Pittsburgh Steelers (Madden 12)

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Hey guys, I decided to buy Madden once again, after taking a 1 year break. Was not sure if it was worth it to post another dynasty here since it’s very time consuming but I’ll try to do my best ! Once again I’ll be taking my favorite team, the Pittsburgh Steelers. Yeah, I know, not the toughest team to take but hey, it is what it is and at least I’m being capable of playing a franchise longer than 1 season. Had 30 pages of stuff on my last dynasty posted here. Unfortunately, I will do quick game reviews cause my english is so so (french being my main language) and because it’s very time consuming to do and I think it might slow me down. Without further ado..

Here's my settings for this franchise

Settings

Platform: PS3
Game: Madden 12 (PS3)
Mode: Franchise @ All Pro
Game Length: 9 min quarter with acc clock (obviously...)
Rosters: Default updated roster.
Sliders: Default all-pro, for now.
Penalty: Default for now.
House rule: I'm listening to the play calling of my Off.Coord.

More coming up soon. Thank you

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Pittsburgh Steelers Preseason:

** This edition of my preseason will be shortened because I’ve
already passed over it and I’m not able to consult stats/standings **

Week 1:

@ Washington L 19-13

Week 2:

vs Philadelphia W 24-9

Week 3:

vs Atlanta W 24-10

Week 4:

@ Carolina T 10-10

Injuries:

Ben Roethlisberger - QB - 1 week
Charlie Batch - QB- 3 weeks
Aaron Smith - LE - 5 weeks
Baraka Atkins - LOLB - 6 weeks

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Pittsbugh Steelers 2011 Roster:

2011 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
#	OFFENSE	POS	AGE	HT	WT	COLLEGE
7	Ben Roethlisberger	QB	29	6-5	241	Miami (OH)
16	Charlie Batch	QB	36	6-2	216	Eastern Michigan
4	Byron Leftwich	QB	31	6-5	250	Marshall
10	Dennis Dixon	QB	26	6-3	209	Oregon
34	Rashard Mendenhall	RB	24	5-10	225	Illinois
21	Mewelde Moore	RB	29	5-11	209	Tulane
33	Isaac Redman	RB	26	6-0	230	Bowie State
35	Baron Batch	RB	23	5-10	210	Texas Tech
85	David Johnson	FB	24	6-2	260	Arkansas State
17	Mike Wallace	WR	25	6-0	199	Mississippi
86	Hines Ward	WR	35	6-0	205	Georgia
82	Jerricho Cotchery	WR	29	6-0	200	North Carolina State
88	Emmanuel Sanders	WR	24	5-11	180	Southern Methodist
84	Antonio Brown	WR	23	5-10	186	Central Michigan
81	Arnaz Battle	WR	31	6-1	208	Notre Dame
83	Heath Miller	TE	28	6-5	256	Virginia
89	John Gilmore	TE	31	6-5	257	Penn State
44	Weslye Saunders	TE	22	6-5	270	South Carolina
74	Willie Colon	LT	28	6-3	315	Hofstra
66	Tony Hills	LT	26	6-5	304	Texas
68	Chris Kemoeatu	LG	28	6-3	344	Utah
53	Maurkice Pouncey	C	22	6-4	304	Florida
64	Doug Legursky	C	25	6-1	315	Marshall
60	Greg Warren	C	29	6-3	252	North Carolina
73	Ramon Foster	RG	25	6-6	325	Tennessee
72	Jonathan Scott	RT	28	6-6	318	Texas
65	Marcus Gilbert	RT	23	6-6	330	Florida
#	DEFENSE	POS	AGE	HT	WT	COLLEGE
91	Aaron Smith	LE	35	6-5	298	Northern Colorado
96	Ziggy Hood	LE	24	6-3	300	Missouri
99	Brett Keisel	RE	32	6-5	285	Brigham Young
95	Cameron Heyward	RE	22	6-5	288	Ohio State
98	Casey Hampton	DT	33	6-5	288	Texas
76	Chris Hoke	DT	35	6-2	305	Brigham Young
69	Steve McLendon	DT	25	6-4	280	Troy
56	LaMarr Woodley	LOLB	26	6-2	265	Michigan
90	Chris Ellis	LOLB	26	6-4	267	Virginia Tech
51	James Farrior	MLB	36	6-2	243	Virginia
94	Lawrence Timmons	MLB	25	6-1	234	Florida State
50	Larry Foote	MLB	31	6-1	239	Michigan
92	James Harrison	ROLB	33	6-0	242	Kent State
97	Jason Worilds	ROLB	23	6-2	262	Virginia Tech
24	Ike Taylor	CB	31	6-2	195	Louisiana-Lafayette
20	Bryant McFadden	CB	29	6-0	190	Florida State
37	Kevin Dockery	CB	27	5-8	188	Mississippi State
22	William Gay	CB	26	5-10	190	Louisville
25	Ryan Clark	FS	31	5-11	205	LSU
43	Troy Polamalu	SS	30	5-10	207	USC
31	Macho Harris	SS	25	6-0	200	Virginia Tech
#	SPECIAL TEAMS	POS	AGE	HT	WT	COLLEGE
6	Shaun Suisham	K	29	6-0	200	Bowling Green
9	Daniel Sepulveda	P	27	6-3	230	Baylor
84	Antonio Brown	KR/PR	23	5-10	186	Central Michigan
82	Jerricho Cotchery	KR	29	6-0	200	North Carolina State

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Pittsbugh Steelers 2011 Schedule:

Pittsburgh Steelers 2011 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 11	at Baltimore Ravens	Lost, 20-17
Sep 18	vs Seattle Seahawks	Lost, 27-14
Sep 25	at Indianapolis Colts	Lost, 13-0
Oct 2	at Houston Texans	Won, 13-7
Oct 9	vs Tennessee Titans	Won, 27-10
Oct 16	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	Lost, 26-7
Oct 23	at Arizona Cardinals	Won, 24-3
Oct 30	vs New England Patriots	Lost, 10-3
Nov 6	vs Baltimore Ravens	Lost, 20-14
Nov 13	at Cincinnati Bengals	Lost, 20-3
Nov 20	vs Bye week
Nov 27	at Kansas City Chiefs	Won, 13-9
Dec 4	vs Cincinnati Bengals	Won, 28-0
Dec 8	vs Cleveland Browns	Won, 37-7
Dec 19	at San Francisco 49ers	Lost, 10-7
Dec 24	vs St.Louis Rams	Won, 13-3
Jan 1	at Cleveland Browns	Lost, 17-16

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Week 1: Leftwich does good, Ray Rice does better:

Sep 11, 2011 - PIT at BAL
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Pittsburgh Steelers (0-0)	10	0	0	7	17
Baltimore Ravens (0-0)	7	0	7	6	20

Team Stats Comparison
PIT		BAL
273	Total Offense	245
40	Rushing Yards	179
233	Passing Yards	66
13	First Downs	7
18	Punt Return Yards	12
27	Kick Return Yards	75
318	Total Yards	332
2	Turnovers	1
4-12	3rd Down Converstion	3-11
0-0	4th Down Conversion	0-0
0-0	2-Point Conversion	0-0
2-2	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/1
1/1	Penalties	1-10
17:57	Posession Time	18:03

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		PIT	BAL
8:46	(BAL) R.Rice 76 yard run	0	7
4:27	(PIT) S.Suisham 38 yard field goal	3	7
0:14	(PIT) J.Farrior 42 yard fumble recovery	10	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		PIT	BAL
1:42	(BAL) R.Rice 2 yard run	10	14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		PIT	BAL
7:08	(BAL) B.Cundiff 52 yard field goal	10	17
3:35	(BAL) B.Cundiff 36 yard field goal	10	20
1:46	(PIT) H.Ward 5 yard pass from B.Leftwich	17	20

Pittsburgh Steelers Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
B.Leftwich	67.3	17/37	259	1/1	6.9
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
R.Mendenhall	15	38	2.5	0	15
BLOCKING		PANCAKE		SACK
R.Foster		0		2
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
H.Ward	6	67	11.1	1	16
DEFENSIVE	TACK	SACK	INT	PDEF	TD
R.Clark	5	0	0	0	0

Baltimore Ravens Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
J.Flacco	69.6	4/10	82	0/0	8.2
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
R.Rice	21	132	6.2	2	76
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
R.Rice	1	5	5	0	5
BLOCKING		PANCAKE		SACK
M.Yanda		0		1
DEFENSIVE	TACK	SACK	INT	PDEF	TD
B.Pollard	5	1	0	1	0

First half highlights:

This was the Steelers first game since losing the Superbowl against the Green Bay Packers last season.
Ben Roethlisberger was not the starting quarterback missing the game with an injury. Leftwich started the game at quarterback. The first offensive play of the game by the Ravens, Ray Rice ran for 76 yards and the touchdown. The Steelers scored their first points of the season on a field goal by Suisham. A couple of minutes later, they scored their first touchdown of the season on a fumble recovery for 42 yards by Farrior. At the half, the Steelers were leading the Ravens 10-7.

Second half highlights:

The Ravens came back from the locker room very hungry for this victory in front of their home crownd. They took the lead on a 2 yard run by Rice, his second touchdown of the day. 14-10 Ravens at that moment. After two Ravens field goal, Hines Ward caught a pass to cut down the lead to 3 points but it was too little too late for the Steelers in this one. They lose the opener against the divisional rival Ravens and heads up home to face the Seattle Seahawks who also lost their season opener.

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Breaking News

The Atlanta Falcons made a couple of moves in week 1 of this NFL season. Here's the moves they made:

The Falcons signed free agent ROLB K.Mitchell while releasing TE M.Branson.




The Green Bay Packers made a couple of moves in week 1 of this NFL season. Here's the moves they made:

The Packers signed free agent LOLB J.Peterson while releasing C B.Goode




The Oakland Raiders made a couple of moves in week 1 of this NFL season. Here's the moves they made:

The Raiders signed free agent ROLB D.Bowens while releasing LT K.Slowey




The Baltimore Ravens made a move in week 1 of this NFL season. Here's the move they made:

The Ravens signed free agent RT J.Stinchcomb to a 1 year deal worth 10.12M

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Week 2: Big Ben returns turns out much worst than expected:

Sep 18, 2011 - SEA at PIT
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Pittsburgh Steelers (0-1)	0	14	0	0	14
Seattle Seahawks (0-1)	0	10	7	10	27

Team Stats Comparison
SEA		PIT
259	Total Offense	218
141	Rushing Yards	45
118	Passing Yards	173
13	First Downs	10
15	Punt Return Yards	17
67	Kick Return Yards	97
341	Total Yards	332
3	Turnovers	3
5-11	3rd Down Converstion	2-10
0-0	4th Down Conversion	1-2
0-0	2-Point Conversion	0-0
1/1	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/0
2-25	Penalties	0-0
26:49	Posession Time	9;11

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		SEA	PIT
5:23	(PIT) R.Mendenhall 4 yard run	0	7
2:30	(SEA) K.Jennings 97 yard interception return	7	7
0;28	(SEA) J.Reed 52 yard field goal	10	7
0:14	(PIT) M.Wallace 15 yard pass from B.Roethlisberger	10	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		SEA	PIT
4:52	(SEA) M.Robinson 5 yard pass from T.Jackson	17	14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		SEA	PIT
5:51	(SEA) J.Forsett 29 yard pass from T.Jackson	24	14
4:00	(SEA) J.Reed 29 yard field goal	27	14

Seattle Seahawks Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
T.Jackson	130.9	12/17	126	2/0	7.4
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
J.Forsett	15	43	2.8	0	12
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
S.Rice	3	13	4.3	0	7
BLOCKING		PANCAKE		SACK
M.Unger		0		3
DEFENSIVE	TACK	SACK	INT	PDEF	TD
L.Hill	4	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh Steelers Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
B.Roethlisberger	23.6	11/35	181	1/3	5.1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
R.Mendenhall	9	23	2.5	1	9
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
H.Ward	4	82	20.5	0	46
BLOCKING		PANCAKE		SACK
R.Foster		0		1
DEFENSIVE	TACK	SACK	INT	PDEF	TD
J.Harrison	5	0	0	0	0

First half highlights:

This was Big Ben's first game after missing out the season opener with an injury. Mendenhall opened up the score with a 4 yard run but the Seahawks quickly answered with 10 points scored off a interception return for a touchdown and a 52 yard field goal by ex-Steelers Jeff Reed who was roughly welcomed by the fans at Heinz Field. Wallace scored a touchdown late in the first quarter to give the Steelers the lead at halftime since no poinst were scored in the 2nd quarter of this game.

Second half highlights:

The Seahawks took off in the second half of this game, kinda like the Ravens did in this first game of the Steelers season. They scored 17 points, on two Tavaris Jackson touchdown passes to Robinson and Forsett who was replacing Lynch injured during the game. Big Ben was awful in this game being picked 3 times and having a 23.6 qb rating. Disaster.

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Breaking News

The Chicago Bears made a of move in week 2 of this NFL season. Here's the move they made:

The Bears signed free agent C S.O'Hara to a 1 year deal worth 6.75M



The Cleveland Browns made a of move in week 2 of this NFL season. Here's the move they made:

The Browns signed free agent K J.Kasay to a 1 year deal worth 2.81M



The Dallas Cowboys made a couple of moves in week 2 of this NFL season. Here's the moves they made:

The Cowboys signed free agent MLB L.Tatupu and MLB G.Hayes while releasing TE J.Phillips