Bettis Lone Ram to Make Pro Bowl : Pro football: Four Raiders--McGlockton, Brown, McDaniel and Wisniewski--named to AFC team for Feb. 5 game in Honolulu.

Ram tailback Jerome Bettis made the Pro Bowl for the second consecutive year, despite being on pace to fall short of not only his announced goal of 2,000 yards rushing but also his 1,429 yards as a rookie last season.

But his 970 yards in 296 carries ranks fourth among NFC rushers behind Detroit’s Barry Sanders (1,721), Emmitt Smith of Dallas (1,410) and Minnesota’s Terry Allen (975). Bettis averages only 3.3 yards per carry and has ran for only three touchdowns--the lowest among the top 10 NFC rushers in those categories.

Four Raiders were named to the AFC team for the game Feb. 5 in Honolulu. Defensive tackle Chester McGlockton, wide receiver Tim Brown, cornerback Terry McDaniel and guard Steve Wisniewski were selected by NFL players, coaches and fans.

Considering his stats on a 4-10 team, was Bettis surprised to be making another trip to Hawaii?

“This was definitely a pleasant surprise,” he said. “It was a rough year, but I think I was still able to do some positive things. I’m just happy I’m considered one of the best backs in the league.

“I think people are looking past that whole thing of me having huge numbers. They’re saying, ‘How did he perform, is he having a decent year?’ Look at the stats and I’m up there past a lot of backs who are having pretty good years. What does that say? Am I having a bad year?”

Struggling behind an injured offensive line for part of the season, Bettis hasn’t rushed for more than 100 yards in a game since Oct. 2 against Atlanta. He was slowed by a back injury earlier in the season and has averaged 31 yards and 12 carries per game the past five weeks.

“Jerome has had a hard year,” Ram offensive coordinator Chick Harris said. “He has fought through it. I’m sure the productivity he wanted isn’t there, but he has been a lot of our offense, and a lot of people respect that when we’ve played against them.”

Bettis took fullback Tim Lester with him as a guest to last year’s Pro Bowl, a reward for Lester blocking for him. But with Lester on the bench this season, replaced by Howard Griffith, Bettis plans to take his mother to the game in Hawaii this season.

Bettis was the Rams’ only Pro Bowl selection. Defensive tackle Sean Gilbert, who made the team last year with Bettis, has been slowed by tendinitis in his shoulders and has only three sacks this season.

McGlockton gave himself four years to make the Pro Bowl when he was drafted in the first round from Clemson in 1992.

Said McGlockton, after beating his schedule by two years: “This is something that you want to achieve when you first get in the league, to be considered one of the best. It’s like someone took a big weight from off my shoulders.”

McGlockton’s relief is understandable, considering the injuries he has had to overcome. As a rookie, he was limited to 10 games because of a preseason foot injury. Last season, he sat out the playoffs because of a broken leg he suffered in the final game of the regular season.

McGlockton, who has 49 tackles and 7 1/2 sacks this season, was the third defensive tackle selected, behind starters Cortez Kennedy of the Seattle Seahawks and Michael Dean Perry of the Cleveland Browns.

McDaniel has scored three defensive touchdowns this season and leads the team with seven interceptions.

Said Raider Coach Art Shell: “Most of the guys who make the squad are playing at a high level. Steve (Wisniewski) makes it every year and he’s deserving of it. Same thing goes for Tim Brown. With Terry, this is his third selection and I thought that he should have made it a year or two earlier before that.”

Said Wisniewski: “Personally, I think that I had a good year. But I’m in my sixth year in the league and I would love to trade (playing in the Pro Bowl) for a shot at playing in the Super Bowl.”

Two-time Super Bowl champion Dallas, led by running back Emmitt Smith and quarterback Troy Aikman, put a league-high 11 players on the NFC team. The San Francisco 49ers had nine players, including wide receiver Jerry Rice and quarterback Steve Young.

The Pittsburgh Steelers led the AFC with six players voted to the team, linebackers Greg Lloyd and Kevin Greene, cornerback Rod Woodson, safety Carnell Lake, guard Duval Love and center Dermontti Dawson.

San Diego tied the Raiders with four players: linebacker Junior Seau, defensive end Leslie O’Neal, running back Natrone Means and kicker John Carney.

* Times staff writer Lonnie White contributed to this story.