Kansas City didn’t send an offensive player to the Pro Bowl last year, and the Chiefs didn’t do so in 2009, either. But that doesn’t stop them from leading all teams in offensive Pro Bowlers over the last decade. Surprised? It’s been awhile, but the Chiefs ranked first in either points or yards in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005. Kansas City sent 21 offensive players to the Pro Bowls in those seasons, but also delivered four Pro Bowlers in both 2006 and 2010.

The Chiefs could count on sending Tony Gonzalez to the Pro Bowl after every season, and guards Brian Waters and Will Shields each went to Hawaii five times. Kansas City sent three different running backs, two quarterbacks and a fullback to the Pro Bowl over the past decade.

The table below lists all 32 offensive Pro Bowl selections for the Chiefs since 2002. Note that this excludes WR Dante Hall who made two Pro Bowls as a returner.

On the other side of the ball, I doubt you’ll be surprised to hear which team has the most Pro Bowlers. The Baltimore Ravens have seen 33 defensive players make the Pro Bowl since 2002, and rank fourth in terms of overall Pro Bowlers. And surprised probably isn’t the right word to describe how most people would react when they see which team has the most Pro Bowlers over the last ten years:



Team TOT OFF DEF ST DAL 59 30 25 4 PHI 51 22 22 7 NWE 51 26 20 5 BAL 50 16 33 1 SDG 47 29 11 7 IND 47 31 15 1 PIT 47 21 25 1 MIN 43 21 19 3 GNB 43 25 18 0 KAN 41 32 5 4 CHI 37 9 22 6 SFO 31 12 14 5 NYG 31 17 10 4 NOR 31 23 6 2 ATL 30 18 10 2 CAR 30 14 14 2 MIA 30 8 21 1 DEN 30 10 20 0 SEA 29 19 9 1 NYJ 28 15 11 2 TEN 27 13 11 3 TAM 26 7 16 3 ARI 24 10 11 3 WAS 24 11 12 1 OAK 21 5 8 8 BUF 20 8 9 3 CIN 19 16 2 1 HOU 19 10 8 1 STL 18 15 2 1 CLE 14 10 1 3 JAX 14 6 6 2 DET 9 3 5 1

One of the more depressing statistics comes as the expense of one of the Chiefs’ biggest rivals. Sure, the Raiders have sent Shane Lechler to the Pro Bowl six times, which bumps their overall numbers. But over the last nine years, Oakland has had just one offensive player make the Pro Bowl: tight end Zach Miller in 2010. On the flip side, the Cleveland Browns have seen only two defensive players earn Pro Bowl selections since re-entering the league: Jamir Miller in 2001 and Shaun Rogers in 2009.

The Rams have the longest drought on the defensive side of the ball, with no players earning such distinction since Leonard Little and Aeneas Williams in 2003. The Bills, Seahawks and Redskins have all failed to send an offensive player to the Pro Bowl in each of the last four three seasons.

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AFC East: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets

AFC North: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers

AFC South: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans

AFC West: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers

NFC East: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins

NFC North: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons

NFC South: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

NFC West: Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams