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[Hushroom]

This is an awesome dynasty thread.

It's amazing how great the Madden graphics are compared to NCAA (the only football game I've played in a while).

Are you playing the playoff games or watching cpu vs cpu?

Keep it up brother!

[Manning2Harrison]

Music City Massacre

There has been talk that DeMarco Murray, who turns 31 next month, will be in another uniform if he’s playing football again in the 2019 season. The Tennessee Titans may want to re-think the notion of including Murray in the next phase of their youth movement. All he did against the Kansas City Chiefs was rush for 277 yards and 3 touchdowns in one of the most memorable playoff performance of the decade. True, his 44 yard TD came in garbage time a play after Marcus Mariota had taken a knee, but 233 yards and a pair of scores would have been almost equally impressive. For Andy Reid, Alex Smith and the Chiefs, it was a another crushing defeat, and something comes to mind about the definition of insanity. That may have something to do with why Smith is heading for free agency.

Kansas City Chiefs at Tennessee Titans
Jan 12, 2019	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Kansas City Chiefs (9-7)	0	0	3	16	19
Tennessee Titans (12-4)	14	6	0	21	41

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		KAN	TEN
10:16	(TEN) DeMarco Murray 1 run (R. Succop kick)	0	7
5:43	(TEN) DeMarco Murray 13 pass from Marcus Mariota (R. Succop kick)	0	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		KAN	TEN
6:10	(TEN) Ryan Succop 36 FG	0	17
0:30	(TEN) Ryan Succop 34 FG	0	20
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		KAN	TEN
8:51	(KAN) Cairo Santos 41 FG	3	20
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		KAN	TEN
8:54	(TEN) DeMarco Murray 29 run (R. Succop kick)	3	27
8:02	(KAN) Jeremy Maclin 7 pass from Alex Smith (A. Smith pass to T. Kelce)	11	27
3:47	(TEN) Delanie Walker 8 pass from Marcus Mariota (R. Succop kick)	11	34
1:45	(KAN) Tyreek Hill 1 pass from Alex Smith (A. Smith pass to D. Adams)	19	34
0:21	(TEN) DeMarco Murray 44 run (R. Succop kick)	19	41

Kansas City Chiefs PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Alex Smith (97.5) 21/32 253 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Lavon Coleman (R) 19 106 5.5 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Davante Adams 2 98 49.0 0 Jeremy Maclin 4 47 11.7 1 Chris Conley 5 41 8.2 0 Tyreek Hill 5 38 7.6 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Jarrad Davis 10 1 0 0 Derwin James (R) 10 0 0 0 Justin Houston 9 1 0 0 Derek Barnett 7 1 0 0 Sheldon Richardson 5 1 0 0

Tennessee Titans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Marcus Mariota (126.3) 15/22 196 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD DeMarco Murray 28 277 9.8 3 Derrick Henry 6 27 4.5 0 Marcus Mariota 2 14 7.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Tajae Sharpe 2 68 34.0 0 Delanie Walker 5 57 11.4 1 Kendall Wright 2 29 14.5 0 DeMarco Murray 2 16 8.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Avery Williamson 10 1 1 0 Jurrell Casey 9 0.5 0 0 Kevin Byard 8 0 0 0 Brandon Facyson (R) 8 0 0 0 Reshad Jones 8 0 0 0 Trey Hendrickson 7 1 0 0 Kevin Dodd 5 0.5 0 0 Datone Jones 5 0.5 0 0 Austin Johnson 2 1.5 0 0

There were multiple occasions when DeMarco Murray made the vaunted KC defense look like the Keystone Cops.


A Walrus’ eye view of a scrambling Marcus Mariota.


Laying out rookie safety Derwin James, Jalston Fowler paves the way for another big-gainer by Murray.

[Manning2Harrison]

Bucs Ring Eagles' Bell

Doug Martin got his groove back, Mike Evans came out of hiding, and Ryan Fitzpatrick threw 4 touchdown passes as the Tampa bay Buccaneers reached the NFC championship game for the fourth time in franchise history with a surprising 34-17 upset of the Philadelphia Eagles. Wild card hero Charles Sims III was also a contributor, rushing for 72 yards on 16 carries. The game’s outcome may impact the Miami Dolphins’ head coach hiring process, as each team’s defensive coordinator is a candidate for that vacany. Philly’s Jim Schwartz will now be getting the first interview, but Tampa’s Mike Smith may have gained the upper hand.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Philadelphia Eagles
Jan 12, 2019	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-6)	14	10	7	3	34
Philadelphia Eagles (11-5)	7	3	0	7	17

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		TAM	PHI
9:54	(TAM) Mike Evans 88 pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (R. Aguayo kick)	7	0
9:37	(PHI) Leonard Fournette 71 run (C. Sturgis kick)	7	7
1:01	(TAM) Mike Evans 5 pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (R. Aguayo kick)	14	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		TAM	PHI
11:23	(TAM) Corey Davis 28 pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (R. Aguayo kick)	21	7
5:04	(PHI) Caleb Sturgis 41 FG	21	10
0:36	(TAM) Roberto Aguayo 26 FG	24	10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		TAM	PHI
6:25	(TAM) Tavon Austin 8 pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (R. Aguayo kick)	31	10
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		TAM	PHI
10:43	(PHI) Zach Ertz 54 pass from Carson Wentz	31	17
2:52	(TAM) Roberto Aguayo 26 FG	34	17

Tampa Bay Buccaneers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Ryan Fitzpatrick (147.0) 15/21 231 4 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Doug Martin 23 101 4.3 0 Charles Sims III 16 72 4.5 0 Elijah Hood 6 47 7.8 0 Danny Vitale 5 22 4.4 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Mike Evans 6 129 21.5 2 Tavon Austin 5 44 8.8 1 Corey Davis 2 38 19.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Lavonte David 5 0 0 0 P.J. Dawson 5 1 0 0 William Gholston 5 0 0 0 Vernon Hargreaves III 5 0 0 0 Josh Jones 4 0 1 0

Philadelphia Eagles PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Carson Wentz (100.4) 16/23 243 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Leonard Fournette 15 121 8.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Zach Ertz 5 113 22.6 1 Jordan Matthews 4 60 15.0 0 JuJu Smith-Schuster 4 26 6.5 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Rodney McLeod Jr. 20 0 0 0 Mychal Kendricks 14 0 0 0 Jordan Hicks 13 0 0 0 Bennie Logan 13 0 0 0 Fabian Moreau 13 0 0 0 Robert Ayers 9 1 0 0

Lavonte David couldn’t corral Leonard Fournette, and the result was a 71 yard TD.


Mike Evans brings in TD catch #2.


Corey Davis is on his way to the end zone for a 28 yard score.

[Manning2Harrison]

Texans Make It An All-South 'Ship

Neutered by the absence of Ben Roethlisberger and Le’veon Bell, the Pittsburgh Steelers, with an acceptable performance by backup A.J. McCarron, still gave themselves a fighting chance to advance to the AFC title game, in which they would have hosted the Tennessee Titans. To the old school, it would have been another Steelers-Oilers game. But Houston’s new team, the Texans, had other thoughts. After McCarron’s 26 yard touchdown pass to Markus Wheaton tied the game at 20 with 11:12 to go, the Texans scored the game’s final 5 points to move on to the franchise’s first AFC championship game. Nick Novak’s 46 yard field goal put the Texans back in front with just under 7 minutes to play, then with 2:05 remaining Whitney Mercilus sacked McCarron for a safety. That bad news for Houston is that rookie quarterback Mason Rudolph suffered a broken collarbone late in the third quarter and in relief Sam Bradford only completed 50% of his passes. Odds are that the Titans are going to repeat.

Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers
Jan 13, 2019	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Houston Texans (8-8)	3	3	7	12	25
Pittsburgh Steelers (12-3-1)	10	3	0	7	20

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		HOU	PIT
10:27	(PIT) Chris Boswell 41 FG	0	3
5:26	(HOU) Nick Novak 44 FG	3	3
2:08	(PIT) Karlos Williams 3 run (C. Boswell kick)	3	10
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		HOU	PIT
8:45	(PIT) Chris Boswell 43 FG	3	13
0:19	(HOU) Nick Novak 21 FG	6	13
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		HOU	PIT
8:18	(HOU) Lamar Miller 1 run (N. Novak kick)	13	13
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		HOU	PIT
13:34	(HOU) DeAndre Hopkins 46 pass from Sam Bradford (N. Novak kick)	20	13
11:16	(PIT) Markus Wheaton 26 pass from A.J. McCarron (C. Boswell kick)	20	20
6:59	(HOU) Nick Novak 46 FG	23	20
2:05	(HOU) Safety	25	20

Houston Texans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Mason Rudolph (89.2) 23/32 209 0 0 Sam Bradford (95.1) 9/18 142 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Lamar Miller 18 43 2.3 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD DeAndre Hopkins 7 118 16.8 1 David Njoku 6 61 10.1 0 C.J. Fiedorowicz 3 47 15.6 0 Will Fuller V 3 41 13.6 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Rayshawn Jenkins 8 0 0 0 A.J. Bouye 6 0 0 0 Derrick Morgan 6 0 0 0 Whitney Mercilus 5 1.5 0 0 J.J. Watt 4 1 0 0 Jadeveon Clowney 3 0.5 0 0

Pittsburgh Steelers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A.J. McCarron (95.0) 21/34 258 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Karlos Williams 16 31 1.9 1 Kenneth Dixon 1 8 8.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Antonio Brown 6 141 23.5 0 Ladarius Green 5 49 9.80 0 Markus Wheaton 4 42 10.5 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Ryan Shazier 12 1 0 0 Arthur Moats 11 0 0 0 Stephon Tuitt 9 1 0 0 William Gay 6 1 0 0 Jaye Howard 3 1 0 0

Antonio Brown makes the astonishing seem routine.


The icy field provided some treacherous footing.


Arthur Moats deprives Lamar Miller of the pigskin...


...which was recovered by Ryan Shazier.


DeAndre Hopkins turns a possible INT into a spectacular catch.


Markus Wheaton’s touchdown catch made it 20-all.


Whitney Mercilus’ safety sack all but sealed the Steelers’ fate.



John Jenkins and J.J. Watt recorded back-to-back sacks to end Pittsburgh’s final possession.

[Manning2Harrison]

Viking Funeral

So much for home field advantage. Divisional Sunday has seen both teams that had it go one and done. Although six Minnesota Vikings accounted for a total of 9 sacks (in particular, Everson Griffen worked Dion Dawkins like a rented mule) and the Seattle Seahawks went over 57 minutes without scoring an offensive touchdown, a constantly harried Russell Wilson was able to find enough wiggle room to hit Tyler Lockett for a 25 yard game-winning touchdown with 2:35 to go. To say that Minnesota’s Mike White failed his first big test would be unfair. He did throw a first quarter pick-six to Bobby Wagner, but he shook it off and later tossed what was at the moment a go-ahead TD pass to Stefon Diggs. He was faultless in the second INT in his stat line. It came with only 45 seconds to go, and Jeremy Lane swatted the ball out of the grasp of Diggs and Kevin Pierre-Louis came up with the pick.

Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings
Jan 13, 2019	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Seattle Seahawks (10-6)	10	0	0	10	20
Minnesota Vikings (12-4)	3	3	7	3	16

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		SEA	MIN
11:37	(SEA) Bobby Wagner 16 INT return (S. Hauschka kick)	7	0
4:29	(MIN) Daniel Carlson 18 FG	7	3
0:10	(SEA) Steven Hauschka 26 FG	10	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		SEA	MIN
1:51	(MIN) Daniel Carlson 47 FG	10	6
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		SEA	MIN
4:26	(MIN) Stefon Diggs 8 pass from Mike White (D. Carlson kick)	10	13
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		SEA	MIN
14:56	(SEA) Steven Hauschka 52 FG	13	13
9:57	(MIN) Daniel Carlson 47 FG	13	16
2:35	(SEA) Tyler Lockett 25 pass from Russell Wilson (S. Hauschka kick)	20	16

Seattle Seahawks PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Russell Wilson (110.2) 14/20 159 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Thomas Rawls 16 84 5.2 0 Jamaal Charles 7 25 2.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jermaine Kearse 3 53 17.6 0 Jimmy Graham 4 44 11.0 0 Tyler Lockett 2 27 13.5 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Bobby Wagner 13 0 1 1 K.J. Wright 11 1 0 0 Earl Thomas 9 0 0 0 Cliff Avril 8 1 0 0 Jarran Reed 5 1 0 0 Kevin Pierre-Louis 1 0 1 0

Minnesota Vikings PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Mike White (R) (59.2) 19/31 165 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Adrian Peterson 25 79 3.1 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Adam Thielen 4 52 13.0 0 Kyle Rudolph 4 37 9.2 0 Alvin Kamara 3 27 9.0 0 Stefon Diggs 3 26 8.6 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Harrison Smith 11 0 0 0 Vontaze Burfict 10 0 0 0 Eric Kendricks 10 0 0 0 Everson Griffen 9 3.5 0 0 Sharrif Floyd 8 2.5 0 0 Micah Hyde 8 0.5 0 0 Linval Joseph 4 1.0 0 0 Anthony Barr 3 1.0 0 0 Danielle Hunter 1 0.5 0 0

Bobby Wagner initiated the scoring with a pick-six.


It’s three weeks until the Super Bowl, and the doctors think Kam Chancellor’s inured shoulder needs a month to heal.


Eric Kendricks forces a Jermaine Kearse fumble.


Stefon Diggs’ touchdown catch gave the Vikings a 13-10 lead.


Tyler Lockett crossed the goal line before Kendricks could cut him off, and the Seahawks were up to stay.


Jeremy Lane knocked the ball out of Diggs’ hands...


...setting up an interception by Kevin Pierre-Louis.

[Manning2Harrison]

[Manning2Harrison]

Quote: Originally Posted by Hushroom

This is an awesome dynasty thread. It's amazing how great the Madden graphics are compared to NCAA (the only football game I've played in a while). Are you playing the playoff games or watching cpu vs cpu? Keep it up brother!

18's graphics with the Frostbite engine should be even better. I love my NCAA but the gfx are almost painful to look at now.

I'm picking a team to play as but that doesn't guarantee them a win- I was on the receiving end of Murray's 277 yards.

Thanks for the support.

[R1zzo23]

Damn so you play out every playoff game? That's dedication man. I'm too excited to move on to the next season to spend time playing extra games lol.

I am also looking forward to Madden 18's graphics on Frostbite. I'm still playing NCAA 14 and documenting my own dynasty here and sometimes I take pics and think "wow, that's a good looking shot" after seeing the lighting, blurs and other details. I can't imagine what's going to happen when I start doing that with Madden 18 lol. Going back to NCAA will be very difficult.


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