Madden NFL 13 Team Ratings from E3 Build

[DIRRTY30]

These are the team ratings in order of best to worst just to make comparison easier:
1.Patriots-86
2.Packers-86
3.Steelers-85
4.Giants-84
5.Eagles-84
6.Niners-81
7.Falcons-81
8.Bears-81
9.Ravens-80
10.Cowboys-79
11.Jets-79
12.Texans-78
13.Saints-78
14.Chargers-78
15.Redskins-78
16.Lions-77
17.Broncos-76
18.Chiefs-76
19.Panthers-76
20.Cardinals-75
21.Bengals-74
22.Bills-74
23.Seahawks-73
24.Titans-72
25.Rams-71
26.Vikings-71
27.Raiders-70
28.Jags-70
29.Bucs-69
30.Dolphins-68
31.Browns-67
32.Colts-66

Hey ho yah derr hey. Watchoo doin puttin the Pats above the Pack, eh? LOL, but seriously, as a Packer fan, I am pleased with an 86. Though these ratings are really low compared to the last time I played Madden a few years back. I'm assuming it has to do with the new ratings system from a few years ago? Anyway, this will be the first time in 4 years or so that I will be buying the game. Infinity sold me on it.

[jaynny15]

I really like these ratings cause there is really no dominant team in the nfl.. its who goes on a run when the playoffs start.

[mf756193]

You shouldn't go there, man. I've heard that way too much over the years and when I hear it, people just come off as uninformed.

He was very good for us. The fan base wanted him to be a sack master at DT since he had that potential coming out of college. What he became was a force in the run game along side Mike Patterson. If anything, both those players were underrated for years. If Bunk never got hurt, Antonio Dixon would never have had a chance to take his job. Jim Johnson's scheme was about disguising his pressure and he had his D-line play the run first and allow his LBs and safeties to blitz. Sean McDermott copied that philosophy too. Juan Castillo and Jim Washburn installed an entirely new scheme and Bunk was expendable. He had a great year with the Broncos and he will greatly help out the Saints D-line.

As for the Eagles rating, I said it earlier that an argument could be made either way. The Eagles had a top ten offense and defense. The Eagles, along with the Cowboys, blew more 4th quarter leads than any other team in the league. Most of those 8 losses came from the defense collapsing from mental errors early in the season and Vick regressing and throwing bad picks in key situations.

The team itself is still top tier by talent level alone. I'm not saying that guarantees them a spot in the playoffs, I'm just saying that you can't ignore stats when giving a rating in a video game. At this point I'm more defending my team than the actual rating, which I wouldn't be upset to see a bit lower.


Let me end with this (again repeating from my earlier post)...

We DO NOT know the formula used to get these team ratings so any arguments arising from them are pointless.

Not uninformed at all. He's an average DT at best. He couldn't stop the run if his life depended on it. Not sure what kind of Eagles games you were watching, but he was pretty much worthless for us. Yes, every now and then he would make a nice play but that was once in a blue moon. There's a reason he couldn't find the starting line up on our team and then got traded for scraps.

[azdawgpound]

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In the video it looks like the Colts have a rating of 73 and the Skins are 77. Obviously still being worked on and tinkered with.

was it me or did the ball look funny coming out of lucks hands on both those ints? it looked me like when his arm was up in air that the ball was above his hand in air and then ball took off? look @ 5:28 mark of the replay of the first int.

[Wildcats302]

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Seeing the Titans overall I was ok with it being seeing us ranked 24th does suck. We won 9 games last year and should have won 10-11 if not for a few choke jobs, especially the Colts game (I suppose losing to them last season should drop a team down in the ratings though lol), but I get that it is based on this coming season, not what happened last season.

I like a challenge. I hope CJ is dumbed down this year some speed and ratings wise...with him you can dominate even with a crappy Titan's team. I want a challenge. I want to get pounded some in year 1...struggle to make the playoffs and such. I want realism.

[goravens2052]

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Broncos being a 76 is way too low for them since many have said in here that Peyton is a major upgrade at QB. So I would put them at a 85. The 49ers are way low and should be in the high 80's, probably just below the Giants who should be a 90, with the 49ers at an 88 or 89. Steelers are way too high after they cut a bunch of their old players, and the Panthers should be higher.

[HarkTheSound]

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The Bengals got shafted once again, just like every year...

[SoAwesome]

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These ratings are HORRENDOUS. No team is an above 90. That is RIDICULOUS. Elite teams in the NFL should be rated in low 90s to high 80s. Packers and Pats should be 94-95. 49ers should be 91-90. Texans should be an 87. Lions 84. Broncos 85. These ratings are TOO LOW.

[swift kincade]

I think it's still early for ratings because teams still need to finalize their rosters. Plus the dev. team didn't put these ratings on here. So you know they will change.

[pokerplaya]

How about the Lions being worse than the Redskins... guess RGIII is just HUGE huh...

[ABR173rd]

First off as a life long Eagles fan I understand why some are saying we shouldn't be that high. However, regardless of our horrible record last year we are one of the most talented teams in the league, top to bottom. You simply don't know football if you deny this. Lots of things were going on internally last year with coaches as well as players. There's no need to go through rosters, because I'm sure most of you don't even watch the Eagles unless their highlights are on Sportscenter.

Also, a few pages back I saw a Saints fan saying that Broderick Bunkley was the #1 running stuffing DT. All I can do is LMAO at that comment. Bunk is a below average player. Trust me, you will see first hand how bad he is.

Right on...you know football and everyone who's not an Eagles fan doesn't. The guys over at PFF are complete idiots as well because they did the analysis on Bunkley. Thanks for educating us...Eagles are way overrated in Madden just as in real life..

[nascar163]

How the heck are the Lions only a 78? They have one of the NFL's Top Rising Stars in Matthew Stafford, the Cover Athlete, one of the Top TE's, and a deadly D Line. I`d be interested to see their Top Ten Players.

[bichettehappens]

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People put entirely too much stock into the actual numbers of these ratings lol

[brettmickey]

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People put entirely too much stock into the actual numbers of these ratings lol

This is true, but it does make for good debate.

[goravens2052]

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People put entirely too much stock into the actual numbers of these ratings lol

Yeah plus we can always edit the rating ourselves before going into Connected Careers. So I really don't get the reasoning for complaining if we can edit the ratings ourselves.