NEW YORK — Peyton and Eli Manning were voted to the Pro Bowl on Tuesday, the first time quarterback-playing brothers have been chosen for the same all-star game.
The Colts’ Peyton will make his ninth appearance in 11 seasons and will start for the AFC. It will be the first appearance for Eli, who was the MVP for the Giants in last February’s Super Bowl. He will be on the NFC team.
The Giants also landed the oldest Pro Bowler ever, 44-year-old kicker John Carney, who was signed at the start of the season as a short-term fill-in for the injured Lawrence Tynes. He has made 27-of-29 field goals — the two he missed were blocked — and has kept the now-recovered Tynes inactive for all but two games.
Carney is two years older than another former Pro Bowl kicker, Jan Stenerud, who was 42 when he made it in 1984. Stenerud is the only kicker in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Also selected was 42-year-old Giants punter Jeff Feagles.
Carney and Feagles also set records for the longest gap ever between Pro Bowl selections: Carney made it in 1994 with San Diego and Feagles in 1995 with Arizona.
The Jets led all teams with seven Pro Bowlers, including quarterback Brett Favre, who will be in his 10th Pro Bowl, but his first representing the AFC. There will be six each from the Giants, Vikings and Titans in the game, to be played Feb. 8 in Honolulu.
While Peyton Manning will start for the AFC, the starting quarterback for the NFC will be Kurt Warner, who led the Cardinals to the NFC West title. It will be the 37-year-old Warner’s fourth Pro Bowl but his first since 2001, when he was with St. Louis.
The AFC roster contains 17 first-time all-stars and the NFC roster contains 14. Titans running back Chris Johnson was the only rookie chosen.
