CBSSports.com 2012 NFL All-Pro Team

January 4, 2013 10:13 AM

DETROIT, MI – DECEMBER 22: Calvin Johnson #81 of the Detroit Lions smiles on the sidelines after breaking the NFL single season yardage record formally held by Jerry Rice during the game against the Atlanta Falcons at Ford Field on December 22, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan. The Falcons defeated the Lions 31-18. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)

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Sometimes it’s pretty easy to identify the best of the best. Calvin Johnson broke the NFL single-season receiving yard record. Adrian Peterson topped 2,000 yards. J.J. Watt topped 20 sacks and terrorized opposing quarterbacks. Von Miller? Nobody dances better.

Then sometimes it’s not so easy. Blair Walsh beat Sebastian Janikowski by one vote. Yeah, they’re just kickers.

But A.J. Green narrowly lost out to Brandon Marshall, who enjoyed playing alongside Jay Cutler again.

And at quarterback, Tom Brady received more than 50 percent of the vote over the bionic Peyton Manning.

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