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.

1997 NFL Pro Bowl

AFC NFC 26 23 Head coach: Tom Coughlin (Jacksonville Jaguars) Head coach: Dom Capers (Carolina Panthers)
1 2 3 4 OT Total AFC 0 3 7 13 3 26 NFC 9 0 6 8 0 23
Date	February 2, 1997
Stadium	Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
MVP	Mark Brunell (Jacksonville Jaguars)
Referee	Larry Nemmers
Attendance	50,031
TV in the United States
Network	ABC
Announcers	Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf, Lynn Swann and Lesley Visser

The referee was Larry Nemmers.

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

Roster

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 Tim Brown – Oakland Tony Martin – San Diego Keenan McCardell – Jacksonville Carl Pickens – Cincinnati TE Ben Coates – New England Shannon Sharpe – Denver OL Bruce Armstrong – New England Tony Boselli – Jacksonville Ruben Brown – Buffalo Dermontti Dawson – Pittsburgh Bruce Matthews – Tennessee Tom Nalen – Denver Jonathan Ogden – Baltimore Will Shields – Kansas City DL Chester McGlockton – Oakland Neil Smith – Denver Bruce Smith – Buffalo Bryce Paup – Buffalo Joel Steed – Pittsburgh Ted Washington – Buffalo Michael Sinclair – Seattle LB Levon Kirkland – Pittsburgh Junior Seau – San Diego Chris Slade – New England Derrick Thomas – Kansas City DB Steve Atwater – Denver Blaine Bishop – Tennessee James Hasty – Kansas City Larry Whigham – New England Rod Woodson – Pittsburgh Dale Carter – Kansas City K Cary Blanchard – Indianapolis P Tom Rouen – Denver

NFC (National Football Conference) Roster Head Coach Dom Capers – Carolina QB Kerry Collins – Carolina Brett Favre – Green Bay 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 Cris Carter – Minnesota Irving Fryar – Philadelphia Herman Moore – Detroit Rob Moore – Arizona Michael Bates – Carolina TE Wesley Walls – Carolina Keith Jackson – Green Bay OL Randall McDaniel – Minnesota Larry Allen – Dallas William Roaf – New Orleans Tony Mayberry – Tampa Bay Erik Williams – Dallas Kevin Gogan – San Francisco DL John Randle – Minnesota Warren Sapp – Tampa Bay Michael Strahan – New York Giants Reggie White – Green Bay Dana Stubblefield – San Francisco Chris Doleman – San Francisco LB Sam Mills – Carolina Kevin Greene – Carolina Lamar Lathon – Carolina Jessie Armstead – New York Giants Derrick Brooks – Tampa Bay Jessie Tuggle – Atlanta Hardy Nickerson – Tampa Bay Ken Harvey – Washington DB Eric Davis – Carolina Darren Woodson – Dallas Deion Sanders – Dallas Aeneas Williams – Arizona Merton Hanks – San Francisco Darrell Green – Washington K John Kasay – Carolina P Matt Turk – Washington

References

External links

• 1997 Pro Bowl recap at ProBowlOnline.com