Marcell Dareus is holding steady atop the 2015 NFL Pro Bowl ballot at his position – one of three Buffalo Bills among the leading vote-getters – as announced by NFL.com on Wednesday.
K Dan Carpenter and DE Mario Williams each rank fourth at their positions in fan voting so far, with Dareus extending his lead among defensive tackles.
Broncos QB Peyton Manning is the leading vote recipient, while Packers QB Aaron Rodgers, Colts QB Andrew Luck, Patriots QB Tom Brady, and Cowboys RB DeMarco Murray round out the top five.
Fan voting for the 2015 Pro Bowl continues online and on web-enabled mobile phones by going to buffalobills.com/probowl until Monday, Dec. 15. The Pro Bowl players will be announced on Tuesday, Dec. 23.
The Pro Bowl players are determined by the consensus votes of fans, players and coaches. Each group's vote counts one-third toward determining the 88 All-Star players who will be eligible for the Pro Bowl Draft.
NFL players and coaches cast their votes on Dec. 19. The NFL is the only sports league that combines voting by fans, coaches and players to determine its all-star teams. It was the first professional sports league to offer online all-star voting in 1995.
Players will later be assigned to teams through the Pro Bowl Draft during the week leading up to the game, which will also air on NFL Network.
The 2015 Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015 and televised live on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET from University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, site of Super Bowl XLIX.
The Pro Bowl will be "unconferenced" for the second consecutive year.
Last season, the familiar AFC vs. NFC match-up that had existed since 1971 was eliminated. Instead, players are selected without regard to conference in voting by fans, coaches and players. For example, the top six quarterbacks following voting will earn distinction as All-Stars, regardless of how many are from AFC or NFC teams.
Then, the NFL's All-Stars will be realigned through a fantasy football-style draft.
Fans interested in purchasing Pro Bowl game tickets may go to NFL.com/probowl for more information.
Take a look back at photos of Buffalo Bills players at the Pro Bowl from over the last four decades.
S Tony Greene, G Joe DeLamielleure (1977)
O.J. Simpson (1973)
G Joe DeLamielleure (1979)
RB Joe Cribbs (1980)
WR Frank Lewis (1981)
WR Frank Lewis (1981)
NT Fred Smerlas (1981)
NT Fred Smerlas (1981)
NT Fred Smerlas, WR Frank Lewis (1981)
RB Joe Cribbs (left, 1983)
RB Greg Bell (1984)
QB Jim Kelly, DE Bruce Smith, WR Steve Tasker (1987)
K Scott Norwood (1988)
K Scott Norwood (1988)
LB Shane Conlan (1989)
LB Shane Conlan, DE Bruce Smith, RB Thurman Thomas, C Kent Hull, WR Andre Reed
C Kent Hull (1989)
C Kent Hull (1989)
C Kent Hull (1989)
Back Row (L to R): DE Bruce Smith, C Kent Hull, T Will Wolford, LB Cornelius Bennett, LB Shane Conlan, LB Darryl Talley. Front Row (L to R): WR Andre Reed, QB Jim Kelly, WR Steve Tasker, RB Thurman Thomas (1990).
RB Thurman Thomas (1989)
QB Jim Kelly (1990)
WR Andre Reed (1990)
WR Steve Tasker (1990)
Back Row (L to R): WR James Lofton, LB Cornelius Bennett, QB Jim Kelly, G Jim Ritcher, LB Darryl Talley. Front Row (L to R): RB Thurman Thomas, WR Andre Reed, WR Steve Tasker (1991)
QB Jim Kelly (1991)
QB Jim Kelly (1991)
QB Jim Kelly (1991)
WR James Lofton (1991)
WR James Lofton (1991)
LB Darryl Talley (1991)
WR Steve Tasker (1991)
WR Steve Tasker, S Henry Jones, CB Nate Odomes, T Howard Ballard, T Will Wolford, DE Bruce Smith, LB Cornelius Bennett, WR Andre Reed (1992)
S Henry Jones (1992)
WR Andre Reed (1992)
LB Cornelius Bennett (1993)
Billy Buffalo (1993)
T Howard Ballard, CB Nate Odomes, RB Thurman Thomas, LB Cornelius Bennett, WR Steve Tasker (1993)
WR Steve Tasker (1993)
WR Andre Reed, WR Steve Tasker, Sr. VP/Communication Scott Berchtold, DE Bruce Smith (1994)
DE Bruce Smith (1994)
LB Bryce Paup, WR Steve Tasker, DE Bruce Smith (1995)
LB Bryce Paup (1997)
NT Ted Washington, G Ruben Brown, DE Bruce Smith, LB Bryce Paup (1997)
G Ruben Brown (1997)
DE Bruce Smith (1997)
NT Ted Washington (1997)
QB Doug Flutie (1998)
G Ruben Brown, FB Sam Gash (1999)
FB Sam Gash (1999)
LB Sam Cowart (2000)
G Ruben Brown, WR Eric Moulds, LB Sam Cowart, NT Ted Washington (2000)
FB Larry Centers, G Ruben Brown (2001)
FB Larry Centers (2001)
FB Larry Centers (2001)
QB Drew Bledsoe (middle, 2002)
WR Eric Moulds (2002)
QB Drew Bledsoe, WR Eric Moulds, RB Travis Henry (front), G Ruben Brown (2002)
G Ruben Brown (2002)
RB Travis Henry (2002)
G Ruben Brown, LB Takeo Spikes (2003)
DT Sam Adams (2004)
CB Nate Clements (2004)
KR Terrence McGee, DT Sam Adams, CB Nate Clements, LB Takeo Spikes (2004)
LS Mike Schneck, P Brian Mooorman (2005)
P Brian Moorman (2005)
LS Mike Schneck (2005)
DE Aaron Schobel, P Brian Moorman (2006)
DE Aaron Schobel (2007)
DE Aaron Schobel (2007)
RB Marshawn Lynch (2008)
RB Marshawn Lynch (2008)
RB Marshawn Lynch (2008)
DT Kyle Williams (No. 95, 2010)
RB C.J. Spiller (No, 28), DT Kyle Williams (No. 95)and S Jairus Byrd (No. 31) (2012)
DT Kyle Williams (2012)
RB C.J. Spiller (2012)
S Jairus Byrd (2012)
DT Kyle Williams (No. 95), DT Marcell Dareus (No. 99) and DE Mario Williams (No. 94) (2016)
DE Mario Williams (2013)
DT Marcell Dareus (2013)
DT Kyle Williams (2013)
DT Marcell Dareus (2014)
DE Mario Williams (2014)
DT Kyle Williams (2014)
Quarterback Tyrod Taylor (2015)
C Eric Wood (2015)
G Richie Incognito (2015)
CB Stephon Gilmmore (2016)
DT Kyle Williams (No. 95), LB Lorenzo Alexander (No. 57), LB Zach Brown (No. 53) and G Richie Incognito (No. 64) (2016)
Bills guard Richie Incognito (No. 64) at the 2018 Pro Bowl in Orlando, Florida.
Bills running back LeSean McCoy (No. 25) at the 2018 Pro Bowl in Orlando, Florida.
