All NFL Team: Just Past Midseason Best

In the NFL, the annual all-star game (called the Pro Bowl) does not occur halfway through the season like it does in other sports, like baseball and basketball.  Because of the physical abuse football players take, they must wait until the end of the season to play their version of the all star exhibition.

But if football were to have a mid-season All Pro game, who would be the teams?  The answers are easy, and there is more to it than just the stat books.  The most dominant players at their positions (at the offensive skill positions) for the NFC and AFC are as follows: (All stats are current before the week 12 games.)

AFC Offensive Pro Bowl Team

QB - Drew Brees (NO) 2985 Pass Yards, 17 TD, 10 Int

QB - Philip Rivers (SD) 2354 Pass Yards, 21 TD, 8 Int

RB - Thomas Jones (NYJ) 854 Total Yards, 9 Total TD

RB - Chris Johnson (Ten) 902 Total Yards, 6 Total TD

RB - Ronnie Brown (Mia) 674 Total Yards, 9 Total TD (1 Passing TD)

WR - Andre Johnson (Hou) 900 Rec Yards, 3 TD

WR - Reggie Wayne (Ind) 700 Rec Yards, 5 TD

WR - Brandon Marshall (Den) 714 Rec Yards, 4 TD

WR - Lee Evans (Buf) 700 Rec Yards, 3 TD

TE - Antonio Gates (SD) 469 Rec Yards, 6 TD

TE - Tony Gonzalez (KC) 544 Rec Yards, 5 TD

NFC Offensive Pro Bowl Team

QB - Kurt Warner (Ari) 2760 Pass Yards, 19 TD, 6 Int

QB - Aaron Rodgers (GB) 2124 Pass Yards, 13 TD, 5 Int (3 Rushing TD)

RB - Adrian Peterson (Min) 1113 Total Yards, 7 Total TD

RB - Clinton Portis (Was) 1145 Total Yards, 7 Total TD

RB - Brandon Jacobs (NYG) 837 Total Yards, 9 Total TD

WR - Anquan Boldin (Ari) 606 Rec Yards, 10 TD

WR - Roddy White (Atl) 801 Rec Yards, 6TD

WR - Larry Fitzgerald (Ari) 788 Rec Yards, 6TD

WR - Calvin Johnson (Det) 774 Rec Yards, 6 TD

TE - Jason Witten (Dal) 549 Rec Yards, 2 TD

TE - Visanthe Shiancoe (Min) 252 Rec Yards, 4 TD

Now I am sure to get a lot of people making their suggestions to put their favorite team's players in some of these spots, but statistically these are the best in the league.  Moving forward from here to the end of the season, I also believe these players will continue to shine and distance themselves from their peers.

Stay tuned for my next NFL article, which will include my educated picks and predictions for the Super Bowl.