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NFL-84              12/6/01

FAVRE & FAULK TOP PRO BOWL ALL-STAR BALLOTS,
GONZALEZ LEADS AFC WITH ONE MONTH REMAINING IN VOTING

 

Green Bay Packers quarterback BRETT FAVRE (408,309) leads all NFL All-Stars, and Kansas City Chiefs tight end TONY GONZALEZ (329,480) tops all AFC All-Stars in balloting on NFL.com for the 2002 Pro Bowl, the NFL announced today.

The St. Louis Rams’ duo of running back MARSHALL FAULK (351,908) and quarterback KURT WARNER (349,306) rank second and third overall.  Tampa Bay Buccaneers fullback MIKE ALSTOTT (340,826) is fourth and Gonzalez rounds out the top five.

The 26,669,170 votes cast so far is up from 19,010,146 total votes on NFL.com last season and is already the most ever received during Pro Bowl balloting.  Voting continues on NFL.com for approximately one more month before announcement of the squads.  Voting at 5,200 Blockbuster stores nationwide concluded on December 2 and vote totals are currently being tabulated.

Fan voting counts one-third towards choosing the squads for the NFL’s annual Pro Bowl All-Star Game on February 9 – played for the first time on a Saturday – in Honolulu, Hawaii. 

The consensus ballots of NFL fans, players and coaches each count one-third towards determining the 43-man rosters that will represent the American and National conferences at Aloha Stadium.  Players and coaches will vote on December 26-27.

The NFL is the only professional sports league that combines voting by fans, players and coaches in determining its all-star teams.  Fan voting will be used to break any tie.  The NFL became the first professional sports league to offer online voting in 1995.

This year’s game will be televised live on ABC-TV at 4:30 PM ET (11:30 AM HT). 

Listed below are the top five overall vote-getters and the players with the most votes at each position:

NFL ALL-STAR TOP-FIVE VOTE-GETTERS

Pos.

Name, Team

Votes

QB

Brett Favre, Packers

408,309

RB

Marshall Faulk, Rams

351,908

QB

Kurt Warner, Rams

349,306

FB

Mike Alstott, Buccaneers

340,826

TE

Tony Gonzalez, Chiefs

329,480

 

AFC LEADING VOTE-GETTERS

Pos.

Name, Team

Votes

Pos.

Name, Team

Votes

QB

Rich Gannon, Raiders

319,397

DE

Jevon Kearse, Titans

91,387

RB

Jerome Bettis, Steelers

324,143

IL

John Randle, Seahawks

112,728

FB

Tony Richardson, Chiefs

148,403

OLB

Chad Brown, Seahawks

57,741

WR

Rod Smith, Broncos

274,639

ILB

Ray Lewis, Ravens

104,776

TE

Tony Gonzalez, Chiefs

329,480

CB

Charles Woodson, Raiders

107,748

T

Jonathan Ogden, Ravens

87,513

SS

Rodney Harrison, Chargers

50,146

G

Steve Wisniewski, Raiders

81,962

FS

Rod Woodson, Ravens

76,363

C

Kevin Mawae, Jets

68,396

P

Tom Rouen, Broncos

78,346

K

S. Janikowski, Raiders

154,956

ST

John Fiala, Steelers

37,327

KR

Terrence Wilkins, Colts

39,691

 

 

 

 

NFC LEADING VOTE-GETTERS

Pos.

Name, Team

Votes

Pos.

Name, Team

Votes

QB

Brett Favre, Packers

408,309

DE

Michael Strahan, Giants

170,848

RB

Marshall Faulk, Rams

351,908

IL

Warren Sapp, Buccaneers

93,426

FB

Mike Alstott, Buccaneers

340,826

OLB

LaVar Arrington, Redskins

77,960

WR

Terrell Owens, 49ers

297,453

ILB

Brian Urlacher, Bears

137,282

TE

Wesley Walls, Panthers

228,963

CB

Doug Evans, Panthers

89,925

T

Orlando Pace, Rams

108,232

SS

John Lynch, Buccaneers

66,788

G

Larry Allen, Cowboys

81,630

FS

Darren Sharper, Packers

77,613

C

Mike Flanagan, Packers

63,955

P

Todd Sauerbrun, Panthers

142,697

K

John Carney, Saints

115,374

ST

Corey Bradford, Packers

51,555

KR

Steve Smith, Panthers

70,516