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AFC-N-17 12/7/04  

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AFC STANDOUTS AIM FOR FIRST PRO BOWL

While December winds blow and the mercury drops, NFL All-Stars will be named on December 22. Top performers of 2005 will earn the right to play for conference supremacy under the bright Hawaiian sun.

A number of this year’s AFC standouts aim to suit up for the Pro Bowl for the first time.

Fan voting for the Pro Bowl – which will be held on Sunday, February 13 (ESPN, 7:30 PM ET) – on NFL.com and via wireless devices, concludes on December 19. NFL players and coaches will cast their votes on December 20-21, and the team will be announced on Wednesday, December 22 on the 2005 Pro Bowl Selection Show on ESPN. After six weeks of voting, more than 42 million ballots have been cast on NFL.com, two million more than last year.

Following are the AFC players ranking in the top five in conference statistics who have never been selected to a Pro Bowl:

 

 

 

 

AFC
CATEGORY PLAYER TEAM

STATISTIC

RANKING
Passer Rating Ben Roethlisberger (R) Pittsburgh

103.2

  

2

  
  Drew Brees San Diego

103.1

  

3

  
  Chad Pennington New York

97.4

  

4

  
         
Receptions Antonio Gates San Diego

72

  

3

  
  Andre Johnson Houston

68

  

T4

  
         
Receiving Yards Andre Johnson Houston

1,018

  

2

  
  Brandon Stokley Indianapolis

882

  

5

  
         
Rushing Yards Rudi Johnson Cincinnati

1,105

  

4

  
         
Scoring Shayne Graham Cincinnati

100

  

2

  
  Nate Kaeding (R) San Diego

91

  

3

  
         
Punt Returns Dennis Northcutt Cleveland

11.3

  

2

  
  B.J. Sams (R) Baltimore

10.3

  

4

  
  Nate Clements Buffalo

10.0

  

5

  
         
Kick Returns Terrence McGee Buffalo

26.9

  

1

  
  Bethel Johnson New England

25.2

  

2

  
  Antwaan Randle El Pittsburgh

25.1

  

4

  
  Tim Dwight San Diego

24.8

  

5

  
         
Interceptions Tory James Cincinnati

7

  

T1

  
  Dunta Robinson (R) Houston

5

  

T3

  
  Andre Dyson Tennessee

5

  

T3

  
  Anthony Henry Cleveland

4

  

T5

  
  Lamont Thompson Tennessee

4

  

T5

  
  Deshea Townsend Pittsburgh

4

  

T5

  
  Eric Warfield Kansas City

4

  

T5

  
  Troy Polamalu Pittsburgh

4

  

T5

  
         
Sacks Robert Mathis Indianapolis

9.5

  

T2

  
  Terrell Suggs Baltimore

9.5

  

T2

  
  Aaron Smith Pittsburgh

8.0

  

5

  

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