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Came across these tidbits...one I had no idea, the other I guessed right but was surprised...

1) Who is the career leader in Pro Bowl scoring?

2) What defensive player has played in the most postseason games in his career?

Bryan wrote:Came across these tidbits...one I had no idea, the other I guessed right but was surprised...

1) Who is the career leader in Pro Bowl scoring?

2) What defensive player has played in the most postseason games in his career?

2 is Cowboys LB D.D. Lewis with 27 games. It's amazing considering he didn't play in 1969 and retired before 1982, when the Cowboys played another 3 playoff games.

Devin McCourty is the active leader among defensive players with 24 games.

D.D. Lewis is correct. I was surprised that no one else had surpassed his total, because he's held the record for several decades now.

Is #1 Gale Sayers?
I seem to recall hearing/reading that at some point.... that's what came to mind for me, anyway.

I an surprised DD Lewis played in all those games... he was a back up forever... but I guess Special Teams counts, too.

For the first question, I'll guess Jim Brown. I think he was player of the game a couple of times, and that might translate to several touchdowns.

Morten Andersen?

Andersen seemingly was the NFC Kicker all the time when I was a kid and scoring, so figure a kicker and not a recent one since they aren't inclined to kick as much in the Pro Bowl these days.

Bob Gill wrote:For the first question, I'll guess Jim Brown. I think he was player of the game a couple of times, and that might translate to several touchdowns.

I would think Jim Brown scored the most touchdowns of anyone. He scored three TDs in the 1966 Pro Bowl, notable for being his final appearance on a football field. Brown scored two TDs each in the 1963 and 1964 Pro Bowls. In the 1962 game Brown had a 70 yard TD run and was voted MVP with a few minutes left. He then fumbled, the West recovered and scored a last second touchdown to win 31-30.

Reaser wrote:Morten Andersen?

Andersen seemingly was the NFC Kicker all the time when I was a kid and scoring, so figure a kicker and not a recent one since they aren't inclined to kick as much in the Pro Bowl these days.

It is not Morten Andersen, but this is the closest guess of anyone thus far.

How about Nick Lowery?

Lowery was going to be my guess, too.

I'll change my guess to Eddie Murray then.