Throwback Thursday: The Best I've Seen

This is an All-Time NFL Team made up of players that I've seen live. I haven't been to a lot of games in my five decades of following the NFL. Due to living all of my life in northern California all of the games that I've attended includes either the San Francisco 49ers or Oakland Raiders. Most of those games have been against the Minnesota Vikings. So this All-Time NFL Team will have a strong Vikings, 49ers, and Raiders presence.

Quarterback
*Fran Tarkenton

Running Backs
Adrian Peterson
*Emmitt Smith

Fullback
Daryl Johnston

Wide Receivers
*Jerry Rice
*Cris Carter

Tight End 
*Kellen Winslow

Tackles
*Art Shell
*Gary Zimmerman

Guards
*Randall McDaniel
*Larry Allen
It was difficult to whittle the guard pool to two. Gene Upshaw and Steve Hutchinson are on the sidelines for this team.

Center
*Mick Tingelhoff

Defensive End
*Carl Eller
*Charles Haley

Defensive Tackle
*John Randle
Kevin Williams

Linebackers
Matt Blair
Randy Gradishar
*Ted Hendricks

Cornerback
*Willie Brown
*Deion Sanders

Safety
*Paul Krause
Harrison Smith

Kicker
Ryan Longwell

Punter
*Ray Guy

Returner
Cordarrelle Patterson

*Hall of Famer

Best Running Back Tandems

I enjoy and respect the insights of NFL.com Analyst Bucky Brooks. He's one of the few analysts with NFL experience as both a player and a scout. But I believe that he lost his mind recently when he said that the New Orleans Saints running back duo of Mark Ingram and Alvin Kamara is the best in NFL history. First of all, it's way too early to make a statement like that. Kamara has played in only 12 games and he and Ingram can only be considered a tandem for eight of those games. The Saints employed a clunky rotation that included Adrian Peterson for the first four games of the season. Ingram and Kamara have been brilliant together. Their versatility and production have turned the Saints offense into one of the most difficult to defend in the league. It would be closer to reality if Brooks had said that the duo was currently the best in the league. Fans of the running back stables put together in New England, Philadelphia might debate that. The Atlanta Falcon's wonderful backfield tandem of Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman has to be part of the conversation. The best backfield tandem in history? No matter how brilliant Ingram and Kamara have been through eight games they aren't even close to consideration for the best in league history. Here are some of the best.

1922-23 Oorang Indians
Jim Thorpe
Joe Guyon
Might as well start with the first great tandem. Both are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The only problem with this pairing was that Thorpe's best football days were those that preceded the NFL.

Early 1930s Chicago Bears
Bronko Nagurski
Red Grange
Nagurski was just getting started on his great career. Grange was coming to an end.

1930s Green Bay Packers
Johnny (Blood) McNally
Clarke Hinkle
McNally's pass catching versatility and Hinkle's hard-charging ways could be a comparison for Ingram and Kamara. But the new guys have to do it for years rather than 8 games for this comparison to stand.

1935 Detroit Lions
Dutch Clark
Glenn Presnell
Ace Gutowsky
This was one of the best running teams that the league has ever seen.

Late 1940s Chicago Cardinals
Charley Trippi
Marshall Goldberg
Pat Harder
Elmer Angsman
This backfield even had a nickname. Along with quarterback Paul Christman this bunch was known as the "Dream Backfield." The origins of the Cardinals can be traced to the 1800s. They are the oldest team in the league. Their only glory years were the years that this backfield was together. They won the NFL title in 1947.

Mid 1950s San Francisco 49ers
Joe Perry
Hugh McElhenny
John Henry Johnson
This backfield had a nickname as well. Along with quarterback Y.A. Tittle they were the "Million Dollar Backfield." No titles but a lot of running fun.

Late 1950s Cleveland Browns
Jim Brown
Bobby Mitchell
Mitchell's best NFL days were as a receiver with the Washington Redskins but he was an electric, versatile compliment to the great Jim Brown. Brown and a bag of leaves would be a great backfield tandem.

Late 1950s Baltimore Colts
Lenny Moore
Alan Ameche
L.G. Dupre
Perhaps because I find the Colts teams of this era as some of the most interesting in league history I've always liked this tandem. Moore is a Hall of Famer. He could've made it to Canton as a back or as a receiver. Instead he made it as a bit of both. Ameche might've joined Moore in the Hall of Fame if head coach Weeb Ewbank didn't have a strange animosity for him.

1960s Green Bay Packers
Jim Taylor
Paul Hornung
There's no denying the great accomplishments of this duo. Team-wise and individually.

Early 1970s Miami Dolphins
Larry Csonka
Jim Kiick
Mercury Morris
Defenses often got too much everything with this trio. Csonka's power wore out defenses. Kiick could do a little bit of everything. Morris simply ran past defenders. Csonka and Morris were the first teammates to hit the 1000-yard mark in the same season.

1970s Pittsburgh Steelers
Franco Harris
Rocky Bleier
This duo made it possible for the team to win titles while their quarterback developed. Harris and Bleier also hit the 1000-yard mark together in 1976. If they hadn't both been hurt for the '76 AFC Championship game against the Oakland Raiders the Steelers might've won three straight Super Bowls.

1976 New England Patriots
Sam Cunningham
Andy Johnson
Don Calhoun
This is an underrated backfield. I had to include them because as a young fan I was intrigued that a team could have three running backs that gained at least 699 yards rushing. This was an era of workhorse backs and the Patriots employed a committee. An effective committee.

1981 San Diego Chargers
Chuck Muncie
James Brooks
Air Coryell had some running backs too.

1983 Washington Redskins
John Riggins
Joe Washington
Thunder and Lightning.

Late 1980s Cleveland Browns
Kevin Mack
Ernest Byner
This backfield would be even better known if the Browns could've gotten past the Denver Broncos at least once.

Late 1980s Los Angeles Raiders
Marcus Allen
Bo Jackson
Bo Jackson was a wonder. It's thrilling and very sad to think about what his career could've been. At the time Allen's best days were probably behind him and his deteriorating relationship with Al Davis surely impacted his play but he was still a very good running back. His productive years with the Kansas City Chiefs showed that he wasn't done. Jackson's brilliance kinda made Allen look ordinary. 

Mark Ingram and Alvin Kamara have a very long way to go to be mentioned with the likes of most of the above.

Flea Flicker Week 13 Power Rankings

There's a new #1. The Minnesota Vikings have taken the spot held by the Philadelphia Eagles for so many weeks. The Vikings have beaten more of the top teams (Saints, Rams, Falcons) than any of the other 10-2 teams. So, the top spot goes to them.

1.   Minnesota Vikings (10-2)
2.   New England Patriots (10-2)
3.   Philadelphia Eagles (10-2)
4.   Pittsburgh Steelers (10-2)
5.   Los Angeles Rams (9-3)
6.   New Orleans Saints (9-3)
7.   Seattle Seahawks (8-4)
8.   Carolina Panthers (8-4)
9.   Atlanta Falcons (7-5)
10. Tennessee Titans (8-4)
11. Jacksonville Jaguars (8-4)
12. Los Angeles Chargers (6-6) 
13. Baltimore Ravens (7-5)
14. Dallas Cowboys (6-6)
15. Detroit Lions (6-6)
16. Washington Redskins (5-7)
17. Buffalo Bills (6-6)
18. Oakland Raiders (6-6)
19. Kansas City Chiefs (6-6)
20. Green Bay Packers (6-6)
21. Arizona Cardinals (5-7)
22. Cincinnati Bengals (5-7)
23. New York Jets (5-7)
24. Miami Dolphins (5-7)
25. Houston Texans (4-8)
26. Chicago Bears (3-9)
27. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-8)
28. Indianapolis Colts (3-9)
29. Denver Broncos (3-9)
30. San Francisco 49ers (2-10)
31. New York Giants (2-10)

32. Cleveland Browns (0-12)

Until next week. 

Week 13 Thoughts

The Atlanta Falcons entered their Week 13 home game against the Minnesota Vikings on a three-game win streak. Explosive offensive plays had triggered those wins. The Vikings left Atlanta with a 14-9 win by taking away those plays from the Falcons.

This game felt like a throwback to the sort of games that were routinely played in the 1970s, and earlier. Two teams taking swings at each other. It was a defensive game, as the final score clearly indicates, with both offenses taking what they could get. The difference in the game was that the Falcons offense couldn't get into the end zone with their chances and the Vikings could. The Falcons defense allowed two touchdowns. The Vikings defense allowed three field goals on four attempts.

The Falcons win streak ended at three games. The Vikings win streak is now at eight games.

The Vikings put an end to another Falcons streak. This was the first game since December 13, 2015 in which quarterback Matt Ryan failed to throw a touchdown pass. It was a streak of 30 games, the 8th-longest in NFL history.

Vikings quarterback Case Keenum played another efficient, winning game. He completed 25 of 30 passes for 227 yards and two touchdowns. A fine game. His play in the second half could be considered perfect. He completed all 13 passes that he threw for 117 yards and a touchdown. Three of those 13 converted three big third downs.

It's been a blast to watch Keenum guide his team. It's also been a blast to hear him during press conferences and interviews. He's helped guide the Vikings to eight straight wins. He was just named the November's NFC Offensive Players of the Month. He's been playing great. Everyone with a microphone, phone, or pen is still asking how can a sucky, journeyman quarterback possibly be playing so well. He was just playing ball when his opportunity arrived in September. He's just been playing ball ever since. The questions have felt condescending all along but he's always taken them with a smile. He's just playing ball. Maybe everyone should stop questioning his play and enjoy it. He and his teammates are fun to watch.

All third downs are big downs. In the days leading up to this game the media talking heads honked a bunch about the Falcons offense being the league's best at converting third downs and the Vikings defense being the league's best at preventing third down conversions. It was a terrific talking point and the honkers were right to honk about it. The Falcons converted only one of the 10 third downs that they faced. Advantage: Vikings defense. The Vikings offense converted six of the 12 first downs that they faced.

The Vikings defense was great but they didn't produce any flashy stats. No sacks. No turnovers. More important than no sacks and no turnovers was the no touchdowns stat.
Falcons offense:
First Downs 15
Total Plays 51
Total Yards 275
Passing Yards 173
Rushing Yards 102
Third Down Efficiency 1/10
Time of Possession 25:58
That's not the sort of production that this Falcons offense is accustomed to seeing.

A big reason for that reduction in production was the game that Vikings corner Xavier Rhodes played against Falcons all-everything receiver Julio Jones. Last week Jones piled up 253 yards. Yesterday he had two catches for 24 yards. Only one of those catches came against Rhodes.

With 8:06 to play in the third quarter the Vikings offense took the field with possession of the ball on their own 11-yard line. On the first play of the fourth quarter and 15th play of the 89-yard drive Keenum tossed a six-yard touchdown to tight end Kyle Rudolph. It was a grinding, dominating drive. It was the sort of drive that really good teams have as they take a competitive game away from their competitor. They had a similar sort of drive that took care of the final 4:40 of the game. The final two minutes of the game were kneel-downs on the Falcons 10-yard line. The Vikings have been having more of these sorts of drives as this season gets older.

That 89-yard drive was the Vikings 11th 80+-yard drive of the season. They had four all of last season.

Vikings running back Latavius Murray is really picking up steam. He has 496 yards on the season with 323 of those yards coming in the last four weeks. Those aren't eye-popping numbers but they are solid numbers. He and Jerick McKinnon are giving their team a dependable running attack. That's something that many observers didn't think that the Vikings would have when rookie Dalvin Cook was lost for the season in Week 4. It's taken me while to get used to Murray's running style. He's a tall back at 6'3" and due to his long limbs and strides he sometimes looks a little out of control when he runs. His 30-yard run to the Falcons two-yard line to set up the Vikings first touchdown was terrific. He made up a cut at the line of scrimmage that I wasn't sure that he could make.

The luck of the FOX announcer draw has given viewers of the Vikings a ridiculous number of games called by Kevin Burkhardt and Charles Davis. So much so that this FOX team might as well board the same flights that carry the Vikings to their games. I've always liked Davis and still do but I'm getting real tired of Burkhardt. For the third straight game he's stated that Dalvin Cook was leading the league in rushing at the time of the injury. That's simply not true. If this duo flies to Carolina with the Vikings next week and Burkhardt tosses out his little Cook false fact I'm going to lose my damn mind. During one of his first Vikings games Burkhardt even mixed up a Storm Trooper for Darth Vader. Who does that?

NFC North Standings thru Week 13

Vikings	10-2
Lions	6-6
Packers	6-6
Bears	3-9

The Vikings have a four-game lead with four to play.

The big news of this past NFL week was the benching of Eli Manning by the New York Giants. That controversial move ended Manning's consecutive start streak at 210 games. It's a streak that started in 2004. During the course of that 13-year streak the Vikings have started the following quarterbacks.

Daunte Culpepper

Brad Johnson

Tavaris Jackson

Kelly Holcomb

Brooks Bollinger

Gus Frerotte

Brett Favre

Joe Webb

Donovan McNabb

Christian Ponder

Matt Cassel

Josh Freeman

Teddy Bridgerwater

Shaun Hill

Sam Bradford

Case Keenum

Impressive.

In place of Eli Manning, the Giants started Geno Smith against the Raiders in Oakland. Smith's stats looked ok. 21/34 for 212 yards, one touchdown, and no interceptions. He did have two fumbles. Both on the Raiders side of the field. One was in the red zone. His team lost 24-17.

This has been a disastrous season season for the Giants. One of the worst in franchise history. In all that despair they've found a potential long-term keeper in freakishly talented tight end Evan Engram. He had seven catches for 99 yards and a touchdown against the Raiders. Whoever quarterbacks the team next year will be thrilled to throw to Odell Beckham, Sterling Shepherd, and Engram.

Congratulations to San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo on his first win with his new team. He led his team to five goals. That was enough to beat the Chicago Bears 15-14.

About eight weeks ago many were raving about the impressive play of the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs were quite impressive after ripping off five straight wins to start the season, including a Week 1 thumping of New England Patriots. Nay-sayers were harking back to the 2016 season when the Vikings started 5-0 and then lost eight of their final 11 games. The yay-sayers were saying that this Chiefs team was far too strong to fall so far after such a fine start. Well, the Chiefs are now carrying the same 6-6 record after Week 13 that the Vikings carried last year. The Chiefs lost to the New York Jets yesterday, 38-31. I really don't think that the Chiefs are as flawed as the Vikings were last year but they simply can't win a game right now. They are having the sort of puzzling struggles that could cost head coach Andy Reid his job.

The Green Bay Packers have a tough road to the playoffs in front of them. No Aaron Rodgers and Brett Hundley playing in his place. Hundley was great last week in pushing the Pittsburgh Steelers to the very end. He guided his team to an overtime win yesterday over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 25-20. The Packers are hanging around and they could get Rodgers back to finish the season.

One of the day's biggest games was the NFC South battle between the Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints. The Saints (9-3) separated themselves from the Panthers (8-4) and the Falcons (7-5) in the division with their 31-21 win.

I'm giving the Rookie of the Year award to Saints running back Alvin Kamara. Against the Panthers, he was terrific again. Nine carries for 60 yards and two touchdowns (2.20) and five catches for 66 yards. He and Mark Ingram form an often dominant, always versatile running duo.

The Seattle Seahawks saved their best game of the season for the best team in the league. Few teams have made the Philadelphia Eagles sweat this season as they piled up 10 wins. Their lone loss to the Chiefs felt so long ago that it might've happened last season. The Seahawks are always tough home so this game was a real test for the Eagles. It was perhaps their first real test. The Seahawks controlled the game and won 24-10.

Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner was brilliant against the Eagles and could be setting the pace for the Defensive Player of the Year award. After the game he said "We were tired of people sleeping on us, tired of people doubting us." The Seahawks have always propped up an "us vs. them" script. Wagner's attempt now is a little shaky. Nearly every talking head considered his team to be the first team in a while that could give the Eagles a real test. Besides, it was the Seahawks inconsistent offense and injuries on defense that brought about doubts. The Seahawks finally played the sort of game that most thought the team had in them.

Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz has some ridiculous skills. Early in the fourth quarter he rolled to his right with a defender in pursuit. He then launched a 45-yard throw with that defender's arms wrapped around his legs. He wasn't set and he had no legs to get set and he threw a perfect 45-yard pass to a receiver that had come open. It was a wrecked that play that turned into a 51-yard play. He might be the only quarterback in the league that could make that play.

Aaron Rodgers could probably do it.

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski should be suspended, perhaps for the remainder of the season, for his asinine wrestling-like blow to the head of Bills corner Tre'Davious White. If the league is truly serious about head injuries Gronkowski isn't playing for a while. There's no place in the league for an intentional act like that.

Week 13 concludes with the Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals. 

Flea Flicker Week 13 Predictions

The NFL Week 13 slate is highlighted by three NFC battles. Vikings @ Falcons, Panthers @ Saints, and Eagles @ Seahawks. Those look like playoff games. Here's a stab at all of the games. 

Minnesota Vikings @ Atlanta Falcons

Pick: Vikings

Three weeks ago I thought that the Vikings three game stretch of Los Angeles Rams, @ Washington Redskins, @ Detroit Lions (the last one on three days rest) was their toughest of the season. Now, I think that this two game stretch of @ Falcons and @ Carolina Panthers is the toughest. I guess that the toughest games are always the ones in front of you. 

Kansas City Chiefs @ New York Jets

Pick: Chiefs

The way the Chiefs have been playing of late I'm not sure that they can beat any team. They have to get on track this week. Right?

Houston Texans @ Tennessee Titans

Pick: Titans

The Titans have soared to the top of the AFC South on wins against soft teams. 

Indianapolis Colts @ Jacksonville Jaguars

Pick: Jaguars

The Colts are feisty. 

Denver Broncos @ Miami Dolphins

Pick: Dolphins

Going with the home team.

Detroit Lions @ Baltimore Ravens

Pick: Lions

The Lions offense gets the nod over the Ravens offense.

New England Patriots @ Buffalo Bills

Pick: Patriots

It'll be tough to pick against the Patriots in any game. Even that big one coming up against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

San Francisco 49ers @ Chicago Bears

Pick: 49ers

The 49ers win their second game and Jimmy Garoppolo wins his first game as their quarterback.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Green Bay Packers

Pick: Packers

The Packers pushed the Steelers to the limit last week in Pittsburgh. If they can play like that against the Buccaneers in Green Bay they should be able to pull out a win. 

Cleveland Browns @ Los Angeles Chargers

Pick: Chargers

The Chargers are gaining steam. Josh Gordon returns for the Browns after a two-year sabbatical. 

New York Giants @ Oakland Raiders

Pick: Raiders

The biggest story to come out of this game probably came out during the week. Eli Manning's on the bench for the first time since 2004.

Los Angeles Rams @ Arizona Cardinals

Pick: Cardinals

Upset!

Carolina Panthers @ New Orleans 

Pick: Saints

The Saints eight-game win streak was stopped by the Rams last week. Now they get a tough division battle. 

Philadelphia Eagles @ Seattle Seahawks

Pick: Seahawks

The Eagles are rolling but this might be their first real test of the season. 

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cincinnati Bengals

Pick: Steelers

The Steelers have been winning despite some inconsistencies. They need to spend the final weeks of the season getting the inconsistency issues out of their system. Why not start that fix against a hated rival? 

Cal Recruiting Update

Cal's disappointing 30-27 loss to UCLA last Friday dropped their record 5-7. Without a bowl game on the horizon it's on to recruiting. Golden Bears head coach Justin Wilcox was hired last January about two weeks before Signing Day. He didn't even have a chance to hire all of his coaches before that big day. The recruiting class that Wilcox and his staff are putting together will really be their first. There's been a complete overhaul of the offensive and defensive systems that previous head coach Sonny Dykes had in place. It can be argued that Cal had no defense under Dykes. This is a very important recruiting class for the immediate future of Cal football. The commit from Torrey Pines linebacker Louis Bickett this week bumped the total 2018 Recruiting Class to 17. Here are those commits.

Will Craig, OT, Granite Bay (Granite Bay, CA) 6'5" 265
Nikko Remigio, WR, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) 5'10" 160
McCallan Castles, TE, South Tahoe (South Lake Tahoe, CA) 6'5" 230
Jasper Friis, OT. Aquinas (San Bernadino, CA) 6'7" 315
Nick Alftin, DE, Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, CA) 6'5" 224
Miles Owens, OT, Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, CA) 6'7" 315
JH Tevis, DE, Menlo-Atherton (Menlo Park, CA) 6'5" 227
Evan Tattersall, OLB, Granite Bay (Granite Bay, CA) 6'2" 215
JT Shrout, QB, William S. Hart (Newhall, CA) 6'3" 190
Antonio Mafi, G, Junipero Serra (San Mateo, CA) 6'3" 360
Chigozie Anusiem, CB, Sonora (La Habra, CA) 6'2" 175
Matthew Cinrdric, OT, Skyline (Sammamish,WA) 6'4" 270
Brandon Mello, OL, Clayton Valley (Concord, CA) 6'7" 295
Colt Doughty, ILB, College of San Mateo (San Mateo, CA) 6'2" 235
Lone Isara, DE, Mt. San Antonio College (Walnut, CA) 6'3" 260
Slater Zellers, LS, Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale, AZ) 6'1" 220
Louis Bickett, OLB, Torrey Pines (Emcinitas, CA) 6'3" 200
-None of these commits are binding until a Letter of Intent is signed.

In the 1990s and early 2000s, Cal sent several offensive linemen on to the NFL. Some saw great success in the league. Todd Steussie, Tarik Glenn, and Alex Mack to name three. Cal hasn't sent too many offensive linemen on to the NFL in recent years. Injuries haven't helped but the line has struggled. It looks like Wilcox and his staff have emphasized those positions in this class. Will Craig is probably the best of the bunch. Miles Owens, Jasper Friis, and Brandon Mello add ridiculous size. So does Antonio Mafi but I'm guessing that the coaches might see him as a nose tackle on defense. He played the position, as well as guard, in high school and Cal doesn't really have an "impossible-to-move" anchor in the middle of their defensive line. Mafi could be that anchor.

Recruiting is all about the star rating system so here's how Cal's commits stack up in that flawed system.

4-stars
Will Craig
Nikko Remigio

3-stars
McCallan Castles
Jasper Friis
Nick Alftin
Miles Owens
JH Tevis
JT Shrout
Chigozie Anusiem
Colt Doughty
Lone Isara
Matthew Cinrdric
Brandon Mello
Louis Bickett
Slater Zellers
Evan Tattersall
Antonio Mafi

One little twist to the 2018 Football Recruiting season is the implementation of the new early signing period. Recruits can now sign a Letter of Intent during a 72-hour window that opens on December 20.

Pro Bowl Voting Standings

Pro Bowl voting has been open for a few weeks now. It was a later start than usual. That's probably a good thing seeing as early October always felt way too early. How could players possibly be judged accurately after only a quarter season's worth of viewing? After all, Pro Bowl voting is a very exact, well-researched science. Right? Here's a look at the voting leaders through Week 12.

Top-10 Vote Leaders

Pos.	Name	Team	Votes
QB	Carson Wentz	Eagles	422,491
QB	Tom Brady	Patriots	370,379
RB	Le'Veon Bell	Steelers	360,129
WR	Antonio Brown	Steelers	349,199
QB	Drew Brees	Saints	323,231
RB	Todd Gurley	Rams	321,388
RB	Kareem Hunt	Chiefs	291,786
QB	Jared Goff	Rams	279,700
QB	Russell Wilson	Seahawks	276,373
TE	Rob Gronkowski	Patriots	252,734

Vote Leaders By Position

AFC

Pos.	Player	Team	Votes
QB	Tom Brady	Patriots	370,379
RB	Le'Veon Bell	Steelers	360,129
FB	Tommy Bohanon	Steelers	66,145
WR	Antonio Brown	Steelers	349,199
TE	Rob Gronkowski	Patriots	252,734
T	Alejandro Vilanueva	Steelers	88,128
G	David DeCastro	Steelers	108,724
C	Maurkice Pouncey	Steelers	99,575
DE	Joey Bosa	Chargers	183,721
DE	Geno Atkins	Bengals	133,580
OLB	Von Miller	Broncos	118,877
ILB	Ryan Shazier	Steelers	106,834
CB	A.J. Bouye	Jaguars	143,102
SS	Micah Hyde	Bills	61,548
FS	Kevin Byard	Titans	76,052
K	Stephen Gostkowski	Patriots	66,472
P	Marquette King	Raiders	79,200
RS	Tyreek Hill	Chiefs	76,770
ST	Tyler Matakevich	Steelers	38,228

It looks Steelers fans have been visiting the polls.

NFC

Pos.	Player	Team	Votes
QB	Carson Wentz	Eagles	422,491
RB	Todd Gurley	Rams	321,388
FB	Kyle Juszczyk	49ers	170,987
WR	Adam Thielen	Vikings	199,431
TE	Zach Ertz	Eagles	238,809
T	Lane Johnson	Eagles	106,181
G	Zack Martin	Cowboys	103,363
C	Jason Kelce	Eagles	121,871
DE	Everson Griffen	Vikings	142,144
DE	Aaron Donald	Rams	151,635
OLB	Chandler Jones	Cardinals	77,461
ILB	Luke Kuechly	Panthers	140,388
CB	Darius Slay	Lions	108,249
SS	Kam Chancellor	Seahawks	79,238
FS	Harrison Smith	Vikings	67,485
K	Greg Zuerlein	Rams	84,008
P	Johnny Hekker	Rams	42,271
RS	Pharoh Cooper	Rams	56,779
ST	Kamu Grugler-Hill	Eagles	47,346

Rams fans are spending some time at the polls as well.

The Pro Bowl will played January 28 in Orlando.