So, it's my 3rd Season in. I've been tweaking sliders along the way, but most of my 3rd season was with this set (or close to it). My first 2 seasons, I actually didn't make the playoffs with my Falcons. I finally put Asante Samuel on the bench and picked Brent Grimes up as a FA. I finally realized this was my team's problem when Calvin Johnson racked up 250+ yds ALL on Samuel it seemed. The whole time I was trying to tweak my pass D sliders because the coverage just didn't seem to be there. lol, it was actually Samuel's diminishing talent that was screwing me over. Getting Grimes made a world of difference. I went 14-2 and I just won the SuperBowl against the Raiders led by Cam Newton and wanted to share the stats. Absolutely a tough battle all the way through. Their D was playing very solid and I felt I couldn't pass downfield at all. And, Julio Jones broke his ribs in the last game of the reg season, so I was without him the ENTIRE playoffs. The ONLY TD of the game was by my FB on a play action from the 5 yd line. He got hit at the goaline and fell in the end zone. This game was as close as it gets, and was ultimately worthwhile and competitive. Felt like I earned it, and while this game was lower scoring than most I play with my sliders, I do feel these stats show something. I threw 2 ints, so did Cam. The other TO was a wicked strip tackle where Weatherspoon punched the ball out. Fabulous animation on that. Sometimes, Madden actually does look real. lol. Well, here's the stats:
| Atlanta Falcons at Oakland Raiders |
| Feb 6, 2016 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Atlanta Falcons (14-2) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
| Oakland Raiders (12-4) | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Team Stats Comparison |
| ATL | OAK |
| Total Offense | 356 | 342 |
| Rushing Yards | 153 | 226 |
| Passing Yards | 203 | 116 |
| First Downs | 19 | 17 |
| Punt Return Yards | 66 | 16 |
| Kick Return Yards | 87 | 122 |
| Total Yards | 509 | 480 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| 3rd Down Converstion | 4 | 4 |
| 4th Down Conversion | 0 | 0 |
| 2-Point Conversion | 0 | 0 |
| Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 1/2 | 0/0 |
| Penalties | 12 yds | 15 yds |
| Posession Time | 35:18 | 24:42 |
| Atlanta Falcons | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | Matt Ryan | 27/41 | 217 | 1 | 2 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | F. Mackey | 23 | 133 | 5.8 | 0 | | B. Pinnacle | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | | P. DiMarco | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | T. Seale | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 0 | | R. White | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 | | J. Rodgers | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | | H. Douglas | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | | B. Hoskins | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | | F. Mackey | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | | P. DiMarco | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | | A. Effinger | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | | BLOCKING | PANCAKE | SACK | | G. Reynolds | 1 | 0 | | M. Cannon | 1 | 1 | | A. Collins | 0 | 1 | | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | | Sean Weatherspoon | 8 | 0 | FF/1 | 0 | | M. Goodman | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | S. Maponga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | S. Nicholas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | W. Justice MLB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | Brent Grimes | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | Robert Alford | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | | Chris Jones | 6 | 263 | 43.8 | 1 | | KICK RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | J. Rodgers | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 0 | | PUNT RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | H. Douglas | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | | S. Reed | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 |
| | Oakland Raiders | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | Cam Newton | 19/36 | 158 | 0 | 2 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | Dion Lewis | 17 | 180 | 10.6 | 1 | | Cam Newton | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | | B. Tate | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | D. Carr | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 0 | | J. Cribbs | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | | D. Hester | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | | D. Lewis | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | | B. Myers | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | BLOCKING | PANCAKE | SACK | | A. Castonzo | 1 | 2 | | C. Wallace | 1 | 0 | | B. Giacomini | 0 | 2 | | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | | T. Branch | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | D. Berardi | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | E. Kosta | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | D.J. Hayden | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | | M. Bosher | 6 | 268 | 44.7 | 1 | | KICK RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | J. Cribbs | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | | D. Hester | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 0 | | PUNT RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | D. Hester | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 |
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