1996 Pro Bowl
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| Date | February 4, 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Jerry Rice (San Francisco 49ers) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Tom White | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 50,034 | ||||||||||||||||||
| TV in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf, Lynn Swann & Lesley Visser | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1996 Pro Bowl was the NFL's all-star game for the 1995 season. The game was played on February 4, 1996, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The final score was NFC 20, AFC 13.[1] Jerry Rice of the San Francisco 49ers was named the game's Most Valuable Player after he had 2 clutch catches, including the final one which won the game. He finished with six catches for 82 yards.
The attendance for the game was 50,034. The coaches were Mike Holmgren of the Green Bay Packers and Ted Marchibroda of the Indianapolis Colts.[2] The referee was Tom White.
AFC roster
Offense
| Position: | Starters: | Reserves: |
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| Quarterback | 13 Dan Marino, Miami | 8 Jeff Blake, Cincinnati 4 Jim Harbaugh, Indianapolis 13 Steve Bono, Kansas City |
| Running back | 42 Chris Warren, Seattle | 28 Marshall Faulk, Indianapolis 28 Curtis Martin, New England |
| Fullback | 38 Kimble Anders, Kansas City | |
| Wide receiver | 81 Carl Pickens, Cincinnati 81 Tim Brown, Oakland |
83 Anthony Miller, Denver 82 Yancey Thigpen, Pittsburgh |
| Tight end | 87 Ben Coates, New England | 84 Shannon Sharpe, Denver |
| Offensive tackle | 78 Richmond Webb, Miami 78 Bruce Armstrong, New England |
65 Gary Zimmerman, Denver 67 Will Wolford, Indianapolis |
| Offensive guard | 74 Bruce Matthews, Houston 76 Steve Wisniewski, Oakland |
68 Will Shields, Kansas City 69 Keith Sims, Miami |
| Center | 63 Dermontti Dawson, Pittsburgh | 53 Mark Stepnoski, Houston |
Defense
| Position: | Starters: | Reserves: |
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| Defensive end | 78 Bruce Smith, Buffalo 90 Neil Smith, Kansas City |
91 Leslie O'Neal, San Diego |
| Defensive tackle | 97 Dan Saleaumua, Kansas City 91 Chester McGlockton, Oakland |
96 Cortez Kennedy, Seattle |
| Outside linebacker | 95 Bryce Paup, Buffalo 55 Junior Seau, San Diego |
58 Derrick Thomas, Kansas City 95 Greg Lloyd, Pittsburgh |
| Inside linebacker | 51 Bryan Cox, Miami | |
| Cornerback | 37 Carnell Lake, Pittsburgh 34 Dale Carter, Kansas City |
36 Terry McDaniel, Oakland 29 Darryll Lewis, Houston |
| Free safety | 27 Steve Atwater, Denver | |
| Strong safety | 23 Blaine Bishop, Houston |
Special teams
| Position: | Player: |
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| Punter | 2 Darren Bennett, San Diego |
| Placekicker | 1 Jason Elam, Denver |
| Kick returner | 22 Glyn Milburn, Denver |
| Special teamer | 89 Steve Tasker, Buffalo |
NFC roster
Offense
| Position: | Starters: | Reserves: |
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| Quarterback | 4 Brett Favre, Green Bay | 8 Troy Aikman, Dallas 1 Warren Moon, Minnesota 8 Steve Young, San Francisco |
| Running back | 22 Emmitt Smith, Dallas | 34 Craig Heyward, Atlanta 20 Barry Sanders, Detroit 32 Ricky Watters, Philadelphia |
| Fullback | 37 Larry Centers, Arizona | |
| Wide receiver | 84 Herman Moore, Detroit 80 Jerry Rice, San Francisco |
88 Michael Irvin, Dallas 80 Cris Carter, Minnesota |
| Tight end | 84 Jay Novacek, Dallas | 89 Mark Chmura, Green Bay 84 Brent Jones, San Francisco |
| Offensive tackle | 75 Lomas Brown, Detroit 77 Willie Roaf, New Orleans |
71 Mark Tuinei, Dallas |
| Offensive guard | 61 Nate Newton, Dallas 64 Randall McDaniel, Minnesota |
73 Larry Allen, Dallas |
| Center | 53 Kevin Glover, Detroit | 53 Ray Donaldson, Dallas 66 Bart Oates, San Francisco |
Defense
| Position: | Starters: | Reserves: |
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| Defensive end | 92 Reggie White, Green Bay 95 William Fuller, Philadelphia |
56 Chris Doleman, Atlanta 94 Charles Haley, Dallas |
| Defensive tackle | 93 John Randle, Minnesota 94 Dana Stubblefield, San Francisco |
98 Eric Swann, Arizona |
| Outside linebacker | 51 William Thomas, Philadelphia 57 Ken Harvey, Washington |
54 Lee Woodall, San Francisco |
| Inside linebacker | 51 Ken Norton, Jr., San Francisco | 58 Jessie Tuggle, Atlanta |
| Cornerback | 35 Aeneas Williams, Arizona 25 Eric Davis, San Francisco |
21 Eric Allen, New Orleans |
| Free safety | 36 Merton Hanks, San Francisco | |
| Strong safety | 28 Darren Woodson, Dallas | 46 Tim McDonald, San Francisco |
Special teams
| Position: | Player: |
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| Punter | 10 Jeff Feagles, Arizona |
| Placekicker | 5 Morten Andersen, Atlanta |
| Kick returner | 30 Brian Mitchell, Washington |
| Special teamer | 37 Elbert Shelley, Atlanta |
References
- ^ "NFL Pro Bowl history". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- ^ "1996 Pro Bowl recap". ProBowlOnline.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-17. Retrieved January 17, 2012.