Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco will be playing at Land Shark Stadium on January 31 after he was named to the AFC Pro Bowl roster on Friday. He earns a spot on the roster after injuries to New England Patriots wide receivers Wes Welker and Randy Moss. Welker, who was originally selected, injured his knee during the final game of the regular season against the Houston Texans while Moss, the first alternate, will no longer participate due to an injury.
Ochocinco was the only consistent player in the passing game for the Bengals this season after recording 72 receptions for 1,047 yards and nine touchdowns. It was the seventh time he crossed the 1,000 yard mark in his nine-year career.
After displaying a strong running game that finished ninth in the NFL by averaging 128.5 yards per game, Cincinnati struggled with their passing game. They finished 26th and only averaged 180.6 yards per game through the air.
This is the sixth time in his career Ochocinco has been named to the Pro Bowl. The last time he played was in ’08 following the 2007 regular season in which he finished with 1,440 receiving yards and eight touchdowns. He joins Reggie Wayne, Andre Johnson, and Brandon Marshall as the final wide receiver on the AFC roster.
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