1989 Pro Bowl

National Football League all-star game

1989 NFL Pro Bowl

| AFC | NFC

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3 | 34
Head coach:
Marv Levy
(Buffalo Bills) | Head coach:
Mike Ditka
(Chicago Bears)
|  | 1| 2| 3| 4 | Total

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AFC | 3| 0| 0| 0 | 3
NFC | 7| 7| 10| 10 | 34
Date| January 29, 1989
Stadium| Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, Hawaii
MVP| Randall Cunningham (Philadelphia Eagles)
Referee| Ben Dreith
Attendance| 50,113
TV in the United States
Network| ESPN
Announcers| Mike Patrick & Joe Theismann

* ← 1988
* Pro Bowl
* 1990 →

The 1989 Pro Bowl was the NFL's 39th annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1988 season. The game was played on Sunday, January 29, 1989, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii before a crowd of 50,113. The final score was NFC 34, AFC 3.[1][2]

Marv Levy of the Buffalo Bills led the AFC team against an NFC team coached by Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka.[3] The referee was Ben Dreith.[2]

Randall Cunningham of the Philadelphia Eagles was named the game's MVP.[3] Players on the winning NFC team received $10,000 apiece while the AFC participants each took home $5,000.[4]

It was the last Pro Bowl game played in January for two decades, until the 2010 Pro Bowl.[citation needed]

## AFC roster

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### Offense

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Position  | Starter(s)  | Reserve(s)

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Quarterback | 7 Boomer Esiason, Cincinnati | 1 Warren Moon, Houston
7 Jim Kelly, Buffalo
19 Dave Krieg, Seattle
Running back | 29 Eric Dickerson, Indianapolis | 29 John Stephens, New England
28 James Brooks, Cincinnati
Fullback | 30 Mike Rozier, Houston |
Wide receiver | 88 Al Toon, N.Y. Jets
88 Eddie Brown, Cincinnati | 83 Andre Reed, Buffalo
81 Tim Brown, L.A. Raiders
81 Mark Clayton, Miami
Tight end | 82 Mickey Shuler, N.Y. Jets | 82 Rodney Holman, Cincinnati
Offensive tackle | 78 Anthony Muñoz, Cincinnati
75 Chris Hinton, Indianapolis | 62 Tunch Ilkin, Pittsburgh
Offensive guard | 74 Bruce Matthews, Houston
65 Max Montoya, Cincinnati | 65 Mike Munchak, Houston
Center | 53 Ray Donaldson, Indianapolis | 67 Kent Hull, Buffalo

### Defense

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Position  | Starter(s)  | Reserve(s)

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Defensive end | 99 Lee Williams, San Diego
78 Bruce Smith, Buffalo | 79 Jacob Green, Seattle
Defensive tackle | 76 Fred Smerlas, Buffalo | 69 Tim Krumrie, Cincinnati
79 Ray Childress, Houston
70 Brian Sochia, Miami
Outside linebacker | 56 Andre Tippett, New England
55 Cornelius Bennett, Buffalo | 57 Clay Matthews Jr., Cleveland
59 John Grimsley, Houston
Inside linebacker | 52 Johnny Rembert, New England
55 Matt Millen, L.A. Raiders | 56 Dino Hackett, Kansas City
58 Shane Conlan, Buffalo
Cornerback | 31 Frank Minnifield, Cleveland
29 Hanford Dixon, Cleveland | 22 Eric Thomas, Cincinnati
29 Albert Lewis, Kansas City
Free safety | 20 Deron Cherry, Kansas City | 22 Erik McMillan, N.Y. Jets
Strong safety | 33 David Fulcher, Cincinnati |

### Special teams

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Position  | Starter(s)  | Reserve(s)

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Punter |   2 Mike Horan, Denver |
Placekicker | 11 Scott Norwood, Buffalo |
Kick returner | 89 Gerald McNeil, Cleveland |
Special Teamer | 97 Rufus Porter, Seattle |

## NFC roster

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The players representing the NFC were:

### Offense

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Position  | Starter(s)  | Reserve(s)

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Quarterback | 12 Randall Cunningham, Philadelphia | 11 Wade Wilson, Minnesota
Running back | 34 Herschel Walker, Dallas | 33 Roger Craig, San Francisco
35 Neal Anderson, Chicago
24 Ron Wolfley, Phoenix
Fullback | 44 John Settle, Atlanta |
Wide receiver | 80 Henry Ellard, Los Angeles Rams
80 Jerry Rice, San Francisco | 81 Anthony Carter, Minnesota
84 Eric Martin, New Orleans
80 J.T. Smith, Phoenix
Tight end | 83 Keith Jackson, Philadelphia | 83 Steve Jordan, Minnesota
Offensive tackle | 65 Gary Zimmerman, Minnesota
78 Jackie Slater, Los Angeles Rams | 67 Luis Sharpe, Phoenix
85 Hoby Brenner, New Orleans
Offensive guard | 73 Mark May, Washington
66 Tom Newberry, Los Angeles Rams | 62 Mark Bortz, Chicago
79 Bill Fralic, Atlanta
Center | 63 Jay Hilgenberg, Chicago | 56 Doug Smith, Los Angeles Rams

### Defense

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Position  | Starter(s)  | Reserve(s)

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Defensive end | 92 Reggie White, Philadelphia
56 Chris Doleman, Minnesota | 71 Charles Mann, Washington
Defensive tackle | 75 Keith Millard, Minnesota | 95 Michael Carter, San Francisco
Outside linebacker | 55 Mike Cofer, Detroit
56 Lawrence Taylor, N. Y. Giants | 94 Charles Haley, San Francisco
Inside linebacker | 50 Mike Singletary, Chicago
51 Sam Mills, New Orleans | 55 Scott Studwell, Minnesota
Cornerback | 25 Jerry Gray, L. A. Rams
39 Carl Lee, Minnesota | 25 Scott Case, Atlanta
Free safety | 42 Ronnie Lott, San Francisco | 43 Terry Kinard, N. Y. Giants
Strong safety | 47 Joey Browner, Minnesota | 22 Dave Duerson, Chicago

### Special teams

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Position  | Starter(s)  | Reserve(s)

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Punter |   5 Jim Arnold, Detroit |
Placekicker |   7 Morten Andersen, New Orleans Saints |
Kick returner | 82 John Taylor, San Francisco |

## References

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1. ^ "Pro Bowl (box score)". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 30, 1989. p. 18. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
2. ^ a b "1989 Pro Bowl game book" (PDF). NFL Game Statistics & Information. National Football League. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
3. ^ a b Peters, Ken (January 30, 1989). "NFC Stars outshine AFC counterparts in Pro Bowl, 34–3". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP. p. 16. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
4. ^ "NFL Pro Bowl history". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2012.

## External links

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* "1989 Pro Bowl players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.

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