Vikings continue to dominate Pro Bowl voting

The Vikings are having an excellent season on the field but they have been even more succesful when it comes to getting fans to vote for their players in the Pro Bowl selection process on NFL.com.

The NFL released the most recent voting results Tuesday and 11 Vikings are the leading NFC vote-getters at their position. Quarterback Brett Favre, by the way, is not on that list. Keep in mind, the fan vote only counts for one-third of the selection process. Players and coaches also are going to get to vote. (Fan voting will end Dec. 21).

Favre is actually third among NFL players with 840,498 votes but that puts him behind Colts quarterback Peyton Manning (853,565) and Saints quarterback Drew Brees (848,624). Those three have been the most often mentioned for the NFL MVP award.

Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is one position behind Favre with 838,985 votes. Peterson is followed by Arizona standout and former Holy Angels star Larry Fitzgerald (529,904).

Peterson's vote total puts him first among NFC running backs. Other Vikings leading at their positions are fullback Naufahu Tahi (113,335); offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie (231,282); guard Steve Hutchinson (239,924); center John Sullivan (222,181); kicker Ryan Longwell (121,373); kick returner Percy Harvin (233,726); defensive end Jared Allen (343,463); nose tackle Pat Williams (221,517); punter Chris Kluwe (84,896); and special-teams player Heath Farwell (103,215).

Other items of interest involving the Vikings:

-- Antoine Winfield, who has missed the past five games because of an injured right foot, is second among NFC cornerbacks in votes to Philadelphia's Asante Samuel. Samuel has 192,299 votes. Winfield has 181,622 votes. The Packers' Charles Woodson, who has been outstanding for much of this season, is somehow third with 172,889 votes.

-- Sidney Rice, who is having an outstanding season, is fifth among NFC wide receivers with 242,930 votes and Visanthe Shiancoe is fifth among tight ends with 142,841 votes. At the inside linebacker spot, E.J. Henderson is third behind San Francisco's Patrick Willis and New Orleans' Jonathan Vilma.

-- Madieu Williams is second among free safeties in the NFC to Darren Sharper -- Sharper has 285,665 votes to Williams' 55,040 -- and Tyrell Johnson is third in voting among strong safeties behind Arizona's Adrian Wilson and New Orleans' Roman Harper.