Re: Madden 2004: Goldmine
Week 2: Carolina (0-1) at San Francisco (1-0)
1st Quarter
On the opening drive, Carolina appeared efficient at moving the ball. However, that all ended when rookie TE Joel Farmer fumbled the ball and San Francisco recovered at their own 43. The 49ers converted the turnover into points as Beasley found his way into the endzone from three yards out. This seemed to temporarily stunt Carolina's offense, as they were forced to punt the next time out. Jimmy Williams made some nice moves on his way to a 55-yard punt return touchdown to give the Niners a healthy 14-0 lead. Carolina answered this with a 7-play, 77-yard, 4:52 drive that ended when Del Homme hit Steve Smith for a 38-yard score to put the Panthers on the board.
2nd Quarter
San Francisco punted away but Carolina couldn't get very far as Mike Rumph picked off Del Homme and made it back to the Carolina 25 yard line before being brought down from behind. The Panthers held them to just a field goal, putting the score at 17-7. After Carolina punted again, Garcia immediately threw an interception at the SF 36. After a five yard run by Stephen Davis, Del Homme found Muhsin Muhammad for a 31-yard touchdown. On the 49ers next drive, they handed the ball to Barlow... FUMBLE! But wait, as it was under two minutes left in the half, the referees reviewed the call and overturned it. The 49ers continued down the field and Chandler added a 33-yard field goal to make it 20-14 at the half.
3rd Quarter
Garcia continued to struggle when the Niners opened the second half as he threw an interception to Fields who ran back 29 yards and gave the Panthers a slim 21-20 advantage. San Francisco's offense then got in gear and marched down the field. At the four yard line, Barlow was a little winded so he took a break. Hearst came in temporarily and on his only carry of the game, he scored a touchdown from four yards out. On Carolina's next play, Del Homme was picked off by Derek Smith who ran 28 yards to paydirt and gave the 49ers a 34-21 lead.
4th Quarter
Both defenses looked great in this quarter as there was no scoring. The Panthers managed two sacks in this quarter alone and the 49ers managed one. That was all the action that was had.
FINAL: San Francisco wins 34-21!
Player of the Game
WR Terrell Owens - 7 rec, 140 yards
Key Performances
QB Jeff Garcia - 40.0, 12/23, 188 yards, 0 TD, 3 INT
HB Kevan Barlow - 28 att, 125 yards
WR Antonio Freeman - 4 rec, 45 yards
CB Jimmy Williams - Tackle, INT, Punt Return TD
San Francisco 49ers: 2-0
Next Game: at Dolphins (0-2)
Week 2: Carolina (0-1) at San Francisco (1-0)
1st Quarter
On the opening drive, Carolina appeared efficient at moving the ball. However, that all ended when rookie TE Joel Farmer fumbled the ball and San Francisco recovered at their own 43. The 49ers converted the turnover into points as Beasley found his way into the endzone from three yards out. This seemed to temporarily stunt Carolina's offense, as they were forced to punt the next time out. Jimmy Williams made some nice moves on his way to a 55-yard punt return touchdown to give the Niners a healthy 14-0 lead. Carolina answered this with a 7-play, 77-yard, 4:52 drive that ended when Del Homme hit Steve Smith for a 38-yard score to put the Panthers on the board.
2nd Quarter
San Francisco punted away but Carolina couldn't get very far as Mike Rumph picked off Del Homme and made it back to the Carolina 25 yard line before being brought down from behind. The Panthers held them to just a field goal, putting the score at 17-7. After Carolina punted again, Garcia immediately threw an interception at the SF 36. After a five yard run by Stephen Davis, Del Homme found Muhsin Muhammad for a 31-yard touchdown. On the 49ers next drive, they handed the ball to Barlow... FUMBLE! But wait, as it was under two minutes left in the half, the referees reviewed the call and overturned it. The 49ers continued down the field and Chandler added a 33-yard field goal to make it 20-14 at the half.
3rd Quarter
Garcia continued to struggle when the Niners opened the second half as he threw an interception to Fields who ran back 29 yards and gave the Panthers a slim 21-20 advantage. San Francisco's offense then got in gear and marched down the field. At the four yard line, Barlow was a little winded so he took a break. Hearst came in temporarily and on his only carry of the game, he scored a touchdown from four yards out. On Carolina's next play, Del Homme was picked off by Derek Smith who ran 28 yards to paydirt and gave the 49ers a 34-21 lead.
4th Quarter
Both defenses looked great in this quarter as there was no scoring. The Panthers managed two sacks in this quarter alone and the 49ers managed one. That was all the action that was had.
FINAL: San Francisco wins 34-21!
Player of the Game
WR Terrell Owens - 7 rec, 140 yards
Key Performances
QB Jeff Garcia - 40.0, 12/23, 188 yards, 0 TD, 3 INT
HB Kevan Barlow - 28 att, 125 yards
WR Antonio Freeman - 4 rec, 45 yards
CB Jimmy Williams - Tackle, INT, Punt Return TD
San Francisco 49ers: 2-0
Next Game: at Dolphins (0-2)
It was my own stupidity. Don't know how to explain it other than that... just I accidentally leaned on the left joystick which moved the arrow-- that's really the reason I think, as I've screwed up on the meter before but that hasn't caused me to miss the XP. 
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