Sunday, February 21, 2016

2016 Pro Bowl by the Numbers

(Written on 12/22/15)
0– Number of players from the Bears, Chargers, Colts, Jaguars, Saints, and Titans who made the Pro Bowl
2– Number of players from the entire AFC South (J.J. Watt and Deandre Hopkins of the Texans), the least amount of selections in a division in history
3– Number of Oakland Raiders players, the most since 2011; Todd Gurley became only the third rookie running back since 2000 to make the Pro Bowl
4– This is the fourth straight season that the Kansas City Chiefs have had four or more Pro Bowl selection; number of divisions that had at least one Pro Bowl selection from all four teams
7– Number of Patriots who were selected, their most since 2011 when they had eight
8– Number of teams with four or more Pro Bowl selections
9– Number of Pro Bowls for Charles Woodson, fourth among all active players and fifth all-time
10– Number of Carolina Panthers selected, the most in the NFL and the second straight season an NFC team had as many
11– Number of Pro Bowls for Tom Brady, second among all active players (three behind Peyton Manning) and third all-time
12– Number of position groups with at least one Pro Bowler making his first appearance
17– The difference in Pro Bowlers for the San Francisco 49ers in 2013 and 2014 (19) and 2015 (2); number of first rounders from the 2007 draft class that have made the Pro Bowl, tied for first all-time
22– Number of non-rookies making their first Pro Bowl appearance
35– Number of rookies who have made the Pro Bowl since 2000 (three this season)
38– Number of AFC players chosen
48– Number of NFC players chosen

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