[Mike Lowe]

2015 Season Data (I am using the Lions and played every play of every game)Previous data below (from the time of the game's release)

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Simulated Online CFM Results (for comparison/analysis)

I did a live stream of a simulated season in which I noted the following. While we all know CFM has issues and concerns which are being looked into, it seems there may be a few more that while not complete gamebreakers, the Madden team should be looking into:

Injuries
Granted, I didn't examine this on a week-to-week basis, but at season's end, there were a total of 52 injuries throughout the league. Divide that by 32 teams and we seem an average of 1.625 injuries per team at end of year. That's far too low and the injury slider does not affect this while simming. There were also about 10 season ending injuries (9-10 weeks or more remaining) which was also low. In comparing these totals against what a real NFL team's injury sheet looks like at this time of year, I'd say it's probably about an 80% reduction in what we should be seeing. Small sample size, perhaps, so if others are seeing something else, please do share.

Top 3 Rankings for Selected Statistical Categories

QB Passing Yardage

1. 4,422
2. 4,237
3. 4,195

QB Touchdowns Thrown

1. 36
2. 33
3. 28

QB Interceptions

1. 25
2. 21
3. 19

QB Sacks Against

1. 73
2. 67
3. 62

QB Completion %

1. 68
2. 67
3. 67

RB Rushing Attempts

1. 354
2. 304
3. 303

RB Yards

1. 1,745
2. 1,304
3. 1,284

RB Average/Carry

1. 5.7
2. 5.5
3. 5.3

Rushing Fumbles

1. 7
2. 7
3. 7

Rushing Broken Tackles

1. 69
2. 55
3. 53

Rushing Yards After First Hit

1. 454
2. 233
3. 215

RB Runs of 20+ Yards (This is by far the biggest concern)

1. 2
2. 2
3. 2

Pass Receptions

1. 96
2. 92
3. 89

Receiving Yards

1. 1,501
2. 1,193
3. 1,149

Average Yards per Reception

1. 16.9
2. 15.8
3. 15.5

Receiving Yards after Catch

1. 788
2. 559
3. 518

RAC Average

1. 8.9
2. 7.7
3. 7.4

OL Pancakes

1. 9
2. 7
3. 7

Sacks Allowed (why doesn't the AI bench these guys?!)

1. 34
2. 31
3. 31

Solo Tackles

1. 136
2. 129
3. 126

Assisted Tackles

1. 47
2. 47
3. 44

Tackles for Loss

1. 16
2. 15
3. 13

Defensive Sacks

1. 17.5
2. 15
3. 15

Defensive Interceptions

1. 10
2. 8
3. 8

Deflected Passes

1. 16
2. 16
3. 15

Catches Allowed (still not tracked for played games)

1. 58
2. 53
3. 51

Defensive Touchdowns

1. 2
2. 1
3. 1

Special Teams

• 3 blocked kicks throughout the entire league, although kickers show a lot more that were blocked. Obviously something isn't adding up here.

• Touchbacks are simulating to be around 20-25% of kickoffs as a high. This is something to keep in mind to ensure we're not the only team booting the ball for touchbacks every single kickoff.

Team Penalties

1. 122
2. 117
3. 116

Team Penalty Yardage

1. 1080
2. 1032
3. 1007

Additional Notes/House Rules to Consider

• The AI does not seem to fire a coach until week 18. No biggie, but something to keep in mind if you're worried about gaining an advantage.
• No position changes were listed throughout the league by season's end. Again, just something else to keep in mind if you're looking to avoid any special advantages over the AI teams.