| Peter King's 2012 Midseason All-Pro Team |
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| QB | Matt Ryan |
| Atlanta Falcons |
| Narrowly edges Eli. Both raise their games with the outcome on the line. The difference: Ryan is 8-0. |
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| DE | J.J. Watt |
| Houston Texans |
| Single biggest defensive force in football. Last nine games: 12.5 sacks and 10 pass deflections. |
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| RB | Frank Gore |
| San Francisco 49ers |
| Such a bruising back -- the perfect Harbaugh runner -- and he's averaging 5.5 yards per carry. |
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| DT | Geno Atkins |
| Cincinnati Bengals |
| Starting to get noticed. He's been 2012's most disruptive interior rusher aside from Watt. |
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| WR | Percy Harvin |
| Minnesota Vikings |
| Football's most dangerous receiving/returning weapon is on pace for 110 catches. |
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| DE | Cameron Wake |
| Miami Dolphins |
| Smooth transition from OLB to DE. Wreaked havoc on Cardinals with 4.5 sacks in Week 4. |
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| WR | Wes Welker |
| New England Patriots |
| Forgotten man came off bench in Weeks 2-4; now third in NFL with 60 catches, mostly in traffic. |
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| OLB | Justin Houston |
| Kansas City Chiefs |
| Sacked Drew Brees three times (close on two others) in Chiefs' only win so far. |
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| WR | Reggie Wayne |
| Indianapolis Colts |
| Game of his life (13 catches, 212 yards, winning TD) helped Beat Green Bay in Week 5. |
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| LB | DeMeco Ryans |
| Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rededicated himself after trade from Houston; he's the MLB the Eagles have needed for years. |
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| TE | Tony Gonzalez |
| Atlanta Falcons |
| Even at 36, he's on pace for 100 catches, which would be the second-most in his storied career. |
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| LB | Daryl Washington |
| Arizona Cardinals |
| It's a measure of what a tackling machine he is that I rate him over Niners' NaVorro Bowman. |
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| LT | Duane Brown |
| Houston Texans |
| Hasn't allowed a sack since Week 15 of 2010 -- that's 28 straight clean games, including playoffs. |
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| OLB | Von Miller |
| Denver Broncos |
| Supplements a fierce pass rush game with instinctive all-around play. |
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| LG | Ryan Lilja |
| Kansas City Chiefs |
| An injury elsewhere forced him to move to center in Week 4, but he'sb een a stalwart in both spots. |
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| CB | Charles Tillman |
| Chicago Bears |
| Returned INTs for TDs in Weeks 4 and 5, then erased Calvin Johnson in Week 7 Monday-night win and forced four fumbles in Week 9. |
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| C | Max Unger |
| Seattle Seahawks |
| One scout: "He's the key to keeping Russell Wilson healthy behind a bad line." |
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| S | Eric Weddle |
| San Diego Chargers |
| Long after Reed and Polamalu retire, Weddle will wear the mantle of "most instinctive safety." |
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| RG | Marshal Yanda |
| Baltimore Ravens |
| The pugnacious enforcer is the top-runblocker, responsible for springing Ray Rice. |
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| S | Major Wright |
| Chicago Bears |
| Becoming one of NFL's most versatile at position: stuffs run and intimidates in pass coverage. |
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| RT | Anthony Davis |
| San Francisco 49ers |
| Entire Niners line playing well, but Davis is one of the NFL's most improved tackles. |
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| CB | Antoine Winfield |
| Minnesota Vikings |
| Amazing run-support CB ("It's the only way I know to play," he says) with top cover ability. |
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SPECIAL TEAMS |
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| K | Greg Zeurlein |
| St. Louis Rams |
| The best long kicker since Sebastian Janikowski, he is 12 of 14 of FGs over 40 yards. |
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| P | Andy Lee |
| San Francisco 49ers |
| Master of dropping kicks inside the 10, he edges Saints' Thomas Morstead and his gaudy net average. |
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| Midseason Awards |
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| QB | Matt Ryan |
| MVP |
| Made a quantum leap under new coordinator Dirk Koetter. Playing great in clutch. |
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| WR-KR | Percy Harvin |
| Off. Player of the Year |
| Averaging 13.7 every time he touches the ball -- rushing, receiving, returning.
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| DE | J.J. Watt |
| Def. Player of the Year |
| Astounding impact for a 23-year-old 3-4 end. This wouldn't be a close vote today.
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| QB | Robert Griffin III |
| Off. Rookie of the Year |
| I knew he'd be tough enough to start as a rookie, but also to be so accurate?
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| LB | Bobby Wagner |
| Def. Rookie of the Year |
| Rangy second-round pick is No. 2 on Seattle with 72 tackles. Plugged a huge hole. |
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| Mike Smith |
| Coach of the Year |
| Had the brains and guts to hire two new coordinators, even on a playoff team. It's working out. |
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