Tennessee Titans quarterback Kerry Collins will make his second Pro Bowl trip as a replacement for Brett Favre.

Philip Rivers of San Diego was the first alternate in the AFC. But it will be Collins as the second alternate joining Peyton Manning and Jay Cutler as the AFC's quarterbacks in the Pro Bowl on Feb. 8 in Honolulu.

Collins' previous Pro Bowl trip was in 1996. He threw for 2,676 yards with 12 touchdowns and seven interceptions with a passer rating of 80.2 this season in helping the Titans go 13-3, the league's best record.

He will have company from the Titans in Hawai'i. Defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, safety Chris Hope, cornerback Cortland Finnegan, running back Chris Johnson and left tackle Michael Roos also are on the AFC roster. Center Kevin Mawae was voted to the team, but will miss the game because of a torn left triceps tendon.

TV RATINGS

AFC, NFC TITLE GAMES A HIT FOR NETWORKS

Sunday's AFC Championship game drew 40.6 million viewers and the NFC game was watched by 38.4 million.

Fox's broadcast of the Arizona Cardinals' win over Philadelphia earned a 21.9 rating in the afternoon slot before the prime-time broadcast of Baltimore-Pittsburgh on CBS.

The NFC game fell short of the network's 29.0 from the previous season, for the New York Giants' 23-20 OT win over Green Bay.

CBS said the 22.0 rating for the AFC game was the most-watched telecast on any network since last year's Super Bowl, which was on Fox.

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Law and order: Police arrested two Arizona Cardinals fans who they say burned messages in the front lawn of Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb's Chandler, Ariz., residence a day before the NFC Championship game. Police were able to track down the pair after they discovered a sticker containing the home address of one of the men on a cardboard sign left in McNabb's yard. Rex Michael Perkins, 37, of Chandler, and Ryan Hanlon, 29, of Gilbert, were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage Sunday after police questioned Perkins about the sign that said: "Go Cards" on one side and "Beat Philly" on the other, Chandler police said.

Obituaries: Hall of Famer Dante "Gluefingers" Lavelli, a sure-handed receiver who helped the Cleveland Browns build a dynasty in the 1940s and 50s, has died. He was 85. Fairview Hospital spokeswoman Denise Smith said Lavelli died Tuesday night. He had been hospitalized with congestive heart failure and had been treated for bladder and kidney infections, said Browns alumni relations director Dino Lucarelli.

Also, Shane Dronett, who played 10 years in the NFL and started every game at defensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons' 1998 Super Bowl team, was found dead at his home yesterday. He was 38. According to a statement from the Gwinnett County police department, officers were called to Dronett's home near Atlanta yesterday morning in response to a possible suicide.

Lions: New Detroit coach Jim Schwartz made his first major staff hire, bringing in veteran assistant Gunther Cunningham as defensive coordinator. The two previously worked together as assistants on Jeff Fisher's staff in Tennessee. Schwartz was defensive coordinator under Fisher this past season, when the Titans had a defense that ranked second in points allowed.