bay **Marcus Trufant, Seattle**|**Terence Newman**, Dallas|||||
|align=center|Free safety|Sean Taylor, Washington|**Ken Hamlin**, Dallas|||||
|align=center|Strong safety|**Darren Sharper**, Minnesota||**Roy Williams**, Dallas||||

### Special teams

|style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=20%|Position:|style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=40%|Player:|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=center|Punter|**Andy Lee**, San Francisco||
|align=center|Placekicker|**Nick Folk**, Dallas||
|align=center|Kick returner|**Devin Hester**, Chicago||
|align=center|Special teamer|**Brendon Ayanbadejo**, Chicago||
|align=center|Long snapper|**Ethan Albright**, Washington||

**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
- Posthumous selection
- Wore 21 in honor of Sean Taylor
- Replacement for posthumous selection Sean Taylor

## Infobox (pro bowl)

- **type**: pb
- **name**: 2008
- **visitor**: American Football Conference, AFC
- **home**: National Football Conference, NFC
- **visitor qtr1**: 17
- **home qtr1**: 7
- **visitor qtr2**: 10
- **home qtr2**: 14
- **visitor qtr3**: 3
- **home qtr3**: 7
- **visitor qtr4**: 0
- **home qtr4**: 14
- **date**: February 10, 2008
- **stadium**: Aloha Stadium
- **city**: Honolulu, Hawaii
- **visitor coach**: Norv Turner
- **visitor coach team**: San Diego Chargers
- **home coach**: Mike McCarthy
- **home coach team**: Green Bay Packers
- **mvp**: Adrian Peterson
- **mvpteam**: Minnesota Vikings
- **anthem**: Kelly Rowland
- **coin toss**: Will Shields and United States Navy Admiral (United States), Admiral Timothy J. Keating
- **referee**: Bill Carollo
- **attendance**: 50,044
- **network**: NFL on Fox, Fox
- **announcers**: Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa, and Brian Baldinger