2009 Pro Bowl
# 2009 Pro Bowl

The 2009 Pro Bowl was the National Football League's all-star game for the 2008 season. It was played at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii on February 8, 2009. This was the most recent year that the game was held after the Super Bowl. The NFC defeated the AFC, 30–21.

The AFC was coached by Baltimore's John Harbaugh, while the NFC's coach was Philadelphia's Andy Reid.

This is the last game to be held one week after the Super Bowl, the last game where the coaching staffs were from the teams who lost their conference title games, and the last game where players of the two teams competing in the Super Bowl play in the Pro Bowl.

## AFC roster

### Offense

| Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) | Alternate(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| Quarterback | 18 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis | 4 Brett Favre, N.Y. Jets 6 Jay Cutler, Denver | 5 Kerry Collins, Tennessee |
| Running back | 20 Thomas Jones, N.Y. Jets | 28 Chris Johnson, Tennessee 23 Ronnie Brown, Miami | 23 Marshawn Lynch, Buffalo |
| Fullback | 33 Le'Ron McClain, Baltimore | | |
| Wide receiver | 80 Andre Johnson, Houston 15 Brandon Marshall, Denver | 87 Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis 83 Wes Welker, New England | |
| Tight end | 88 Tony Gonzalez, Kansas City | 85 Antonio Gates, San Diego | 81 Owen Daniels, Houston |
| Offensive tackle | 73 Joe Thomas, Cleveland 71 Jason Peters, Buffalo | 71 Michael Roos, Tennessee | 77 Jake Long, Miami |
| Offensive guard | 66 Alan Faneca, N.Y. Jets 68 Kris Dielman, San Diego | 54 Brian Waters, Kansas City | |
| Center | 68 Kevin Mawae, Tennessee | 74 Nick Mangold, N.Y. Jets | 62 Casey Wiegmann, Denver |

### Defense

| Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) | Alternate(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| Defensive end | 90 Mario Williams, Houston 93 Dwight Freeney, Indianapolis | 98 Robert Mathis, Indianapolis |
| Defensive tackle | 92 Albert Haynesworth, Tennessee 77 Kris Jenkins, N.Y. Jets | 92 Shaun Rogers, Cleveland | |
| Outside linebacker | 92 James Harrison, Pittsburgh 55 Joey Porter, Miami | 55 Terrell Suggs, Baltimore | |
| Inside linebacker | 52 Ray Lewis, Baltimore | 51 James Farrior, Pittsburgh | |
| Cornerback | 21 Nnamdi Asomugha, Oakland 31 Cortland Finnegan, Tennessee | 24 Darrelle Revis, N.Y. Jets | |
| Free safety | 20 Ed Reed, Baltimore | 24 Chris Hope, Tennessee | 33 Michael Griffin, Tennessee |
| Strong safety | 43 Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh | | |

### Special teams

| Position: | Player: |
| - | - |
| Punter | 9 Shane Lechler, Oakland |
| Placekicker | 3 Stephen Gostkowski, New England |
| Kick returner | 29 Leon Washington, N.Y. Jets |
| Special teamer | 51 Brendon Ayanbadejo, Baltimore |
| Long snapper | 64 Ryan Pontbriand, Cleveland |

## NFC roster

### Offense

| Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) | Alternate(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| Quarterback | 13 Kurt Warner, Arizona | 9 Drew Brees, New Orleans 10 Eli Manning, N.Y. Giants | |
| Running back | 28 Adrian Peterson, Minnesota | 33 Michael Turner, Atlanta 26 Clinton Portis, Washington | |
| Fullback | 45 Mike Sellers, Washington | | |
| Wide receiver | 11 Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona 81 Anquan Boldin, Arizona | 89 Steve Smith, Carolina 84 Roddy White, Atlanta | |
| Tight end | 82 Jason Witten, Dallas | 47 Chris Cooley, Washington | |
| Offensive tackles | 69 Jordan Gross, Carolina 71 Walter Jones, Seattle | 60 Chris Samuels, Washington | 76 Flozell Adams, Dallas 70 Jammal Brown, New Orleans |
| Offensive guards | 76 Steve Hutchinson, Minnesota 76 Chris Snee, N.Y. Giants | 70 Leonard Davis, Dallas | 75 Davin Joseph, Tampa Bay |
| Center | 65 Andre Gurode, Dallas | 60 Shaun O'Hara, N.Y. Giants | |

### Defense

| Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) | Alternate(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| Defensive ends | 90 Julius Peppers, Carolina 91 Justin Tuck, N.Y. Giants | 69 Jared Allen, Minnesota | |
| Defensive tackles | 93 Kevin Williams, Minnesota 90 Jay Ratliff, Dallas | 94 Pat Williams, Minnesota | |
| Outside linebacker | 94 DeMarcus Ware, Dallas 55 Lance Briggs, Chicago | 55 Derrick Brooks, Tampa Bay | 98 Julian Peterson, Seattle |
| Inside linebacker | 52 Patrick Willis, San Francisco | 52 Jon Beason, Carolina | |
| Cornerback | 21 Charles Woodson, Green Bay 26 Antoine Winfield, Minnesota | 22 Asante Samuel, Philadelphia | 20 Ronde Barber, Tampa Bay 31 Al Harris, Green Bay |
| Free safety | 36 Nick Collins, Green Bay | 20 Brian Dawkins, Philadelphia | |
| Strong safety | 24 Adrian Wilson, Arizona | | |

### Special teams

| Position: | Starter: |
| - | - |
| Punter | 18 Jeff Feagles, N.Y. Giants |
| Placekicker | 5 John Carney, N.Y. Giants |
| Kick returner | 22 Clifton Smith, Tampa Bay |
| Special teamer | 87 Sean Morey, Arizona |
| Long snapper | 51 Zak DeOssie, N.Y. Giants |

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
    $^e$ Philip Rivers was the first alternate, but declined due to injury
    $^f$ Hope was selected as strong safety

## Number of selections per team

| AFC Team | Selections | NFC Team | Selections |
| - | - | - | - |
| Tennessee Titans | 8 | New York Giants | 7 |
| New York Jets | 7 | Dallas Cowboys | 6 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 5 | Minnesota Vikings | 6 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 4 | Arizona Cardinals | 5 |
| Cleveland Browns | 3 | Carolina Panthers | 4 |
| Denver Broncos | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4 |
| Houston Texans | 3 | Washington Redskins | 4 |
| Miami Dolphins | 3 | Green Bay Packers | 3 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | Atlanta Falcons | 2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 2 | New Orleans Saints | 2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles | 2 |
| New England Patriots | 2 | Seattle Seahawks | 2 |
| Oakland Raiders | 2 | Chicago Bears | 1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 2 | San Francisco 49ers | 1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | Detroit Lions | 0 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 0 | St. Louis Rams | 0 |
