It can happen! Maybe not to that extent of having 1 second left BUT it can happen, where a team makes a big play down the field late in the game to either get in field goal territory or score a touchdown.
That's not really the point though, it was fun, it's one of the most enjoyable games of Madden I've had in a while, even if I did lose.
I was just saying how weird it was the similarities between my game (3 hours before) and then the actual game.