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NFC-N-17 12/7/04  

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NEWCOMERS EXPECTED ON NFC PRO BOWL TEAM

Each year, the best players in the NFL are selected to the AFC-NFC All-Star Teams to compete in the Pro Bowl. Many of those players earning trips to Hawaii rank among the league’s statistical leaders.

This season, a plethora of players at the top of the 2004 NFC statistical charts have never been selected to the game, and could be on their way.

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 NFC players who have never been selected to a Pro Bowl and rank in the top five in NFC statistics:

CATEGORY PLAYER TEAM

STATISTIC

NFC RANKING
Touchdowns Tiki Barber New York

10

  

T3

  
  Michael Pittman Tampa Bay

10

  

T3

  
  Javon Walker Green Bay

10

  

T3

  
             
Touchdown Passes Jake Delhomme Carolina

20

  

4

  
             
Receptions Javon Walker Green Bay

67

  

T5

  
  Eric Johnson San Francisco

67

  

T5

  
             
Receiving Yards Javon Walker Green Bay

1,032

  

4

  
             
Rushing Yards Tiki Barber New York

1,183

  

2

  
             
Scoring (Kickers) Josh Brown Seattle

88

  

T2

  
  Ryan Longwell Green Bay

88

  

T2

  
             
Scrimmage Yards Tiki Barber New York

1,679

  

1

  
  Brian Westbrook Philadelphia

1,271

  

4

  
             
Punt Returns Eddie Drummond Detroit

13.2

  

1

  
  Allen Rossum Atlanta

12.0

  

2

  
  R.W. McQuarters Chicago

11.4

  

3

  
  Nate Burleson Minnesota

9.4

  

5

  
             
Kick Returns Robert Ferguson Green Bay

27.1

  

1

  
  Eddie Drummond Detroit

26.6

  

2

  
  Willie Ponder New York

26.3

  

3

  
  Torrie Cox Tampa Bay

26.0

  

4

  
  J.R. Reed (R) Philadelphia

23.9

  

5

  
             
Interceptions Ken Lucas Seattle

5

  

1

  
  Michael Boulware (R) Seattle

4

  

T2

  
  Jerametrius Butler St. Louis

4

  

T2

  
  Ken Hamlin Seattle

4

  

T2

  
  Brian Kelly Tampa Bay

4

  

T2

  
  Lito Sheppard Philadelphia

4

  

T2

  
  Nathan Vasher (R) Chicago

4

  

T2

  
             
Sacks Bertrand Berry Arizona

11.0

  

1

  
  Patrick Kerney Atlanta

10.0

  

2

  
  James Hall Detroit

9.5

  

3

  
  Lance Johnstone Minnesota

9.0

  

T4

  
  Julius Peppers Carolina

9.0

  

T4

  
  Kevin Williams Minnesota

9.0

  

T4

  

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