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I'm officially convinced everything default 50/50 all-pro, fast speed, charter's penalties is the way to go. I just had an amazing game Browns (CPU) @ Ravens (ME).

This was a real grind it out AFC North style game with both teams barely surpassing 300 yards of total offense.

Running felt great on both sides unlike on all-madden where both me and the CPU were getting 150+ yards every game. Campbell completion percentage was a bit high but he was getting pressured a lot by Suggs ( 2 sacks) and doing a lot of dinking and dumping.

As for the finish in this game, I was getting handled pretty good thru 3 quarters, I saw both Torrey Smith and Tandon Doss go out with injuries in the third quarter but Marlon Brown really stepped up and we got a score late in the third with about 3:30 to go to make the score 17-14 Browns. My D gave up a first down but got a big stop a 3rd and 3 to give me the ball back with a little over a minute and no timeouts. Jacoby does as Jacoby always does and was super clutch with a 25 yard punt return down to my own 46. The way I play is all no huddle in the last 2 minutes, I think it's cheap to go to the play screen and then your guys line up in seconds, it's not real football. Anyways I got a first down and stopped the clock with a spike with about 30 seconds to go, ball on Clevelands 40. After a costly holding penalty, I dropped back and unfortunately trying to throw it away I pump fake instead and take a huge sack. Clocks running down fast now, balls on my own 40, I get my guys back to the line with a no huddle and bam I hit marlon brown over the middle for a gain of 32, 8 seconds left, did I mention I have no timeouts, I call for the spike to try and give tucker a shot to tie it up, everyone gets back to the line with 2 seconds left but one guy and I can't get the snap off. What a game, Browns win in M&T 17-14, to drop the ravens to 0-2 and move into first place in the AFC north at 1-1.

Browns --- STAT --- RAVENS (me)

17 FINAL 14

334 Tot. Off. 311

93 Rush 43

241 Pass 268

12 First Downs 17

4 Sacks 5

1 Turnover 4

6-16 3rd Down 4-14

6-45 Penalties 4-40

32:12 T.O.P. 27:48


Browns Notables

J. Campbell: 26/36(72%) 269 yards 0 TD 1 INT

McGahee: 20 attempts 90 yards (4.5 ypc) 2 TD

Cameron: 6 catches 52 yards (8.6 avg)

Gordon: 3 catches 15 yards ( Spotlighted all game)

Sheard: 6 tackles 1 assist 2 sacks

Haden: 2 INT

Ravens Notables

Flacco: 27/47(57%) 322 yards 1 TD 4 INT

Rice: 14 attempts 43 yards (3.0 ypc) 3 catches 53 yards

M. Brown: 5 catches 107 yards

T. Smith: 7 catches 66 yards ( Couldn't get past Haden for deep ball)

Suggs: 6 tackles 2 sacks

C. Graham: 1 INT 1 TD