The 1997 Pro Bowl was the NFL's all-star game for the 1996 season. The game was played on February 2, 1997, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The final score was AFC 26, NFC 23. Mark Brunell of the Jacksonville Jaguars was the game's MVP. In the game, Brunell threw for 236 yards. He connected with the Oakland Raiders Tim Brown for an 80-yard touchdown to tie the game at 23 with only 44 seconds to go.
The referee was Larry Nemmers.
To date, this is the most recent Pro Bowl that went to overtime.
Names in Bold indicate starters
AFC (American Football Conference) Roster<br> Head coach<br> Tom Coughlin â Jacksonville
QB<br> Drew Bledsoe â New England<br> Mark Brunell â Jacksonville<br> John Elway â Denver<br> Vinny Testaverde â Baltimore
RB<br> Jerome Bettis â Pittsburgh<br> Terrell Davis â Denver<br> Curtis Martin â New England
FB<br> Kimble Anders â Kansas City
WR<br> Carl Pickens â Cincinnati<br> Tony Martin â San Diego<br> Keenan McCardell â Jacksonville<br> Tim Brown â Oakland<br>
TE<br> Shannon Sharpe â Denver<br> Ben Coates â New England<br>
OL<br> Richmond Webb - Miami<br> Bruce Matthews â Houston<br> Dermontti Dawson â Pittsburgh<br> Will Shields â Kansas City<br> Bruce Armstrong â New England<br> Tony Boselli â Jacksonville<br> Ruben Brown â Buffalo<br> Tom Nalen â Denver<br>
DL<br> Chester McGlockton â Oakland<br> Michael Sinclair â Seattle<br> Cortez Kennedy - Seattle<br> Alfred Williams - Denver<br> Bruce Smith â Buffalo<br> Bryce Paup â Buffalo<br> Ted Washington â Buffalo<br>
LB<br> Derrick Thomas â Kansas City<br> Junior Seau â San Diego<br> Chad Brown â Pittsburgh<br> Levon Kirkland â Pittsburgh<br> Chris Slade â New England<br>
DB<br> Rod Woodson â Pittsburgh<br> Carnell Lakeâ Pittsburgh<br> Eric Turner - Baltimore<br> Ashley Ambrose â Cincinnati<br> Dale Carter â Kansas City<br> Steve Atwater â Denver<br> Blaine Bishop â Houston<br>
K<br> Cary Blanchard â Indianapolis
P<br> Chris Gardocki â Indianapolis<br>
NFC (National Football Conference) Roster<br> Head coach<br> Dom Capers â Carolina
QB<br> Brett Favre â Green Bay<br> Kerry Collins â Carolina<br> Gus Frerotte â Washington<br> Steve Young â San Francisco<br> Troy Aikman â Dallas
RB<br> Terry Allen â Washington<br> Barry Sanders â Detroit<br> Ricky Watters â Philadelphia
FB<br> Larry Centers â Arizona
WR<br> Herman Moore â Detroit<br> Isaac Bruce â St. Louis<br> Cris Carter â Minnesota<br> Irving Fryar â Philadelphia<br> Rob Moore â Arizona<br> Michael Bates â Carolina
TE<br> Wesley Walls â Carolina<br> Keith Jackson â Green Bay
OL<br> Erik Williams â Dallas<br> Randall McDaniel â Minnesota<br> Kevin Glover â Detroit<br> Larry Allen â Dallas<br> William Roaf â New Orleans<br>
DL<br> Reggie White â Green Bay<br> John Randle â Minnesota<br> Bryant Young â San Francisco<br> Tony Tolbert - Dallas<br> Warren Sapp â Tampa Bay<br> Michael Strahan â New York Giants<br> Chris Doleman â San Francisco
LB<br> Sam Mills â Carolina<br> Kevin Greene â Carolina<br> Lamar Lathon â Carolina<br> Jessie Armstead â New York Giants<br> Derrick Brooks â Tampa Bay<br> Hardy Nickerson â Tampa Bay<br> Ken Harvey â Washington
DB<br> Eric Davis â Carolina<br> LeRoy Butler - Green Bay<br> Aeneas Williams â Arizona<br> Merton Hanks â San Francisco<br> Darren Woodson â Dallas<br> Deion Sanders â Dallas<br> Darrell Green â Washington
K<br> John Kasay â Carolina
P<br> Matt Turk â Washington