By John Turney 
Yesterday we guessed who would be named to the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl. We didn't do that well but did make some good picks. We missed 26 of 86 slots for about a 70% success rate.
We erred on the number of cornerbacks, we picked three and the format of the teams chooses four. So those were automatic misses. But even had we picked four for each conference we'd have picked Jaycee Horn for the NFC and some other than Xavien Howard in the AFC so both would have been misses regardless.
The big misses in the AFC were the offensive line, linebackers, and special teams. TJ Watt missed too much time to be a Pro Bowler so we missed on him. Khalil Mack is not having a stellar season so we thought he'd not be named. Watt and Mack were reputation picks.
Quenton Nelson and Orlando Brown are similar cases. Made the Pro Bowl but didn't have Pro Bowl-type seasons so we picked others and missed on those.
Joe Burrow beat out Tua Tagovailoa so that was a miss. We mentioned that the third NFC spot was a tough one. Cousins got it and Brady and Rodgers were top alternates.
All in all, we did okay, but not great.
Here are the actual teams—
AFC Pro Bowl Roster
*Denotes starter
Offense
Quarterback (3)
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs*
Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills
Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
Running back (3)
Nick Chubb, Cleveland Browns*
Josh Jacobs, Las Vegas Raiders
Derrick Henry, Tennessee Titans
Fullback (1)
Patrick Ricard, Baltimore Ravens*
Wide receiver (4)
Tyreek Hill, Miami Dolphins*
Stefon Diggs, Buffalo Bills*
Davante Adams, Las Vegas Raiders
Ja'Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals
Tight end (2)
Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs*
Mark Andrews, Baltimore Ravens
Offensive tackle (3)
Laremy Tunsil, Houston Texans*
Terron Armstead, Miami Dolphins*
Orlando Brown, Kansas City Chiefs
Offensive guard (3)
Joel Bitonio, Cleveland Browns*
Quenton Nelson, Indianapolis Colts*
Joe Thuney, Kansas City Chiefs
Center (2)
Creed Humphrey, Kansas City Chiefs*
Mitch Morse, Buffalo Bills
Defense
Defensive end (3)
Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns*
Maxx Crosby, Las Vegas Raiders*
Trey Hendrickson, Cincinnati Bengals
Interior linemen (3)
Chris Jones, Kanas City Chiefs*
Quinnen Williams, New York Jets*
Jeffery Simmons, Tennessee Titans
Outside linebacker (3)
Matt Judon, New England Patriots*
Khalil Mack, Los Angeles Chargers*
T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers
Inside/middle linebacker (2)
Roquan Smith, Baltimore Ravens*
C.J. Mosley, New York Jets
Cornerback (4)
Sauce Gardner, New York Jets*
Pat Surtain II, Denver Broncos*
Marlon Humphrey, Baltimore Ravens
Xavien Howard, Miami Dolphins
Free safety (1)
Minkah Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Steelers*
Strong safety (2)
Derwin James, Los Angeles Chargers*
Jordan Poyer, Buffalo Bills
Special teams
Long snapper (1)
Morgan Cox, Tennessee Titans*
Punter (1)
Tommy Townsend, Kansas City Chiefs*
Placekicker (1)
Justin Tucker, Baltimore Ravens*
Return specialist (1)
Devin Duvernay, Baltimore Ravens*
Special teamer (1)
Justin Hardee, New York Jets*
NFC Pro Bowl Roster
Offense
Quarterback (3)
Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles*
Geno Smith, Seattle Seahawks
Kirk Cousins, Minnesota Vikings
Running back (3)
Saquon Barkley, New York Giants*
Tony Pollard, Dallas Cowboys
Miles Sanders, Philadelphia Eagles
Fullback (1)
Kyle Juszczyk, San Francisco 49ers*
Wide receiver (4)
Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings*
A.J. Brown, Philadelphia Eagles*
CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys
Terry McLaurin, Washington Commanders
Tight end (2)
George Kittle, San Francisco 49ers*
T.J. Hockenson, Minnesota Vikings
Offensive tackle (3)
Trent Williams, San Francisco 49ers*
Lane Johnson, Philadelphia Eagles*
Tristan Wirfs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Offensive guard (3)
Zack Martin, Dallas Cowboys*
Landon Dickerson, Philadelphia Eagles*
Chris Lindstrom, Atlanta Falcons
Center (2)
Jason Kelce, Philadelphia Eagles*
Frank Ragnow, Detroit Lions
Defense
Defensive end (3)
Nick Bosa, San Francisco 49ers*
Brian Burns, Carolina Panthers*
Demarcus Lawrence, Dallas Cowboys
Interior linemen (3)
Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams*
Jonathan Allen, Washington Commanders*
Dexter Lawrence, New York Giants
Outside linebacker (3)
Micah Parsons, Dallas Cowboys*
Za'Darius Smith, Minnesota Vikings*
Haason Reddick, Philadelphia Eagles
Inside/middle linebacker (2)
Fred Warner, San Francisco 49ers*
Demario Davis, New Orleans Saints
Cornerback (4)
Darius Slay, Philadelphia Eagles*
Trevon Diggs, Dallas Cowboys*
Tariq Woolen, Seattle Seahawks
Jaire Alexander, Green Bay Packers
Free safety (1)
Quandre Diggs, Seattle Seahawks*
Strong safety (2)
Budda Baker, Arizona Cardinals*
Talanoa Hufanga, San Francisco 49ers
Special teams
Long snapper (1)
Andrew DePaola, Minnesota Vikings*
Punter (1)
Tress Way, Washington Commanders*
Placekicker (1)
Jason Myers, Seattle Seahawks*
Return specialist (1)
KaVontae Turpin, Dallas Cowboys*
Special teamer (1)
Jeremy Reaves, Washington Commanders*
Matt Stafford MVP!
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