Admin January 2, 2025
NFL Overreactions Week 17
Sports Seriously’s Mackenzie Salmon breaks down this weeks NFL matchups.
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The Baltimore Ravens are still trying to lock down the AFC North title, but they own the distinction of having the most Pro Bowl selections of any NFL team this season.
With the rosters for the 2025 Pro Bowl games revealed Thursday, the Ravens pace the league with nine selections. The Detroit Lions were next with seven, while the Philadelphia Eagles had six.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was the odd man out in a loaded field of AFC passers, with the Buffalo Bills’ Josh Allen, Cincinnati Bengals’ Joe Burrow and Ravens’ Lamar Jackson all getting in ahead of him. Mahomes, who has been a Pro Bowl selection in all six years he has been a starter, could still get in as a replacement.
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, who finished among all players in fan voting, was selected to his 10th career Pro Bowl, placing him in a tie with New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers for the second-most selections of any active player behind San Francisco 49ers left tackle Trent Williams, who has 11. Neither Rodgers nor Williams received a nod this year.
But the Las Vegas Raiders’ Brock Bowers was chosen as the starter ahead of Kelce after his record-setting rookie campaign.
Among the other rookies who were chosen was Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels and Los Angeles Rams outside linebacker Jared Verse, the front-runners for Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year.
The Pro Bowl Games will be held Feb. 2 in Orlando, with the league again featuring a flag football contest and a “Skills Show” the previous Thursday rather than a full-fledged game.
2025 Pro Bowl rosters
AFC (starters in italics)
Quarterbacks
Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills
Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens
Wide receivers
Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals
Nico Collins, Houston Texans
Zay Flowers, Baltimore Ravens
Jerry Jeudy, Cleveland Browns
Running backs
Derrick Henry, Baltimore Ravens
Joe Mixon, Houston Texans
Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts
Tight ends
Brock Bowers, Las Vegas Raiders
Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Fullback
Patrick Ricard, Baltimore Ravens
Offensive tackles
Dion Dawkins, Buffalo Bills
Rayshawn Slater, Los Angeles Chargers
Laremy Tunsil, Houston Texans
Guards
Quenton Nelson, Indianapolis Colts
Trey Smith, Kansas City Chiefs
Joe Thuney, Kansas City Chiefs
Centers
Creed Humphrey, Kansas City Chiefs
Tyler Linderbaum, Baltimore Ravens
Defensive ends
Maxx Crosby, Las Vegas Raiders
Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns
Trey Hendrickson, Cincinnati Bengals
Interior linemen
Cameron Heyward, Pittsburgh Steelers
Chris Jones, Kansas City Chiefs
Nnamdi Madubuike, Baltimore Ravens
Outside linebackers
Nik Bonitto, Denver Broncos
Khalil Mack, Los Angeles Chargers
T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers
Inside/middle linebackers
Zaire Franklin, Indianapolis Colts
Roquan Smith, Baltimore Ravens
Cornerbacks
Marlon Humphrey, Baltimore Ravens
Derek Stingley Jr., Houston Texans
Pat Surtain II, Denver Broncos
Denzel Ward, Cleveland Browns
Free safety
Minkah Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Steelers
Strong safeties
Kyle Hamilton, Baltimore Ravens
Derwin James, Los Angeles Chargers
Punter
Logan Cooke, Jacksonville Jaguars
Placekicker
Chris Boswell, Pittsburgh Steelers
Long snapper
Ross Matiscik, Jacksonville Jaguars
Return specialist
Marvin Mims Jr., Denver Broncos
Special teamer
Brenden Schooler, New England Patriots
NFC (starters in italics)
Quarterbacks
Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders
Sam Darnold, Minnesota Vikings
Jared Goff, Detroit Lions
Wide receivers
Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings
CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys
Terry McLaurin, Washington Commanders
Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit Lions
Running backs
Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles
Jahmyr Gibbs, Detroit Lions
Josh Jacobs, Green Bay Packers
Fullback
Kyle Juszczyk, San Francisco 49ers
Tight ends
George Kittle, San Francisco 49ers
Trey McBride, Arizona Cardinals
Offensive tackles
Lane Johnson, Philadelphia Eagles
Penei Sewell, Detroit Lions
Tristan Wirfs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Offensive guards
Lane Dickerson, Philadelphia Eagles
Chris Lindstrom, Atlanta Falcons
Tyler Smith, Dallas Cowboys
Centers
Cam Jurgens, Philadelphia Eagles
Frank Ragnow, Detroit Lions
Defensive ends
Nick Bosa, San Francisco 49ers
Rashan Gary, Green Bay Packers
Micah Parsons, Dallas Cowboys
Interior linemen
Jalen Carter, Philadelphia Eagles
Dexter Lawrence, New York Giants
Vita Vea, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Outside linebacker
Jonathan Greenard, Minnesota Vikings
Andrew Van Ginkel, Minnesota Vikings
Jared Verse, Los Angeles Rams
Inside/middle linebackers
Zack Baun, Philadelphia Eagles
Fred Warner, San Francisco 49ers
Cornerbacks
Jaycee Horn, Carolina Panthers
Jaylon Johnson, Chicago Bears
Byron Murphy, Minnesota Vikings
Devon Witherspoon, Seattle Seahawks
Free safety
Xavier McKinney, Green Bay Packers
Strong safety
Budda Baker, Arizona Cardinals
Brian Branch, Detroit Lions
Punter
Jack Fox, Detroit Lions
Placekicker
Brandon Aubrey, Dallas Cowboys
Long snapper
Andrew DePaola, Minnesota Vikings
Return specialist
KaVontae Turpin, Dallas Cowboys
Special teamer
KhaDarel Hodges, Atlanta Falcons