Official Pro Bowl Thread

[OU-HSV]

I didn't see this anywhere. AD has 6 carries for 78 yds at halftime of the pro-bowl. One of those was a typical AD freak show 39 yarder. He leads the NFC and AFC in rushing. Just another day at the office for the man.

[Mixer!]

Grrr, I thought this thing always started at 5:30.

[OU-HSV]

Oh and he has one catch for 9 yards. Here's the box score from Yahoo:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/boxscore;_ylt=As0NNH8FqtgmzD.u0rYapHVDubYF?gid=200 80210032

[stoops the eternal pimp]

dang it..I havent watched the pro bowl since 89 and I forgot he was playing..

[OU-HSV]

He's the only reason I'm watching it. And my normal local fox channel blipped out for some reason, luckily I still get the Fox HD channel even though my t.v. isn't "HD ready".

[OU-HSV]

17 yard TD for AD!!!
Freakin awesome!

[OU-HSV]

So far he has 9 carries for 99 yards and a td

[Newbomb Turk]

dang it..I havent watched the pro bowl since 89 and I forgot he was playing..

same here.

thanks for the reminder HSV.

[OU-HSV]

No problem, I noticed on NFL net yesterday they were showing the AFC and NFC's walk through practice. That's when I realized it was on today. Before that I thought it was next weekend.

[swardboy]

AD started the game....and I haven't seen much of Marion Barber.

[swardboy]

Watch closely Vikings, to what AD can do with a real passing threat to back him up.

[OU-HSV]

AD started the game....and I haven't seen much of Marion Barber.
Yeah I haven't seen Barber much. They've put Westbrook in more than Barber it seems

[swardboy]

AD looked good on that td drive. Wouldn't every quarterback love to have him just to open up their passing game.

[OU-HSV]

Here's an update on AD's stats for those of you who can't watch.
14 carries 115 yds 8.2 avg. 39 long 1 td.
He's contributed greatly to get the NFC the come from behind lead

[OU-HSV]

NFC is up 35 to 30 with about 8 minutes left.
NFC just got the ball back, we'll see if they let AD keep playing.

[OU-HSV]

15 car 123 yds 1 td
If they give him the ball a couple more times on this drive he'll score again. But the guys in the booth are kinda hyping T.O. up for the MVP. I think AD deserves it. T.O. has had a couple of horrible wide open drops. AD has been consistent. I feel like I'm talking to myself in this thread. Where's the AD love???

[swardboy]

AD is still banging away

[swardboy]

Kinda fun watching a game where the winner makes $40K more than the loser.

[OU-HSV]

Another TD for AD!!!
I really hope they give him the Pro Bowl MVP. He now has the 2nd most rushing yds. in Pro Bowl history. And T.O. was braggin on himself as the front runner for the MVP. It would serve T.O. right if they gave it to AD

[swardboy]

TD AD

[swardboy]

40 more yards would get AD the Pro Bowl single game rushing record

[bluedogok]

I just turned it over to the game, I was outside making sawdust all day.

[stoops the eternal pimp]

oh Derrick Anderson you were such a great investment for me in the fantasy draft...but you are a fish out of the water in the pro bowl

[OU-HSV]

A. Peterson 16 car 129 yds 8.1 avg. 39 long 2 tds 0 fumble
MVP presentation in just a minute. Hope it's him!

[OU-HSV]

oh Derrick Anderson you were such a great investment for me in the fantasy draft...but you are a fish out of the water in the pro bowl
Heh, me too. I had Derek Anderson and Big Ben in my league. Both good picks for me.

[freshchris05]

score

[swardboy]

Honestly, who thought AD would be starting in the Pro Bowl and performing like this a year ago? As great as he was at OU,he just keeps improving...
and now he's THE FREAKIN' MVP OF THE PRO BOWL.

[Dano7198]

MVPeterson !!!!!!

[SoonerBOI]

M V P!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Collier11]

Great player, Great Guy!

[OU-HSV]

Hell yes! AD has a brand new Caddi and a nice huge azz MVP trophy

[stoops the eternal pimp]

Heh, me too. I had Derek Anderson and Big Ben in my league. Both good picks for me.


I had DA and Tony Romo..And one Mr Adrian Peterson as a late pick up also. everybody was scared of taking him thinking he would be splitting 50/50 with Chester Taylor.

[Collier11]

For those of you who didnt hear, AD flew his entire O-line including back-ups to Hawaii for a little holiday celebration

[OU-HSV]

For those of you who didnt hear, AD flew his entire O-line including back-ups to Hawaii for a little holiday celebration
I heard that. That's freakin awesome. He said they took care of him all season, so he wanted to take care of them too.

[Mixer!]

Good job, AD! w00t!

[OU-HSV]

What a season he had. Can't wait to see more amazing performances next year. And maybe someday the vikes will have a solid pass threat to help open even more runs up.

[SOONER STEAKER]

Another Sooner to be proud of. Great job AD, we all wish you the best.

Did anyone notice the color of the Cadillac he won? It was CRIMSON BABY. I can see AD putting an OU license plate on the front.


BOOMER SOONER AD, BOOMER SOONER

[OU-HSV]

Crimson it was. I think he should install a custom Boomer Sooner horn honk

[colleyvillesooner]

sweet

[OU-HSV]

Here's the latest story on yahoo about the game.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/recap;_ylt=AiGS40kruqAL5M2uuBwVZk9DubYF?gid=200802 10032


By BARRY WILNER, AP Football Writer
February 10, 2008

HONOLULU (AP) -- They could have played this Pro Bowl on the beach with flag football rules. All of which was to the liking of Terrell Owens and Adrian Peterson.

Making up for early sloppiness, Owens caught two touchdowns passes, including a 6-yarder from Tampa Bay's Jeff Garcia for the winning points in the NFC's comeback 42-30 victory over the AFC on Sunday.

Owens was aided by Offensive Rookie of the Year Peterson, whose 129 yards rushing was the first performance of more than 100 yards since Marshall Faulk had 180 and Chris Warren added 127 in 1995. The Minnesota running back scored twice as the NFC rallied from a 24-7 deficit, earning himself MVP honors.
Faulk is the only other rookie to be voted MVP of the Pro Bowl.

Neither side held back the tricks, to the delight of the sellout crowd of 50,044 at Aloha Stadium. There was a fake punt, a throwback kickoff return and a handful of fourth-down gambles.

One of those was a 34-yard pass to Owens from fellow Cowboy Tony Romo that sparked the comeback. Before that huge play, Owens had a pair of ugly drops that drew boos.

He quickly turned them into cheers.

The 48 first-half points tied the Pro Bowl record for the first two periods. The only punt of the half turned into a fake and an 11-yard completion from San Francisco's Andy Lee to Minnesota fullback Tony Richardson. After Peterson gained 24 yards on two plays, Romo threw to Larry Fitzgerald, who dived across the goal line to tie it at 7.

On the opening drive, Colts quarterback Peyton Manning and Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez set the frenetic pace with completions of 31 and 25 yards around a botched snap that cost the AFC 20 yards. Browns receiver Braylon Edwards, one of 41 newcomers (including injured players) beat Seattle's Marcus Trufant on another 31-yarder before Lorenzo Neal dived in from the 1. The San Diego fullback, a 15-year veteran, scored his first Pro Bowl touchdown.

The scoring never abated. T.J. Houshmandzadeh caught TD throws of 16 yards from Manning and 1 from Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger. The Cincinnati receiver's second score came after Antonio Cromartie, the league's interception leader, returned a tipped pass 56 yards to the AFC 29.

Just before that, a comical kickoff runback attempt by Dallas linebacker DeMarcus Ware resulted in a fumble at the NFC 29 recovered by Baltimore's Ed Reed. Tennessee's Rob Bironas kicked a 33-yard field goal.

With the AFC on top 24-7, Romo and Owens got their team back in it. The big play before Owens' 6-yard TD catch was a fourth-and-13 conversion that Owens broke for 34 yards to the 7.

After Bironas nailed a 48-yarder, the NFC continued its comeback. Seattle's Matt Hasselbeck was particularly sharp on a 77-yard touchdown drive he capped with a 17-yard pass to Redskins tight end Chris Cooley. Peterson broke two tackles on a 39-yard run to spark the series, and that was two fewer tacklers than he avoided on his 17-yard jaunt down the left sideline for a 28-27 NFC lead early in the third quarter.

A pair of unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, of all things, against the NFC for illegal defenses allowed Bironas to make his third field goal, a 28-yarder to recapture the lead.

That prompted more shenanigans on the NFC's kickoff return. Bears record-setter Devin Hester ran right for 14 yards, then threw a perfect spiral to his left to Jason Witten. The tight end, one of 13 Cowboys in the game, showed some nice open-field moves in adding 35 yards to the runback.

Then Cromartie got his second pick when Rams wideout Torry Holt deflected Garcia's pass into the Chargers cornerback's hands. Quite a debut for someone who barely played before the 2007 season.

But it was Peterson's debut that was most impressive. He finished off the scoring with a 6-yard romp with 2:43 remaining.

The AFC leads the series 20-18.


Updated on Sunday, Feb 10, 2008 7:52 pm, EST

[OU-HSV]

More for your pro bowl reading pleasures, kinda funny what T.O. said, I put it in bold. Except I don't know if AD is a fur coat guy.
This taken from ESPN.com:


HONOLULU (AP) -- Adrian Peterson stood in front of the car he'd just won as MVP of the Pro Bowl. He wiggled the keys, leaned against the red roof and soaked in the acclaim.

Quite a way to finish off a rookie season.

Peterson ran for 129 yards and two touchdowns, and Terrell Owens made up for early sloppiness with two TD receptions in the NFC's 42-30 comeback victory over the AFC on Sunday.

Offensive Rookie of the Year Peterson's performance was the first of more than 100 yards since Marshall Faulk had 180 and Chris Warren added 127 in 1995. The Minnesota running back joined Faulk as the only rookies to be voted MVP of the Pro Bowl.

"Good company," Peterson said. "We didn't get into the playoffs, so for me to come here and do this at the Pro Bowl means a lot.

"I came with a goal: win the game and be MVP."

And the car?

"I'm going to keep it," Peterson said, smiling.

Owens' 6-yard catch from Tampa Bay's Jeff Garcia provided the winning points, and Owens knew the new ride could have been sitting in his driveway. Then Peterson added a clinching 6-yard touchdown run to steel the wheels.

"It didn't surprise me," said Owens, who finished with eight catches for 101 yards in a game that often resembled flag football on the beach. "He'll be in Minnesota his whole life and buying a lot of fur coats."
Peterson grew up in Texas, so the Hawaiian weather was more to his taste than the frigid upper Midwest. He had several highlight runs, particularly a 39-yarder on one TD drive, and a 17-yard jaunt down the left sideline for a 28-27 NFC lead early in the third quarter. Four AFC defenders missed him on that touchdown.

"He's like lightning in a bottle," Denver safety John Lynch said. "There's probably a handful of guys that you could say that has it all. And he's got that. He's got a little attitude to him.

"He's going to wreak havoc in this league for a long time."

Neither side held back the tricks, to the delight of the sellout crowd of 50,044 at Aloha Stadium. There was a fake punt, a throwback kickoff return and a handful of fourth-down gambles.

One of those was a 34-yard pass to Owens from fellow Cowboy Tony Romo that sparked the comeback. Before that huge play, Owens had a pair of ugly drops that drew boos.

He quickly turned them into cheers.

"It's not how you start, it's how you finish," Owens said.

"That's old hat," added Romo, who had to scramble away from a big pass rush before finding T.O. "We've done that before."

NFC players won $40,000, which Owens said made the trip to the islands even better.

"Hopefully they'll continue to play it over here and we will continue to make some highlight plays," he said.

The 48 first-half points tied the Pro Bowl record for the first two periods. The only punt of the half turned into a fake and an 11-yard completion from San Francisco's Andy Lee to Minnesota fullback Tony Richardson. After Peterson gained 24 yards on two plays, Romo threw to Larry Fitzgerald, who dived across the goal line to tie it at 7.

On the opening drive, Colts quarterback Peyton Manning and Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez set the frenetic pace with completions of 31 and 25 yards around a botched snap that cost the AFC 20 yards. Browns receiver Braylon Edwards, one of 41 newcomers (including injured players) beat Seattle's Marcus Trufant on another 31-yarder before Lorenzo Neal dived in from the 1. The San Diego fullback, a 15-year veteran, scored his first Pro Bowl touchdown.

The scoring never abated. T.J. Houshmandzadeh caught TD throws of 16 yards from Manning and 1 from Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger. The Cincinnati receiver's second score came after Antonio Cromartie, the league's interception leader, returned a tipped pass 56 yards to the AFC 29.

Just before that, a comical kickoff runback attempt by Dallas linebacker DeMarcus Ware resulted in a fumble at the NFC 29 recovered by Baltimore's Ed Reed. Tennessee's Rob Bironas kicked a 33-yard field goal.

With the AFC on top 24-7, Romo and Owens got their team back in it. The big play before Owens' 6-yard TD catch was a fourth-and-13 conversion that Owens broke for 34 yards to the 7.

"Just two teammates making something happen," Owens said.

After Bironas nailed a 48-yarder, the NFC continued its comeback. Seattle's Matt Hasselbeck was particularly sharp on a 77-yard touchdown drive he capped with a 17-yard pass to Redskins tight end Chris Cooley. Peterson broke two tackles on a 39-yard run to spark the series.

A pair of unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, of all things, against the NFC for illegal defenses allowed Bironas to make his third field goal, a 28-yarder to recapture the lead 30-28.

That prompted more shenanigans on the NFC's kickoff return. Bears record-setter Devin Hester ran right for 14 yards, then threw a perfect spiral to his left to Jason Witten. The tight end, one of 13 Cowboys in the game, showed some nice open-field moves in adding 35 yards to the runback.

Then Cromartie got his second pick when Rams wideout Torry Holt deflected Garcia's pass into the Chargers cornerback's hands. Quite a debut for someone who barely played before the 2007 season.

"I don't see it like that," Cromartie said. "I just go out and have fun and do what I'm supposed to."

But it was Peterson's debut that was most impressive. He finished off the scoring with 2:43 remaining.

"Can I top this?" Peterson said, repeating a question as he leaned against the Cadillac. "Yeah, you always set your bar high."

The AFC leads the series 20-18.

[OU-HSV]

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