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 < br > Head Coach < br > Tom Coughlin - Jacksonvile < br > QB < br > Drew Bledsoe - New England < br > Mark Brunell - Jacksonville < br > John Elway - Denver < br > Warren Moon - Seattle RB < br > Jerome Bettis - Pittsburgh < br > Terrell Davis - Denver < br > Curtis Martin - New England FB < br > Kimble Anders - Kansas City WR < br > Tim Brown - Oakland < br > Tony Martin - San Diego < br > Keenan McCardell - Jacksonville < br > Carl Pickens - Cincinnati < br > Yancey Thigpen - Pittsburgh TE < br > Ben Coates - New England < br > Shannon Sharpe - Denver < br > OL < br > Bruce Armstrong - New England < br > Tony Boselli - Jacksonville < br > Ruben Brown - Buffalo < br > Dermontti Dawson - Pittsburgh < br > Bruce Matthews - Tennessee < br > Tom Nalen - Denver < br > Jonathan Ogden - Baltimore < br > Will Shields - Kansas City < br > DL < br > Chester McGlockton - Oakland < br > Neil Smith - Denver < br > Bruce Smith - Buffalo < br > Bryce Paup - Buffalo < br > Joel Steed - Pittsburgh < br > Ted Washington - Buffalo < br > Michael Sinclair - Seattle < br > LB < br > Levon Kirkland - Pittsburgh < br > Junior Seau - San Diego < br > Chris Slade - New England < br > Derrick Thomas - Kansas City < br > DB < br > Steve Atwater - Denver < br > Blaine Bishop - Tennessee < br > James Hasty - Kansas City < br > Darryl Williams - Seattle < br > Larry Whigham - New England < br > Dale Carter - Kansas City < br > K < br > Cary Blanchard - Indianapolis P < br > Tom Rouen - Denver < br > NFC ( National Football Conference ) Roster < br > Head Coach < br > Dom Capers - Carolina < br > QB < br > Kerry Collins - Carolina < br > Brett Favre - Green Bay < br > Gus Frerotte - Washington < br > Chris Chandler - Atlanta < br > RB < br > Terry Allen - Washington < br > Barry Sanders - Detroit < br > Dorsey Levens - Green Bay < br > Warrick Dunn - Tampa Bay < br > FB < br > Mike Alstott - Tampa Bay < br > WR < br > Cris Carter - Minnesota < br > Irving Fryar - Philadelphia < br > Herman Moore - Detroit < br > Rob Moore - Arizona < br > Michael Bates - Carolina < br > TE < br > Keith Jackson - Green Bay < br > Wesley Walls - Carolina OL < br > Randall McDaniel - Minnesota < br > Larry Allen - Dallas < br > William Roaf - New Orleans < br > Tony Mayberry - Tampa Bay < br > Erik Williams - Dallas < br > Kevin Gogan - San Francisco DL < br > John Randle - Minnesota < br > Warren Sapp - Tampa Bay < br > Michael Strahan - New York Giants < br > Reggie White - Green Bay < br > Dana Stubblefield - San Francisco < br > Chris Doleman - San Francisco < br > LB < br > Jessie Armstead - New York Giants < br > Derrick Brooks - Tampa Bay < br > Jessie Tuggle - Atlanta < br > Hardy Nickerson - Tampa Bay < br > Ken Harvey - Washington DB < br > Darren Woodson - Dallas < br > LeRoy Butler - Green Bay < br > Deion Sanders - Dallas < br > Aeneas Williams - Arizona < br > Merton Hanks - San Francisco < br > Darrell Green - Washington < br > K < br > John Kasay - Carolina P < br > Matt Turk - Washington External links . 1997 Pro Bowl recap at ProBowlOnline . com