2008 NFL Pro Bowl

AFC NFC 30 42 Head coach: Norv Turner (San Diego Chargers) Head coach: Mike McCarthy (Green Bay Packers)
1 2 3 4 Total AFC 17 10 3 0 30 NFC 7 14 7 14 42
Date	February 10, 2008
Stadium	Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
MVP	Adrian Peterson (Minnesota Vikings)
Referee	Bill Carollo
Attendance	50,044[1]
Ceremonies
National anthem	Kelly Rowland
Coin toss	Will Shields andUnited States NavyAdmiralTimothy J. Keating
TV in the United States
Network	Fox
Announcers	Kenny Albert,Daryl Johnston,Tony Siragusa, andBrian Baldinger[2]
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The2008 Pro Bowl was theNational Football League'sall-star game for the2007 season. It was played atAloha Stadium inHonolulu, Hawaii on February 10, 2008. The game was televised in theUnited States byFox and began shortly after 11:40amlocal time (4:40pmEST) following Pole Qualifying for2008 Daytona 500. TheNFC won, 42–30, despite a 17-point first halfAFC lead. NFC running backAdrian Peterson rushed 16 times for 129 yards and was named the game's MVP, winning aCadillac CTS in recognition of his efforts.

The starting rosters for the game were released on December 18, 2007, withNew England Patriots quarterbackTom Brady starting for the AFC and theGreen Bay Packers'Brett Favre for the NFC. However, Brett Favre withdrew due to an ankle injury. NotablePro Bowl selections included thelateSean Taylor. TheDallas Cowboys had a record thirteen players named to the Pro Bowl roster, while five teams, including all four members of theNFC South, had no players initially named (Jeff Garcia of theTampa Bay Buccaneers was later chosen as a replacement quarterback forBrett Favre.) This was the first occasion sincetheir 1–15 1980 season thatthe New Orleans Saints had no player make the Pro Bowl.^[3] TheAFC was coached byNorv Turner of theSan Diego Chargers staff, whileMike McCarthy and the staff of theGreen Bay Packers coached theNFC. ThreeWashington Redskins players (Chris Cooley,Chris Samuels andEthan Albright) wore #21 in memory of Taylor, their deceased teammate.^[4] The game featured 41 players appearing in their first Pro Bowl (out of 86 total players), the most in eight years.^[5] In addition, the NFC played their first defensive play with only ten players on the field, lacking a free safety, in Taylor's honor.

On February 4, 2008, Brady, Patriots receiverRandy Moss, Chargers tight endAntonio Gates, and Chargers defensive linemanJamal Williams decided to pull out of the 2008 Pro Bowl. Brady was replaced byCleveland Browns quarterbackDerek Anderson, Moss was replaced byCincinnati Bengals receiverChad Johnson, Gates was replaced by Browns tight endKellen Winslow, and Williams was replaced byPittsburgh Steelers defensive linemanCasey Hampton.^[6]

The game was the most watched Pro Bowl since 2000, pulling in a Nielsen rating of 6.3 and a 12 share.^[7] It also marked the first ever Pro Bowl to be televised by Fox. The 2008 Pro Bowl also marked the fewest players represented by a Super Bowl winning team, withOsi Umenyiora being the lone representative of theNew York Giants, winners ofSuper Bowl XLII.

• 1st Quarter
  • AFC –Lorenzo Neal 1-yard run (Rob Bironas kick), 10:59.AFC 7–0.Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 4:01.
  • NFC –Larry Fitzgerald 6-yard pass fromTony Romo (Nick Folk kick), 7:08.Tied 7–7.Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:51.
  • AFC –T.J. Houshmandzadeh 16-yard pass fromPeyton Manning (Rob Bironas kick), 2:42.AFC 14–7.Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:26.
  • AFC –Rob Bironas 33-yard FG, 0:48.AFC 17–7.Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, 1:41.

• 2nd Quarter
  • AFC –T.J. Houshmandzadeh 1-yard pass fromBen Roethlisberger (Rob Bironas kick), 12:08.AFC 24–7.Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 1:48.
  • NFC –Terrell Owens 6-yard pass fromTony Romo (Nick Folk kick), 7:58.AFC 24–14.Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 4:10.
  • AFC –Rob Bironas 48-yard FG, 3:30.AFC 27–14.Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 4:28.
  • NFC –Chris Cooley 17-yard pass fromMatt Hasselbeck (Nick Folk kick), 0:28.AFC 27–21.Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 3:02.
• 3rd Quarter
  • NFC –Adrian Peterson 17-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 9:49.NFC 28–27.Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 5:11.
  • AFC –Rob Bironas 28-yard FG, 6:58.AFC 30–28.Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:51.
• 4th Quarter
  • NFC –Terrell Owens 6-yard pass fromJeff Garcia (Nick Folk kick), 12:29.NFC 35–30.Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:46.
  • NFC –Adrian Peterson 6-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 2:43.NFC 42–30.Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 5:21.

Notes:

^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 Posthumous selection

^f Wore 21 in honor of Sean Taylor

^g Replacement for posthumous selection Sean Taylor

The halftime show featured a performance by the bandLifehouse, who played their songs "Hanging by a Moment" and "First Time".

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