2011 Pro Bowl

The 2011 Pro Bowl was the National Football League's all-star game for the 2010 season. It took place at 7:00 p.m. EST (2:00 p.m. local time) on Sunday, January 30, 2011, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The NFC won 55–41, despite leading 42–0.

2011 NFL Pro Bowl

AFC NFC 41 55 Head coach: Bill Belichick (New England Patriots) Head coach: Mike Smith (Atlanta Falcons)
1 2 3 4 Total AFC 0 7 21 13 41 NFC 14 28 3 10 55
Date	January 30, 2011
Stadium	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii
MVP	DeAngelo Hall (Washington Redskins)
Referee	Tony Corrente
Attendance	49,338
Ceremonies
National anthem	Kris Allen
TV in the United States
Network	Fox
Announcers	Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick, Terry Bradshaw, Tony Siragusa, and Jay Glazer
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Return to Hawaii

In 2010, the NFL's contract with Hawaii's Aloha Stadium expired, and commissioner (Roger Goodell) reviewed several options of locations for the Pro Bowl. Eventually, it was decided that the 2010 Pro Bowl would be played at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Florida where Super Bowl XLIV would be held. Goodell also decided the Pro Bowl would be played before Super Bowl XLIV after "looking at alternatives to strengthen the Pro Bowl."^[1]

Soon after Goodell made the decision to play the 2010 Pro Bowl in Miami, it was immediately criticized by coaches and players such as Eli Manning,^[2] who said, "if the tradition continues, eventually the game will be held in cities that are not desirable vacation destinations."

As a result of backlash from players and critics about the decision to move the 2010 Pro Bowl to Miami, and the state of Hawaii offering a US$4,000,000 subsidy to the league, the NFL moved the game back to Hawaii for 2011,^[3] but the game remained before the Super Bowl for the second straight season. Therefore, players on the teams participating in Super Bowl XLV, the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers, did not play in the Pro Bowl the Sunday prior.

Scoring summary

Scoring Play	Score
1st Quarter
NFC – Ovie Mughelli 1 yd. run (David Akers kick)	NFC 7–0
NFC – Adrian Peterson 14 yd. run (David Akers kick)	NFC 14–0
2nd Quarter
NFC – Tony Gonzalez 4 yd. pass from Matt Ryan (David Akers kick)	NFC 21–0
NFC – DeAngelo Hall 34 yd. fumble return (David Akers kick)	NFC 28–0
NFC – Larry Fitzgerald 25 yd. pass from Matt Ryan (David Akers kick)	NFC 35–0
NFC – Steven Jackson 21 yd. run (David Akers kick)	NFC 42–0
AFC – Jamaal Charles 8 yd. run (Billy Cundiff kick)	NFC 42–7
3rd Quarter
AFC – Reggie Wayne 16 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Billy Cundiff kick)	NFC 42–14
AFC – Montell Owens 8 yd. fumble return	NFC 42–21
NFC – David Akers 41 yd. Field Goal	NFC 45–21
AFC – Marcedes Lewis 28 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Billy Cundiff kick)	NFC 45–28
4th Quarter
NFC – David Akers 38 yd. Field Goal	NFC 48–28
NFC – Jon Beason 49 yd. interception return (David Akers kick)	NFC 55–28
AFC – Montell Owens 7 yd. pass from Matt Cassel (Billy Cundiff kick)	NFC 55–35
AFC – Alex Mack 67 yd. pass play from Matt Cassel [21 yd. pass to Dwayne Bowe, lateral to Montell Owens (69 yds), lateral to Alex Mack (40yds)] (2-point conversion pass failed)	NFC 55–41

^[4]

AFC roster

Offense

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)	Alternate(s)
Quarterback	12 Tom Brady, New England[b]	17 Philip Rivers, San Diego[c] 18 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts	7 Matt Cassel, Kansas City[a]
Running back	32 Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville[b]	23 Arian Foster, Houston[c] 25 Jamaal Charles, Kansas City	28 Chris Johnson, Tennessee[a]
Fullback	44 Vonta Leach, Houston
Wide receiver	80 Andre Johnson, Houston[b] 87 Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis	84 Brandon Lloyd, Denver[c] 82 Dwayne Bowe, Kansas City	83 Wes Welker, New England[a]
Tight end	85 Antonio Gates, San Diego[b]	89 Marcedes Lewis, Jacksonville[c]	80 Zach Miller, Oakland[a]
Offensive tackle	77 Jake Long, Miami[b] 73 Joe Thomas, Cleveland	60 D'Brickashaw Ferguson, N.Y. Jets[c]	72 Matt Light, New England[a]
Offensive guard	68 Kris Dielman, San Diego 70 Logan Mankins, New England	54 Brian Waters, Kansas City
Center	74 Nick Mangold, N.Y. Jets[b]	53 Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh[e]	63 Jeff Saturday, Indianapolis[a][c] 55 Alex Mack, Cleveland[a]

Defense

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)	Alternate(s)
Defensive end	93 Dwight Freeney, Indianapolis[b] 98 Robert Mathis, Indianapolis	93 Jason Babin, Tennessee[c]	99 Brett Keisel, Pittsburgh[a][e] 94 Randy Starks, Miami[a]
Defensive tackle	92 Haloti Ngata, Baltimore 75 Vince Wilfork, New England	92 Richard Seymour, Oakland[b]	95 Kyle Williams, Buffalo[a]
Outside linebacker	92 James Harrison, Pittsburgh[e] 91 Cameron Wake, Miami	55 Terrell Suggs, Baltimore[c]	91 Tamba Hali, Kansas City[a][b] 95 Shaun Phillips, San Diego[a]
Inside linebacker	52 Ray Lewis, Baltimore	51 Jerod Mayo, New England
Cornerback	21 Nnamdi Asomugha, Oakland[b] 24 Darrelle Revis, N.Y. Jets	32 Devin McCourty, New England[c]	24 Champ Bailey, Denver[a]
Free safety	20 Ed Reed, Baltimore[b]	31 Brandon Meriweather, New England[c]
Strong safety	43 Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh[e]		33 Michael Griffin, Tennessee[a][c][f] 29 Eric Berry, Kansas City[a]

Special teams

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)	Alternate(s)
Punter	9 Shane Lechler, Oakland
Placekicker	7 Billy Cundiff, Baltimore
Kick returner	83 Marc Mariani, Tennessee
Special teamer	24 Montell Owens, Jacksonville
Long snapper	92 John Denney, Miami[d]

NFC roster

Offense

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)	Alternate(s)
Quarterback	7 Michael Vick, Philadelphia	2 Matt Ryan, Atlanta   9 Drew Brees, New Orleans
Running back	33 Michael Turner, Atlanta	28 Adrian Peterson, Minnesota 39 Steven Jackson, St. Louis
Fullback	34 Ovie Mughelli, Atlanta
Wide receiver	84 Roddy White, Atlanta 81 Calvin Johnson, Detroit	10 DeSean Jackson, Philadelphia[b] 85 Greg Jennings, Green Bay[e]	80 Donald Driver, Green Bay[a][e] 11 Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona[a] 19 Miles Austin, Dallas[a]
Tight end	82 Jason Witten, Dallas	88 Tony Gonzalez, Atlanta
Offensive tackle	71 Jason Peters, Philadelphia[b] 69 Jordan Gross, Carolina	76 Chad Clifton, Green Bay[e]	77 Tyson Clabo, Atlanta[a][c] 70 Donald Penn, Tampa Bay[a]
Offensive guard	73 Jahri Evans, New Orleans 76 Chris Snee, N.Y. Giants	77 Carl Nicks, New Orleans
Center	65 Andre Gurode, Dallas	60 Shaun O'Hara, N.Y. Giants[b]	67 Ryan Kalil, Carolina[a]

Defense

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)	Alternate(s)
Defensive end	90 Julius Peppers, Chicago 55 John Abraham, Atlanta	91 Justin Tuck, N.Y. Giants
Defensive tackle	90 Ndamukong Suh, Detroit[b] 90 Jay Ratliff, Dallas	94 Justin Smith, San Francisco[c]	93 Kevin Williams, Minnesota[a][b] 90 Darnell Dockett, Arizona[a]
Outside linebacker	52 Clay Matthews, Green Bay[e] 94 DeMarcus Ware, Dallas	55 Lance Briggs, Chicago[b]	98 Brian Orakpo, Washington[a][c] 52 Jon Beason, Carolina[a]
Inside linebacker	52 Patrick Willis, San Francisco[b]	54 Brian Urlacher, Chicago[b]	51 Jonathan Vilma, New Orleans[a][c][g] 59 London Fletcher, Washington[a] 56 E. J. Henderson, Minnesota[a][g]
Cornerback	22 Asante Samuel, Philadelphia[b] 21 Charles Woodson, Green Bay[e]	23 DeAngelo Hall, Washington[c]	38 Tramon Williams, Green Bay[a][e] 26 Antoine Winfield, Minnesota[a] 20 Brent Grimes, Atlanta[a][c]
Free safety	36 Nick Collins, Green Bay[e]	26 Antrel Rolle, N.Y. Giants[c]	41 Roman Harper, New Orleans[a]
Strong safety	24 Adrian Wilson, Arizona

Special teams

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)	Alternate(s)
Punter	1 Mat McBriar, Dallas
Placekicker	2 David Akers, Philadelphia
Kick returner	23 Devin Hester, Chicago
Special teamer	14 Eric Weems, Atlanta
Long snapper	51 Zak DeOssie, N.Y. Giants[d]

Notes:

bold denotes player who participated in game

^a Replacement selection due to injury or vacancy

^b Injured player; selected but did not play

^c Replacement starter; selected as reserve

^d "Need player"; named by coach

^e Selected but did not play because his team advanced to Super Bowl XLV

^f Griffin was selected as free safety

^g Vilma originally backed out of the game and was replaced by Henderson who played instead of him, but Vilma later decided to play and Henderson was inactive^[5]

Number of selections per team

AFC team	Selections	NFC team	Selections
New England Patriots	8	Atlanta Falcons	9
Kansas City Chiefs	6	Green Bay Packers	8
Baltimore Ravens	5	Dallas Cowboys	6
Indianapolis Colts	5	New Orleans Saints	5
Miami Dolphins	4	New York Giants	5
Oakland Raiders	4	Philadelphia Eagles	5
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	Chicago Bears	4
San Diego Chargers	4	Minnesota Vikings	4
Tennessee Titans	4	Arizona Cardinals	3
Houston Texans	3	Carolina Panthers	3
Jacksonville Jaguars	3	Washington Redskins	3
New York Jets	3	Detroit Lions	2
Cleveland Browns	2	San Francisco 49ers	2
Denver Broncos	2	St. Louis Rams	1
Buffalo Bills	1	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1
Cincinnati Bengals	0	Seattle Seahawks	0