Pro Bowl 2012
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| date | January 29, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadion | Aloha Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| city | Honolulu | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | 
Brandon Marshall ( Miami Dolphins )  | 
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| National anthem | Richard Vazquez, USAF | ||||||||||||||||||
| coin toss | Rodger Mathews, US Army , Thomas L. Conant, US Marines and Darryll Wong, USAF | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Walt Coleman | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | "NFL Salute to Service" | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number of visitors | 48,423 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Television broadcast | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 
Sport1 +   ESPN America  | 
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| Commentators | Dan Hicks , Mike Mayock, Doug Flutie , Alex Flanagan and Randy Moss | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2012 Pro Bowl of American football -Liga National Football League (NFL) was the Pro Bowl the 2011 season and was on 29 January 2012, a week before the Super Bowl XLVI , at Aloha Stadium in Hawaii held. The American Football Conference (AFC) team won 59:41 against the National Football Conference (NFC) team. The AFC team was coached by Gary Kubiak of the Houston Texans , while the NFC team was led by Green Bay Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy . The referee of the game was Walt Coleman.
AFC squad
The following players have been selected to represent the AFC:
Offense
| position | starter | Reserves | Alternatives | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | 12 Tom Brady , New England | 
 7  Ben Roethlisberger , Pittsburgh  17 Philip Rivers , San Diego  | 
14 Andy Dalton , Cincinnati | 
| Running back | 27 Ray Rice , Baltimore | 
32  Maurice Jones-Drew , Jacksonville  23 Arian Foster , Houston  | 
23  Willis McGahee , Denver  24 Ryan Mathews , San Diego  | 
| Fullback | 44 Vonta Leach , Baltimore | ||
| Wide receiver | 
83  Wes Welker , New England  17 Mike Wallace , Pittsburgh  | 
18  A. J. Green , Cincinnati  19 Brandon Marshall , Miami  | 
83 Vincent Jackson , San Diego | 
| Tight end | 87 Rob Gronkowski , New England | 85 Antonio Gates , San Diego | 84 Jermaine Gresham , Cincinnati | 
| Offensive tackle | 
73  Joe Thomas , Cleveland  77 Jake Long , Miami  | 
60 D'Brickashaw Ferguson , NY Jets | 78 Ryan Clady , Denver | 
| Guard | 
70  Logan Mankins , New England  54 Brian Waters , New England  | 
73 Marshal Yanda , Baltimore | 
65  Brandon Moore , NY Jets  66 Ben Grubbs , Baltimore  | 
| center | 53 Maurkice Pouncey , Pittsburgh | 74 Nick Mangold , NY Jets | 55 Chris Myers , Houston | 
Defense
| position | starter | Reserves | Alternatives | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Defensive end | 
93  Dwight Freeney , Indianapolis  93 Andre Carter , New England  | 
92 Elvis Dumervil , Denver | 94 Antonio Smith , Houston | 
| Defensive tackle | 
92  Haloti Ngata , Baltimore  75 Vince Wilfork , New England  | 
92 Richard Seymour , Oakland | 
97  Geno Atkins , Cincinnati  96 Paul Soliai , Miami  | 
| Outside linebacker | 
55  Terrell Suggs , Baltimore  58 From Miller , Denver  | 
91 Tamba Hali , Kansas City | 92 James Harrison , Pittsburgh | 
| Inside linebacker | 52 Ray Lewis , Baltimore | 56 Derrick Johnson , Kansas City | |
| Cornerback | 
24  Darrelle Revis , NY Jets  24 Champ Bailey , Denver  | 
24 Johnathan Joseph , Houston | |
| Free safety | 20 Ed Reed , Baltimore | 32 Eric Weddle , San Diego | 25 Ryan Clark , Pittsburgh | 
| Strong Safety | 43 Troy Polamalu , Pittsburgh | 20 Brian Dawkins , Denver | 
Special teams
| position | starter | Reserves | Alternatives | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Punter | 9 Shane Lechler , Oakland | ||
| Kicker | 11 Sebastian Janikowski , Oakland | ||
| Kick returner | 84 Antonio Brown , Pittsburgh | ||
| Special teamers | 18 Matthew Slater , New England | 24 Montell Owens , Jacksonville | |
| Long snapper | 59 Jon Condo , Oakland | 
NFC squad
The following players have been selected to represent the NFC:
Offense
| position | starter | Reserves | Alternatives | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | 12 Aaron Rodgers , Green Bay | 
 9  Drew Brees , New Orleans  10 Eli Manning , NY Giants  | 
1 Cam Newton , Carolina | 
| Running back | 25 LeSean McCoy , Philadelphia | 
22  Matt Forté , Chicago  21 Frank Gore , San Francisco  | 
24 Marshawn Lynch , Seattle | 
| Fullback | 30 John Kuhn , Green Bay | 26 Michael Robinson , Seattle | |
| Wide receiver | 
81  Calvin Johnson , Detroit  11 Larry Fitzgerald , Arizona  | 
89  Steve Smith , Carolina  85 Greg Jennings , Green Bay  | 
84 Roddy White , Atlanta | 
| Tight end | 80 Jimmy Graham , New Orleans | 88 Tony Gonzalez , Atlanta | |
| Offensive tackle | 
71  Jason Peters , Philadelphia  74 Joe Staley , San Francisco  | 
74 Jermon Bushrod , New Orleans | |
| Guard | 
73  years Evans , New Orleans  77 Carl Nicks , New Orleans  | 
75 Davin Joseph , Tampa Bay | |
| center | 67 Ryan Kalil , Carolina | 63 Scott Wells , Green Bay | 
Defense
| position | starter | Reserves | Alternatives | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Defensive end | 
69  Jared Allen , Minnesota  93 Jason Babin , Philadelphia  | 
90 Jason Pierre-Paul , NY Giants | 90 Julius Peppers , Chicago | 
| Defensive tackle | 
94  Justin Smith , San Francisco  90 Jay Ratliff , Dallas  | 
90 B. J. Raji , Green Bay | |
| Outside linebacker | 
94  DeMarcus Ware , Dallas  52 Clay Matthews , Green Bay  | 
55 Lance Briggs , Chicago | 52 Chad Greenway , Minnesota | 
| Inside linebacker | 52 Patrick Willis , San Francisco | 54 Brian Urlacher , Chicago | 59 London Fletcher , Washington | 
| Cornerback | 
21  Charles Woodson , Green Bay  22 Carlos Rogers , San Francisco  | 
33 Charles Tillman , Chicago | 39 Brandon Browner , Seattle | 
| Free safety | 29 Earl Thomas , Seattle | 38 Dashon Goldson , San Francisco | 31 Kam Chancellor , Seattle | 
| Strong Safety | 24 Adrian Wilson , Arizona | 
Special teams
| position | starter | Reserves | Alternatives | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Punter | 4 Andy Lee , San Francisco | ||
| Kicker | 2 David Akers , San Francisco | ||
| Kick returner | 21 Patrick Peterson , Arizona | ||
| Special teamers | 21 Corey Graham , Chicago | ||
| Long snapper | 86 Brian Jennings , San Francisco | 
Legend:
- Players in bold entered the Pro Bowl
 
Individual evidence
- ↑ Despite defections, plenty of talent still on hand for Pro Bowl . In: Fox News , January 27, 2012. Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved on February 6, 2012.
 - ↑ a b c 2012 Pro Bowl game book (PDF; 128 kB) In: NFL Game Statistics & Information . National Football League . Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved on February 16, 2012.
 - ↑ a b 2012 Pro Bowl rosters . National Football League . January 26, 2012. Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved on February 16, 2012.