Madden 24 franchise mode: Best quarter length, etc.?

[BDawg35]

I received a PS5 for Christmas, which means NCAA '14 on the PS3 is no longer the only game I'm playing.

I'm playing Madden for the first time since Madden '09. In NCAA Football, I've always used nine-minute quarters to get a realistic number of plays. What seems to work best in Madden '24? I seem to be a little light on the number of plays, possibly because I try to establish the ground game, which drains the clock.

Something new (to me) I also noticed in the settings was something about the number of seconds that can go down between plays (I think that's what it is, and mine is set at 20). Will that affect the number of plays?

I have a million questions, as everything about this game seems foreign to me on a PS5 after being on a PS3 exclusively since 2007, but I'll stick with quarter length for now.

[Instant C1a55ic]

Personally, I play 15-minute quarters, with 12 second run off.

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[canes21]

Are you aiming to have your total plays match real life average or the sim stats averages? In franchise mode there are a little less plays per game than real life.

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[NYJin2011tm]

15/13 quarter/acc play clock works for me.
12/20 will also work well.
I see quite a few on here use 10min/no acc clock.

They all will work quite well to get close to total number of plays.

I use 15/13 because I’m a stickler for playing 15 minute quarters.

[RyanLeaf16]

I go with 9 minutes, NO clock runoff. I get 50-60 total offensive snaps per game. Last night I had 58 offensive snaps in my playoff game.

I personally don't like clock runoff b/c I don't think it gives you enough time to audible or hot route a potential receiver if needed.

[Dsabol715]

in my CFM, I use 10 minutes/15 second run off. Drives my OCD up the wall with that time but I feel it's the best as it's not too short or too long. I keep messing with sliders to make it more a defensive battle and eventually that might change.

[RogueHominid]

Quote: Originally Posted by NYJin2011tm

15/13 quarter/acc play clock works for me. 12/20 will also work well. I see quite a few on here use 10min/no acc clock. They all will work quite well to get close to total number of plays. I use 15/13 because I’m a stickler for playing 15 minute quarters.

How are your end of game stats for total yards and plays and such?

[BDawg35]

Quote: Originally Posted by canes21

Are you aiming to have your total plays match real life average or the sim stats averages? In franchise mode there are a little less plays per game than real life.

Good point. I guess I'd prefer to hit real-life averages unless the result is I end up leading the league in everything and winning every award, like happens in NCAA '14.