Kansas City, Mo. ? Getting his 12th trip to the Pro Bowl feels no better and no worse than did the first one, says Kansas City’s peerless Will Shields.

But will Kansas City’s great right guard be back next year to go for a record 13th straight Pro Bowl appearance?

He’s not saying, and no one who knows the quiet, rock-solid veteran is surprised at his reticence.

“I’m just worried about the next couple of weeks, one day at a time, one week at a game,” he said Wednesday. “That’s how I always take it, not really worried about next year.”

Shields, who has started 221 consecutive games, the second-longest active streak in the NFL, tied the record held by Randall McDaniel of Minnesota with his 12th straight Pro Bowl honor. He was the only Chief voted to start in the game in Hawaii in February.

Also picked from the Chiefs were tight end Tony Gonzalez, running back Larry Johnson and left guard Brian Waters.

It’s the eighth Pro Bowl for Gonzalez, the third for Waters and the second for Johnson, who trails San Diego’s LaDainian Tomlinson by 110 yards in the NFL rushing race. Johnson has 1,516 yards for the Chiefs (7-7), who are in all likelihood going to miss the playoffs for the eighth time in nine years.

The four Pro Bowlers are Kansas City’s fewest since 2001, when only Shields, Gonzalez and running back Priest Holmes were voted in.

It was no surprise that no one from the defense was taken, although defensive end Jared Allen and his fans had been optimistic. Since-departed safety Jerome Woods, in 2003, was the only Kansas City defensive player to make the team in the last seven years.

Gonzalez will back up San Diego tight end Antonio Gates, while Johnson is listed behind Tomlinson at running back. Pittsburgh’s Alan Faneca is the other starting guard in front of Waters for the Feb. 10 game in Honolulu.

Gonzalez leads the Chiefs in catches (66), yards (812) and receiving touchdowns (five). He is second among AFC tight ends in catches to Cleveland’s Kellen Winslow, who has 76.

Waters, although his production never dropped, missed several games with a knee injury.

“There’s always doubt, just because of the way the system works,” he said. “You never know. Sometimes the system is a little bit flawed, especially at the offensive line position because we don’t get a whole lot of fame voting, so you never know how guys are going to vote. I missed a couple of games so I didn’t know how that was going to affect it.”

In the meantime, the Chiefs had a lengthy injury list as they prepared to leave Friday for Oakland for their second game on the West Coast in six days.