Not a lot of defense at the NFL Pro Bowl last night as the AFC blasted the NFC, 59-41. One highlight for Vikings fans was when Chad Greenway forced and recovered a fumble at the goal line to stop an AFC drive. He had four tackles on the night. Jared Allen had two tackles.

Vikings tackle leader Chad Greenway is going to his first Pro Bowl. The nod comes as the linebacker is enjoying a personal best 174 tackles in 2011.

Defensive end Jared Allen has been named to his fourth career Pro Bowl. Allen leads the NFL with 18.5-sacks -- a career best -- and he's only three-sacks shy of a Vikings' single-season record. Allen's 101.5-sacks is most in the NFL since he entered the league in 2004. No other Vikings were named to the Pro Bowl.

Despite playing for a 2-7 football team, Adrian Peterson and Jared Allen lead their positions in Pro Bowl voting. Peterson leads all running backs and is fourth in total votes. Jared Allen leads all defensive players in voting.

Vikings defensive end Jared Allen was just one vote short of being a unanimous choice for the Associated Press 2011 NFL All-Pro Team. Allen finished the season just a half-sack short of Michael Strahan's NFL record. Lions receiver Calvin Johnson also received 49 of a possible 50 votes.

Who's the best player in the NFL? The answer usually involves Aaron Rodgers or Tom Brady, but if you ask Chad Greenway he'll say Percy Harvin. "Percy is the best player in the NFL right now," he said. "I'd like to see anybody challenge that."

Family friends tell KELO television in Sioux Falls that Chad Greenway's father is in hospice care battling cancer. The pro bowl linebacker has missed most of the Vikings' organized team activities, and he may not be back for mandatory minicamp next week.