I finally got it cause it's on sale for $15, tbh. 5 minute quarters. Simulation game style. Starting off on Pro difficulty because I haven't played yet. If I end up not getting entirely buttfucked, I'll up it to All Pro. Playing on All Pro. I'm taking over the Pats, but renaming/locating them and there's a fantasy draft.

Offensive Depth Chart |
QB - Patrick Mahomes, Brock Osweiler, Ben Ittersagen
HB - Todd Gurley II, Christian McCaffrey, Dion Lewis (3DRB)
FB - Kyle Juszczyk
WR - Antonio Brown, Julian Edelman, Quincy Enunwa, DeSean Jackson, Kelvin Benjamin
TE - Eric Ebron, Jesse James, Nick Boyle
LT - Josh Walker, Charles Leno Jr.
LG - Ramon Foster, Matt Tobin
C - Alex Mack, T.J. Johnson
RG - Caleb Benenoch, Marshal Yonda
RT - Will Holden, Donald Penn

Defensive Depth Chart |
LE - John Franklin-Meyers, Derek Wolfe
RE - Cameron Heyward, Lerentee McCray
DT - Jaleel Johnson, Geno Atkins, Niles Scott
LOLB - Marquel Lee, Frank Zombo
MLB - Jordan Hicks, Austin Calitro, Frank Holloway
ROLB - Blair Brown, Jerrol Garcia-Williams
CB - Aqib Talib, Jason McCourty, Jeremy Lane, Johnathan Joseph
FS - Don Jones, Antoine Bethea
SS - Quandre Diggs, Malcolm Jenkins

Special Teams Depth Chart |
K - Graham Gano
P - Chris Jones
KR - DeSean Jackson, Christian McCaffrey, Julian Edelman
PR - Julian Edelman, Christian McCaffrey, DeSean Jackson

Season Records |
2018: 15-2, Superbowl Won

Final Score
Texans 13 - 10 Patriots

Passing Stats |
(NE) Drew Brees - 20/42 for 251 yards, 3 interceptions

(HOU) Kirk Cousins - 10/24 for 113 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception

Rushing Stats |
(NE) Todd Gurley II - 16 attempts for 74 yards, 1 touchdown
(NE) Christian McCaffrey - 3 attempts for 17 yards

(HOU) James Conner - 20 attempts for 65 yards
(HOU) Kirk Cousins - 1 attempt for 0 yards

Receiving Stats |
(NE) Antonio Brown - 11 receptions for 138 yards
(NE) Julian Edelman - 5 receptions for 68 yards
(NE) Eric Ebron - 2 receptions for 26 yards
(NE) Christian McCaffrey - 1 reception for 15 yards
(NE) DeSean Jackson - 1 reception for 4 yards

(HOU) Travis Benjamin - 2 receptions for 39 yards
(HOU) Stefon Diggs - 3 receptions for 26 yards
(HOU) James Develin - 1 reception for 21 yards
(HOU) Jarvis Landry - 2 receptions for 14 yards
(HOU) Zach Ertz - 1 reception for 8 yards
(HOU) James Conner - 1 reception for 5 yards, 1 touchdown

Defensive Stats |
(NE) Sacks - 3 - Cameron Heyward (1.5), Cameron Wake (1), Geno Atkins (0.5)
(NE) Interceptions - 1 - Quandre Diggs (1)
(NE) Forced Fumbles - 0
(NE) Fumble Recoveries - 0
(NE) Defensive Touchdowns - 0

(HOU) Sacks - 3 - Ezekiel Ansah (1.5), Vic Beasley Jr. (1), Preston Brown (0.5)
(HOU) Interceptions - 3 - Justin Bethel (1), Roquan Smith (1), Byron Jones (1)
(HOU) Forced Fumbles - 0 -
(HOU) Fumble Recoveries - 1 - Travis Benjamin (1)
(HOU) Defensive Touchdowns - 0

Special Teams Stats |
(NE) Graham Geno - 1/1 40-49 yard field goal, 0/2 50+ yard field goal

(HOU) Will Lutz - 1/1 30-39 yard field goal, 1/1 40-49 yard field goal, 1/1 extra point

I went with the "key moments" supersim, as I was doing for the previous franchises I did. Gonna go ahead and not do that going forward. All three picks by Brees were thrown during the sim. Meanwhile, the one pick I had was while I was actually playing. I was actually at around the three yard line at the very end and almost got another play off but the time ran out right before I could start it. Would've been a nice comeback. I'm either gonna be playing the full games going forward or offense only, I'm unsure. I definitely wasn't handling running as well as I was in Madden 18, although I want the running workload to be split more so I need to remember how I had the auto subs set before.

Oh, also, Dion Lewis wasn't in this game because he was injured week 1 of the pre-season but he returns in the next game.

Final Score
Patriots 20 - 7 Jaguars

Passing Stats |
(NE) Drew Brees - 9/20 for 97 yards, 1 touchdown

(JAX) Case Keenum - 7/17 for 111 yards, 1 touchdown, 6 interceptions

Rushing Stats |
(NE) Todd Gurley II - 28 attempts for 120 yards, 1 touchdown
(NE) Drew Brees - 1 attempt for 14 yards, 1 fumble
(NE) Dion Lewis - 2 attempts for 12 yards

(JAX) Mark Ingram II - 9 attempts for 19 yards
(JAX) Lamar Miller - 1 attempt for -1 yard

Receiving Stats |
(NE) Antonio Brown - 5 receptions for 78 yards, 1 touchdown
(NE) Julian Edelman - 1 reception for 14 yards
(NE) Benjamin Watson - 2 receptions for 6 yards
(NE) Todd Gurley II - 1 reception for -1 yard

(JAX) Kendrick Bourne - 2 receptions for 60 yards
(JAX) Brandin Cooks - 2 receptions for 39 yards, 1 touchdown
(JAX) Mark Ingram II - 2 receptions for 9 yards
(JAX) Dallas Goedert - 1 reception for 3 yards

Defensive Stats |
(NE) Sacks - 3 - Marquel Lee (1), Cameron Wake (1), Derrick Johnson (1)
(NE) Interceptions - 6 - Malcolm Jenkins (2), Antoine Bethea (1), Thomas Davis Sr. (1), Derrick Johnson (1), Johnathan Joseph (1)
(NE) Forced Fumbles - 0
(NE) Fumble Recoveries - 0
(NE) Defensive Touchdowns - 0

(JAX) Sacks - 3 - Preston Smith (2), Kwon Alexander (1)
(JAX) Interceptions - 0
(JAX) Forced Fumbles - 1 - Preston Smith (1)
(JAX) Fumble Recoveries - 1 - Dean Lowry (1)
(JAX) Defensive Touchdowns - 0

Special Teams Stats |
(NE) Graham Geno - 1/1 1-29 yard field goal, 1/2 50+ yard field goals, 2/2 extra points

(JAX) Greg Joseph - 1/1 extra point

I played this game in its entirety, offense and defense. Things went a lot better, tbh. Still not doing great with the run game and missing a lot of passes, but I played defense well. As you can see, the RB shares are still not being split the way I want them to.

Final Score
Patriots 27 - 3 Lions

Passing Stats |
(NE) Drew Brees - 18/25 for 231 yards, 2 touchdowns

(DET) Sam Darnold - 11/17 for 116 yards, 1 interception

Rushing Stats |
(NE) Todd Gurley II - 8 attempts for 76 yards
(NE) Dion Lewis - 7 attempts for 46 yards, 1 touchdown
(NE) Drew Brees - 2 attempt for 21 yards, 1 fumble
(NE) Benjamin Watson - 1 attempt for 11 yards
(NE) Christian McCaffrey - 2 attempts for -2 yards

(DET) Nick Bawden - 1 attempt for 4 yards, 1 fumble
(DET) Jordan Howard - 3 attempts for -2 yards
(DET) Duke Johnson Jr. - 6 attempts for -2 yards, 1 fumble

Receiving Stats |
(NE) Julian Edelman - 5 receptions for 79 yards
(NE) Antonio Brown - 5 receptions for 73 yards, 1 touchdown
(NE) Eric Ebron - 3 receptions for 30 yards
(NE) DeSean Jackson - 2 receptions for 22 yards, 1 touchdown
(NE) Larry Fitzgerald - 1 reception for 14 yards
(NE) Dion Lewis - 1 reception for 9 yards
(NE) Benjamin Watson - 1 reception for 4 yards

(DET) Christian Kirk - 3 receptions for 34 yards
(DET) Evan Engram - 3 receptions for 30 yards
(DET) Pierre Garcon - 1 reception for 15 yards
(DET) Nick Bawden - 1 reception for 14 yards
(DET) Sterling Shepard - 1 reception for 12 yards
(DET) Antonio Gates - 1 reception for 8 yards
(DET) Duke Johnson Jr. - 1 reception for 3 yards

Defensive Stats |
(NE) Sacks - 1 - Cameron Heyward (0.5), Jordan Hicks (0.5)
(NE) Interceptions - 1 - Aqib Talib (1)
(NE) Forced Fumbles - 2 - Cameron Wake (1), Malcolm Jenkins (1)
(NE) Fumble Recoveries - 1 - Aqib Talib (1)
(NE) Defensive Touchdowns - 0

(DET) Sacks - 3 - Dalvin Tomlinson (1), Lavonte David (1), Matthew Judon (1)
(DET) Interceptions - 0
(DET) Forced Fumbles - 1 - Dalvin Tomlinson (1)
(DET) Fumble Recoveries - 0
(DET) Defensive Touchdowns - 0

Special Teams Stats |
(NE) Graham Geno - 1/1 30-39 yard field goal, 1/1 40-49 yard yard field goals, 3/3 extra points

(DET) Cairo Santos - 1/1 1-29 yard field goal

Now I'm starting to get somewhere, tbh. I'm gonna do one more game on Pro and if it ends up this easy again, I'll move up to All Pro, where I'll probably start losing again.

Final Score
Patriots 41 - 10 Dolphins

Passing Stats |
(NE) Drew Brees - 17/22 for 249 yards, 4 touchdowns

(MIA) Patrick Mahomes - 10/21 for 167 yards, 1 touchdown, 3 interceptions

Rushing Stats |
(NE) Todd Gurley II - 13 attempts for 100 yards
(NE) Drew Brees - 3 attempts for 21 yards, 1 touchdown
(NE) Dion Lewis - 7 attempts for 7 yards
(NE) Christian McCaffrey - 2 attempts for 6 yards

(MIA) Dalvin Cook - 9 attempts for 29 yards
(MIA) Doug Martin - 1 attempt for 5 yards
(MIA) Patrick Mahomes - 1 attempt for -1 yards

Receiving Stats |
(NE) Antonio Brown - 6 receptions for 112 yards, 1 touchdown
(NE) Julian Edelman - 3 receptions for 52 yards, 2 touchdowns
(NE) Eric Ebron - 3 receptions for 35 yards, 1 touchdown
(NE) DeSean Jackson - 2 receptions for 34 yards
(NE) Larry Fitzgerald - 1 reception for 12 yards
(NE) Kyle Juszczyk - 1 reception for 3 yards
(NE) Dion Lewis - 1 reception for 1 yard

(MIA) Adam Thielen - 2 receptions for 74 yards, 1 touchdown
(MIA) Tyler Eifert - 4 receptions for 67 yards
(MIA) Josh Doctson - 2 receptions for 13 yards
(MIA) Dalvin Cook - 1 reception for 8 yards
(MIA) DeVante Parker - 1 reception for 5 yards

Defensive Stats |
(NE) Sacks - 0
(NE) Interceptions - 3 - Antoine Bethea (1), Marquel Lee (1), Thomas Davis Sr. (1)
(NE) Forced Fumbles - 0
(NE) Fumble Recoveries - 0
(NE) Defensive Touchdowns - 0

(MIA) Sacks - 1 - Avery Williamson (1)
(MIA) Interceptions - 0
(MIA) Forced Fumbles - 0
(MIA) Fumble Recoveries - 0
(MIA) Defensive Touchdowns - 0

Special Teams Stats |
(NE) Graham Geno - 1/1 1-29 yard field goal, 1/1 50+ yard field goal, 5/5 extra points

(MIA) Chandler Catanzaro - 1/10 30-39 yard field goal, 1/1 extra point

Alright, upping the difficulty to All Pro now. The one thing they did was stop Dion Lewis, tbh. Couldn't get anything going with him.

It's been decided. New England will move to England The England Monarchs will be their new name starting next year.

Here's the first quarter standings update.

AFC North
1.) Pittsburgh Steelers | 3-1
2.) Cleveland Browns | 2-2
3.) Baltimore Ravens | 1-3
4.) Cincinnati Bengals | 1-3

AFC South
1.) Tennessee Titans | 3-1
2.) Indianapolis Colts | 2-2
3.) Houston Texans | 2-2
4.) Jacksonville Jaguars | 1-3

AFC East
1.) New England Patriots | 3-1
2.) Buffalo Bills | 2-2
3.) Miami Dolphins | 1-3
4.) New York Jets | 1-3

AFC West
1.) Denver Broncos | 3-1
2.) Oakland Raiders | 2-2
3.) Kansas City Chiefs | 1-3
4.) Los Angeles Chargers | 1-3

NFC North
1.) Minnesota Vikings | 3-1
2.) Green Bay Packers | 3-1
3.) Detroit Lions | 3-1
4.) Chicago Bears | 1-3

NFC South
1.) Atlanta Falcons | 2-2
2.) Carolina Panthers | 1-3
3.) New Orleans Saints | 1-3
4.) Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1-3

NFC East
1.) New York Giants | 3-1
2.) Philadelphia Eagles | 3-1
3.) Washington Redskins | 2-1
4.) Dallas Cowboys | 2-2

NFC West
1.) Los Angeles Rams | 3-1
2.) Arizona Cardinals | 2-2
3.) Seattle Seahawks | 2-2
4.) San Francisco 49ers | 2-2

Final Score
Patriots 63 - 14 Colts

Passing Stats |
(NE) Drew Brees - 14/16 for 361 yards, 4 touchdowns

(IND) Ben Roethlisberger - 13/20 for 206 yards, 2 touchdowns, 3 interceptions

Rushing Stats |
(NE) Todd Gurley II - 16 attempts for 118 yards, 1 touchdown
(NE) Dion Lewis - 9 attempts for 55 yards, 1 touchdown
(NE) Drew Brees - 3 attempts for 13 yards, 2 touchdowns
(NE) Christian McCaffrey - 2 attempts for 3 yards

(IND) Austin Ekeler - 8 attempts for 16 yards, 1 fumble
(IND) C.J. Anderson - 1 attempt for -1 yard
(IND) Ben Roethlisberger - 1 attempt for -11 yards

Receiving Stats |
(NE) Antonio Brown - 8 receptions for 198 yards, 1 touchdown
(NE) Julian Edelman - 5 receptions for 152 yards, 3 touchdowns
(NE) Kyle Juszczyk - 1 reception for 11 yards

(IND) Emmanuel Sanders - 2 receptions for 80 yards, 1 touchdown
(IND) Isaiah McKenzie - 2 receptions for 55 yards, 1 touchdown
(IND) Hunter Henry - 4 receptions for 36 yards
(IND) Albert Wilson - 3 receptions for 22 yards
(IND) Austin Ekeler - 1 reception for 10 yards
(IND) Dwayne Allen - 1 reception for 3 yards

Defensive Stats |
(NE) Sacks - 2 - Cameron Wake (1), Derrick Johnson (1)
(NE) Interceptions - 3 - Malcolm Jenkins (2), Chris Culliver (1)
(NE) Forced Fumbles - 2 - Cameron Wake (1), Blair Brown (1)
(NE) Fumble Recoveries - 2 - Geno Atkins (1), Chris Culliver (1)
(NE) Defensive Touchdowns - 1 - Malcolm Jenkins (1)

(IND) Sacks - 0
(IND) Interceptions - 0
(IND) Forced Fumbles - 0
(IND) Fumble Recoveries - 1 - Albert Wilson (1)
(IND) Defensive Touchdowns - 0

Special Teams Stats |
(NE) Graham Geno - 9/9 extra points

(IND) Brandon McManus - 2/2 extra points

As you may be able to guess, I forgot to up the difficulty from Pro to All Pro. Even still, I don't know how this one got so out of hand. Expect a far worse outing in the next game when I actually remember to change the difficulty, but jeez. The only reason they even scored two TDs is because I started using special teams plays on defense just for the fuck of it. Also, I really need to figure out how to get McCaffrey more involved. Got third string Dion taking way more snaps than him.

Giggity Gopher wrote:

It's been decided. New England will move to England The England Monarchs will be their new name starting next year.

DAMN SAM!!!

Final Score
Patriots 13 - 10 Chiefs

Passing Stats |
(NE) Drew Brees - 16/21 for 265 yards

(KC) Andrew Luck - 10/14 for 133 yards, 1 touchdown

Rushing Stats |
(NE) Todd Gurley II - 19 attempts for 72 yards
(NE) Dion Lewis - 4 attempts for 5 yards
(NE) Drew Brees - 1 attempt for 1 yard, 1 touchdown, 2 fumbles

(KC) Derrick Henry - 7 attempts for 25 yards
(KC) Bilal Powell - 2 attempts for 1 yard

Receiving Stats |
(NE) Antonio Brown - 8 receptions for 149 yards
(NE) Julian Edelman - 5 receptions for 84 yards
(NE) Benjamin Watson - 2 receptions for 21 yards
(NE) Eric Ebron - 1 reception for 11 yards

(KC) Dede Westbrook - 2 receptions for 37 yards
(KC) Charles Clay - 3 receptions for 36 yards
(KC) Anthony Sherman - 1 reception for 32 yards, 1 touchdown
(KC) Bilal Powell - 3 receptions for 21 yards
(KC) Nelson Agholor - 1 reception for 7 yards

Defensive Stats |
(NE) Sacks - 1 - Cameron Heyward (1)
(NE) Interceptions - 0
(NE) Forced Fumbles - 0
(NE) Fumble Recoveries - 0
(NE) Defensive Touchdowns - 0

(KC) Sacks - 4 - Takkarist McKinley (3), Jake Ryan (1)
(KC) Interceptions - 0
(KC) Forced Fumbles - 2 - Takkarist McKinley (1), Jake Ryan (1)
(KC) Fumble Recoveries - 1 - Michael Pierce (1)
(KC) Defensive Touchdowns - 0

Special Teams Stats |
(NE) Graham Geno - 1/1 1-29 yard field goal, 1/1 30-39 yard field goal, 1 extra point

(KC) Stephen Hauschka - 1/1 40-49 yard field goal, 1 extra point

The switch to All Pro definitely hit me here. I won with a field goal in the last two seconds of the game. They put serious pressure on Brees all game. Numerous fumbles while getting hit during a pass attempt, including one that happened in our own redzone. Fortunately, we ended up recovering it there, but at our own 2 yard line. Saved that on third and 17 by getting out a 32 yard pass, though.

Final Score
Patriots 31 - 3 Bears

Passing Stats |
(NE) Drew Brees - 17/21 for 200 yards, 2 touchdowns

(CHI) Matt Ryan - 13/24 for 154 yards, 2 interceptions

Rushing Stats |
(NE) Todd Gurley II - 8 attempts for 49 yards, 1 touchdown
(NE) Christian McCaffrey - 9 attempts for 34 yards
(NE) Dion Lewis - 5 attempts for 17 yards
(NE) Drew Brees - 1 attempt for 1 yard

(CHI) Devonta Freeman - 8 attempts for 12 yards

Receiving Stats |
(NE) Antonio Brown - 5 receptions for 91 yards, 1 touchdown
(NE) Julian Edelman - 5 receptions for 45 yards
(NE) DeSean Jackson - 3 receptions for 31 yards
(NE) Larry Fitzgerald - 1 reception for 15 yards
(NE) Todd Gurley Jr. - 1 reception for 9 yards, 1 touchdown
(NE) Eric Ebron - 1 reception for 8 yards
(NE) Benjamin Watson - 1 reception for 1 yard

(CHI) Phillip Dorsett - 4 receptions for 64 yards
(CHI) Kenny Golladay - 3 receptions for 43 yards
(CHI) Josh Hill - 2 receptions for 24 yards
(CHI) Jamison Crowder - 2 receptions for 12 yards
(CHI) Devonta Freeman - 2 receptions for 11 yards

Defensive Stats |
(NE) Sacks - 1 - Jordan Hicks (1)
(NE) Interceptions - 2 - Malcolm Jenkins (2)
(NE) Forced Fumbles - 0
(NE) Fumble Recoveries - 0
(NE) Defensive Touchdowns - 1 - Malcolm Jenkins (1)

(CHI) Sacks - 1 - Bryan Cox Jr. (1)
(CHI) Interceptions - 0
(CHI) Forced Fumbles - 0
(CHI) Fumble Recoveries - 0
(CHI) Defensive Touchdowns - 0

Special Teams Stats |
(NE) Graham Geno - 1/1 30-39 yard field goal, 0/2 50+ yard field goal, 4 extra points

(KC) Stephen Hauschka - 1/1 30-39 yard field goal, 0/1 50+ yard field goal

I think I finally have the RB rotation set the way I want it to be. As for the Bears, man. They jobbed. I was expecting a tougher game after the switch to All Pro gave me a tough game against the Chiefs.

Final Score
Patriots 20 - 17 Bills

Passing Stats |
(NE) Drew Brees - 13/21 for 244 yards, 1 touchdown

(BUF) Cam Newton - 15/20 for 219 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions

Rushing Stats |
(NE) Todd Gurley II - 11 attempts for 47 yards
(NE) Christian McCaffrey - 11 attempts for 46 yards
(NE) Dion Lewis - 4 attempts for 11 yards, 1 touchdown
(NE) Drew Brees - 2 attempts for -2 yards

(BUF) James White - 5 attempts for 31 yards

Receiving Stats |
(NE) Antonio Brown - 7 receptions for 153 yards
(NE) DeSean Jackson - 2 receptions for 44 yards
(NE) Julian Edelman - 1 reception for 20 yards
(NE) Eric Ebron - 2 receptions for 18 yards, 1 touchdown
(NE) Benjamin Watson - 1 reception for 9 yards

(BUF) Tyler Higbee - 6 receptions for 118 yards, 1 touchdown
(BUF) Antonio Callaway - 3 receptions for 41 yards
(BUF) Marvin Hall - 1 reception for 32 yards, 1 touchdown
(BUF) Marcedes Lewis - 2 receptions for 13 yards
(BUF) Tyler Lockett - 2 receptions for 8 yards
(BUF) Ryan Hewitt - 1 reception for 7 yards

Defensive Stats |
(NE) Sacks - 1 - Cameron Heyward (1)
(NE) Interceptions - 2 - Antoine Bethea (2)
(NE) Forced Fumbles - 0
(NE) Fumble Recoveries - 0
(NE) Defensive Touchdowns - 1 - Malcolm Jenkins (1)

(BUF) Sacks - 1 - Jonathan Allen (1)
(BUF) Interceptions - 0
(BUF) Forced Fumbles - 0
(BUF) Fumble Recoveries - 0
(BUF) Defensive Touchdowns - 0

Special Teams Stats |
(NE) Graham Geno - 2/2 1-29 yard field goals, 2 extra points

(BUF) Harrison Butker - 1/1 30-39 yard field goal, 2 extra points

Closer game this time, tbh, although they were fighting from under for most of it. Never got too close.

Final Score
Patriots 12 - 7 Packers

Passing Stats |
(NE) Drew Brees - 6/16 for 100 yards, 1 touchdown

(GB) Teddy Bridgewater - 8/15 for 152 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception

Rushing Stats |
(NE) Todd Gurley II - 17 attempts for 73 yards
(NE) Christian McCaffrey - 13 attempts for 57 yards
(NE) Dion Lewis - 1 attempt for -1 yard
(NE) Drew Brees - 2 attempts for -2 yards, 1 fumble

(GB) Giovani Bernard - 10 attempts for 26 yards, 1 fumble

Receiving Stats |
(NE) Antonio Brown - 4 receptions for 73 yards, 1 touchdown
(NE) Julian Edelman - 2 receptions for 27 yards

(GB) Jimmy Graham - 3 receptions for 85 yards, 1 touchdown
(GB) Randall Cobb - 3 receptions for 58 yards
(GB) Tavon Austin - 1 reception for 6 yards
(GB) Giovani Bernard - 1 reception for 3 yards

Defensive Stats |
(NE) Sacks - 1 - Cameron Wake (1)
(NE) Interceptions - 1 - Malcolm Jenkins (1)
(NE) Forced Fumbles - 1 - Marquel Lee (1)
(NE) Fumble Recoveries - 1 - Geno Atkins (1)
(NE) Safeties - 1 - Cameron Wake (1)
(NE) Defensive Touchdowns - 0

(GB) Sacks - 1 - Michael Bennett (1)
(GB) Interceptions - 0
(GB) Forced Fumbles - 1 - Michael Bennett (1)
(GB) Fumble Recoveries - 0
(NE) Safeties - 0
(GB) Defensive Touchdowns - 0

Special Teams Stats |
(NE) Graham Geno - 1/1 30-39 yard field goal, 0/1 50+ yard field goal, 1 extra point

(GB) Blair Walsh - 1/1 extra point

This was a rough one. Had me sweating for most of it. I ended up having to punt away in the last 3 minutes while up 10-7. Ended up getting them pushed back to their 3 yard line with the punt and got a safety, which pretty much sealed it. I couldn't get shit going in the passing game this time, which hasn't been much of an issue before. Very defensive game.

Also, I forgot to do the mid-season standings so I'll just do them next at the third quarter mark.

Final Score
Patriots 23 - 21 Titans

Passing Stats |
(NE) Drew Brees - 13/21 for 226 yards, 2 touchdowns

(TEN) Nick Foles - 11/17 for 272 yards, 2 touchdowns

Rushing Stats |
(NE) Todd Gurley II - 15 attempts for 86 yards
(NE) Christian McCaffrey - 10 attempts for 54 yards
(NE) Drew Brees - 2 attempts for 17 yards
(NE) Dion Lewis - 2 attempts for 4 yards

(TEN) Kenyan Drake - 7 attempts for 38 yards
(TEN) D'Onta Foreman - 3 attempts for 8 yards

Receiving Stats |
(NE) Antonio Brown - 7 receptions for 151 yards
(NE) DeSean Jackson - 2 receptions for 42 yards
(NE) Julian Edelman - 3 receptions for 26 yards, 2 touchdowns
(NE) Eric Ebron - 1 reception for 7 yards

(TEN) Doug Baldwin - 3 receptions for 105 yards, 1 touchdown
(TEN) Jordan Matthews - 2 receptions for 49 yards, 1 touchdown
(TEN) Chris Godwin - 3 receptions for 49 yards
(TEN) Rashaad Penny - 2 receptions for 35 yards
(TEN) Jared Cook - 1 reception for 35 yards
(TEN) Mike Gesicki - 1 reception for 11 yards

Defensive Stats |
(NE) Sacks - 1 - Jordan Hicks (1)
(NE) Interceptions - 0
(NE) Forced Fumbles - 0
(NE) Fumble Recoveries - 0
(NE) Safeties - 0
(NE) Defensive Touchdowns - 0

(TEN) Sacks - 0
(TEN) Interceptions - 0
(TEN) Forced Fumbles - 0
(TEN) Fumble Recoveries - 0
(TEN) Safeties - 0
(TEN) Defensive Touchdowns - 0

Special Teams Stats |
(NE) Graham Geno - 2/2 1-29 yard field goals, 1/1 30-39 yard field goal, 0/2 50+ yard field goals, 2/2 extra points

(TEN) Matt Prater - 2/2 30-39 yard field goals, 1/1 40-49 yard field goal, 0/1 50+ yard field goal

By far the toughest one I've had, yet. I managed to get the game winning field goal at the very end but I had the ball on my own 25 with less than 50 seconds left. Something weird also happened, dunno what caused it. When I first went for the field goal, they called a time out. But then when I went for the field goal again, the camera was all weird and it was taking away the measurement stuff way quicker. Not sure what was up with that but it made the kick way harder to aim. Managed to get it, though. Week 11 is the bye week.

Pro difficulty

I switched to All Pro after, like, 4 games.

Figures your game against The Titans was your toughest one

Final Score
Patriots 45 - 13 Jets

Passing Stats |
(NE) Drew Brees - 12/12 for 169 yards, 3 touchdowns

(NYJ) Marcus Mariota - 15/25 for 236 yards, 1 touchdown, 4 interceptions

Rushing Stats |
(NE) Todd Gurley II - 15 attempts for 118 yards, 2 touchdowns
(NE) Christian McCaffrey - 14 attempts for 74 yards
(NE) Dion Lewis - 4 attempts for 12 yards

(NYJ) Chris Thompson - 3 attempts for 2 yards
(NYJ) Adrian Peterson - 2 attempts for 0 yards

Receiving Stats |
(NE) Antonio Brown - 6 receptions for 102 yards
(NE) Julian Edelman - 5 receptions for 65 yards, 2 touchdowns
(NE) Eric Ebron - 1 reception for 2 yards, 1 touchdown

(NYJ) Jake Butt - 2 receptions for 65 yards, 1 touchdown
(NYJ) Sammy Watkins - 3 receptions for 41 yards
(NYJ) Delanie Walker - 4 receptions for 49 yards
(NYJ) Clive Walford - 1 reception for 33 yards
(NYJ) Chris Thompson - 3 receptions for 27 yards
(NYJ) Mohamed Sanu Jr. - 1 reception for 23 yards
(NYJ) Chris Hogan - 1 reception for 8 yards

Defensive Stats |
(NE) Sacks - 1 - Cameron Heyward (1)
(NE) Interceptions - 4 - Malcolm Jenkins (2), Marquel Lee (1), Antoine Bethea (1)
(NE) Forced Fumbles - 0
(NE) Fumble Recoveries - 0
(NE) Safeties - 0
(NE) Defensive Touchdowns - 1 - Marquel Lee (1)

(NYJ) Sacks - 0
(NYJ) Interceptions - 0
(NYJ) Forced Fumbles - 0
(NYJ) Fumble Recoveries - 0
(NYJ) Safeties - 0
(NYJ) Defensive Touchdowns - 0

Special Teams Stats |
(NE) Graham Geno - 1/1 1-29 yard field goals, 0/1 50+ yard field goal, 6/6 extra points

(NYJ) Robbie Gould - 1/1 1-29 yard field goal, 1/1 50+ yard field goal, 1/1 extra point

Figures, even with a fantasy drafted team in Madden, the Jets still suck. My first perfect completion percentage game in this franchise. Granted, I focused much more on the run game, which did very well in the first half and then was slowed down somewhat in the second. Brown was briefly injured during the game after a catch, but he was just subbed out for a few plays and then back in.

Final Score
Patriots 19 - 14 Vikings

Passing Stats |
(NE) Drew Brees - 12/20 for 161 yards, 1 touchdown

(MIN) Mitchell Trubisky - 13/16 for 138 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception

Rushing Stats |
(NE) Todd Gurley II - 19 attempts for 109 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 fumble
(NE) Christian McCaffrey - 7 attempts for 20 yards
(NE) Drew Brees - 4 attempts for -5 yards

(MIN) Alvin Kamara - 6 attempts for 16 yards
(MIN) Mitchell Trubisky - 3 attempts for 13 yards, 1 touchdown
(MIN) Shane Vereen - 2 attempts for 10 yards

Receiving Stats |
(NE) Antonio Brown - 6 receptions for 111 yards
(NE) Julian Edelman - 4 receptions for 35 yards, 1 touchdown
(NE) DeSean Jackson - 1 reception for 10 yards
(NE) Benjamin Watson - 1 reception for 5 yards

(MIN) Robby Anderson - 4 receptions for 80 yards, 1 touchdown
(MIN) Anthony Miller - 2 receptions for 20 yards
(MIN) Alvin Kamara - 3 receptions for 12 yards
(MIN) Torrey Smith - 1 reception for 12 yards
(MIN) Rhett Ellison - 1 reception for 8 yards
(MIN) George Kittle - 1 reception for 3 yards
(MIN) Geronimo Allen - 1 reception for 3 yards

Defensive Stats |
(NE) Sacks - 0
(NE) Interceptions - 1 - Aqib Talib (1)
(NE) Forced Fumbles - 0
(NE) Fumble Recoveries - 0
(NE) Safeties - 0
(NE) Defensive Touchdowns - 0

(MIN) Sacks - 0
(MIN) Interceptions - 0
(MIN) Forced Fumbles - 1 - Robert Blanton (1)
(MIN) Fumble Recoveries - 0
(MIN) Safeties - 0
(MIN) Defensive Touchdowns - 0

Special Teams Stats |
(NE) Graham Geno - 2/2 30-39 yard field goals, 1/1 extra point

(MIN) Ryan Succop - 2/2 extra points

Jeez, this was tough. I'm not sure why the 5-6 Vikings were this hard to beat, especially after the game against the Jets. I still managed it, tho, so at least there's that.

Third quarter standings.

AFC North
1.) Baltimore Ravens | 7-5
2.) Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-5
3.) Cleveland Browns | 6-6
4.) Cincinnati Bengals | 3-9

AFC South
1.) Tennessee Titans | 6-6
2.) Houston Texans | 5-7
3.) Indianapolis Colts | 4-8
4.) Jacksonville Jaguars | 4-8

AFC East
1.) New England Patriots | 11-1
2.) Miami Dolphins | 8-4
3.) New York Jets | 5-7
4.) Buffalo Bills | 4-8

AFC West
1.) Los Angeles Chargers | 7-5
2.) Oakland Raiders | 6-6
3.) Kansas City Chiefs | 5-7
4.) Denver Broncos | 5-7

NFC North
1.) Detroit Lions | 7-5
2.) Green Bay Packers | 6-6
3.) Chicago Bears | 5-7
4.) Minnesota Vikings | 5-7

NFC South
1.) Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7-5
2.) Atlanta Falcons | 7-5
3.) Carolina Panthers | 4-7-1
4.) New Orleans Saints | 3-9

NFC East
1.) New York Giants | 7-4-1
2.) Philadelphia Eagles | 7-5
3.) Dallas Cowboys | 7-5
4.) Washington Redskins | 6-6

NFC West
1.) Arizona Cardinals | 8-4
2.) Los Angeles Rams | 7-5
3.) San Francisco 49ers | 7-5
4.) Seattle Seahawks | 5-7

Final Score
Patriots 24 - 7 Dolphins

Passing Stats |
(NE) Drew Brees - 8/13 for 153 yards, 2 touchdowns

(MIA) Patrick Mahomes - 11/19 for 147 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions

Rushing Stats |
(NE) Todd Gurley II - 12 attempts for 53 yards
(NE) Christian McCaffrey - 8 attempts for 8 yards
(NE) Dion Lewis - 3 attempts for 2 yards, 1 touchdown

(MIA) Dalvin Cook - 12 attempts for 29 yards, 1 fumble
(MIA) Doug Martin - 3 attempts for 18 yards
(MIA) Patrick Mahomes - 2 attempts for 11 yards

Receiving Stats |
(NE) Antonio Brown - 4 receptions for 119 yards, 1 touchdown
(NE) Julian Edelman - 3 receptions for 32 yards
(NE) Eric Ebron - 1 reception for 2 yards, 1 touchdown

(MIA) Adam Thielen - 1 reception for 69 yards, 1 touchdown
(MIA) Tyler Eifert - 3 receptions for 31 yards
(MIA) DeVante Parker - 2 receptions for 23 yards
(MIA) Adam Shaheen - 1 reception for 20 yards
(MIA) Josh Doctson - 1 reception for 5 yards
(MIA) Doug Martin - 1 reception for 4 yards
(MIA) Dalvin Cook - 2 receptions for -5 yards

Defensive Stats |
(NE) Sacks - 2 - Jaleel Johnson (1), Cameron Wake (1)
(NE) Interceptions - 2 - Aqib Talib (1), Jason McCourty (1)
(NE) Forced Fumbles - 1 - Cameron Wake (1)
(NE) Fumble Recoveries - 1 - Thomas Davis Sr. (1)
(NE) Safeties - 0
(NE) Defensive Touchdowns - 0

(MIA) Sacks - 1 - Mychal Kendricks (1)
(MIA) Interceptions - 0
(MIA) Forced Fumbles - 1 - Mychal Kendricks (1)
(MIA) Fumble Recoveries - 1 - Avery Williamson (1)
(MIA) Safeties - 0
(MIA) Defensive Touchdowns - 0

Special Teams Stats |
(NE) Graham Geno - 1/1 40-49 yard field goal, 3/3 extra points

(MIA) Chandler Catanzaro - 0/1 50+ yard field goal, 1/1 extra point

The rematch with the Dolphins (this time having jumped to All Pro since the first match) went surprisingly similar to the earlier game. Only real difference is I couldn't do much of anything with any of my RBs.

The Jets

Final Score
Patriots 37 - 0 Steelers

Passing Stats |
(NE) Drew Brees - 16/24 for 203 yards, 2 touchdowns

(PIT) Aaron Rodgers - 13/22 for 132 yards, 7 interceptions

Rushing Stats |
(NE) Todd Gurley II - 11 attempts for 60 yards, 1 touchdown
(NE) Christian McCaffrey - 15 attempts for 48 yards, 1 touchdown
(NE) Drew Brees - 1 attempt for 3 yards, 1 fumble

(PIT) Nick Chubb - 7 attempts for 6 yards
(PIT) Tevin Coleman - 1 attempt for 2 yards

Receiving Stats |
(NE) Antonio Brown - 5 receptions for 92 yards
(NE) DeSean Jackson - 3 receptions for 43 yards, 1 touchdown
(NE) Julian Edelman - 4 receptions for 30 yards, 1 touchdown
(NE) Eric Ebron - 3 receptions for 30 yards
(NE) Josh Walker - 1 reception for 8 yards

(PIT) Odell Beckham Jr. - 5 receptions for 63 yards
(PIT) Travis Kelce - 4 receptions for 32 yards
(PIT) Curtis Samuel - 2 receptions for 26 yards
(PIT) Tevin Coleman - 1 reception for 8 yards
(PIT) Nick Chubb - 1 reception for 3 yards

Defensive Stats |
(NE) Sacks - 1 - Jordan Hicks (1)
(NE) Interceptions - 7 - Jason McCourty (2), Malcolm Jenkins (2), Thomas Davis Sr. (1), Johnathan Joseph (1), Antoine Bethea (1)
(NE) Forced Fumbles - 1 - Antoine Bethea (1)
(NE) Fumble Recoveries - 1 - Malcolm Jenkins (1)
(NE) Safeties - 0
(NE) Defensive Touchdowns - 0

(PIT) Sacks - 2 - De'Vondre Campbell (1), Haason Reddick
(PIT) Interceptions - 0
(PIT) Forced Fumbles - 1 - Haason Riddick (1)
(PIT) Fumble Recoveries - 1 - John Jenkins (1)
(PIT) Safeties - 0
(PIT) Defensive Touchdowns - 0

Special Teams Stats |
(NE) Graham Geno - 2/2 30-39 yard field goals, 1/1 50+ yard field goal, 4/4 extra points

(PIT) Dustin Colquitt - N/A

First blowout game. Aaron Rodgers. Dude just kept feeding the ball to my defense. Speaking of, if Malcolm Jenkins gets 3 interceptions between the last two games, he'll tie for the most interceptions in a season.

Final Score
Patriots 9 - 0 Bills

Passing Stats |
(NE) Drew Brees - 5/8 for 73 yards

(BUF) Cam Newton - 13/16 for 116 yards

Rushing Stats |
(NE) Todd Gurley II - 15 attempts for 61 yards
(NE) Christian McCaffrey - 12 attempts for 55 yards
(NE) Dion Lewis - 4 attempts for 13 yards

(BUF) James White - 10 attempts for 36 yards
(BUF) Cam Newton - 2 attempts for 29 yards
(BUF) Derrius Guice - 1 attempt for 7 yards
(BUF) Travaris Cadet - 1 attempt for 4 yards

Receiving Stats |
(NE) Antonio Brown - 2 receptions for 39 yards
(NE) Julian Edelman - 3 receptions for 34 yards

(BUF) Tyler Higbee - 5 receptions for 59 yards
(BUF) Antonio Callaway - 3 receptions for 26 yards
(BUF) James White - 3 receptions for 14 yards
(BUF) Tyler Lockett - 1 reception for 10 yards
(BUF) Marcedes Lewis - 1 reception for 7 yards

Defensive Stats |
(NE) Sacks - 5 - John Franklin-Myers (2), Cameron Wake (1), Thomas Davis Sr. (1), Marquel Lee (0.5), Cameron Heyward (0.5)
(NE) Interceptions - 0
(NE) Forced Fumbles - 1 - Thomas Davis Sr. (1)
(NE) Fumble Recoveries - 1 - Thomas Davis Sr. (1)
(NE) Defensive Touchdowns - 1 - Malcolm Jenkins (1)

(BUF) Sacks - 0
(BUF) Interceptions - 0
(BUF) Forced Fumbles - 0
(BUF) Fumble Recoveries - 0
(BUF) Defensive Touchdowns - 0

Special Teams Stats |
(NE) Graham Geno - 0/2 30-39 yard field goals, 1/1 40-49 yard field goal, 0/1 50+ yard field goal, 0/1 extra point
(NE) DeSean Jackson - 1 kick return touchdown

(BUF) Harrison Butker - 0/4 50+ yard field goals

Game took place in the snow. Idk if they changed how much snow effects kicking accuracy in this game but some of my kicks were slightly off, but the kick itself ended up souring way to the left or right. Very defensive game, though. Only TD was on the kickoff return after coming back from halftime. No interceptions, but five sacks.

Final Score
Patriots 23 - 14 Jets

Passing Stats |
(NE) Drew Brees - 9/13 for 147 yards

(NYJ) Marcus Mariota - 17/32 for 228 yards, 3 interceptions

Rushing Stats |
(NE) Todd Gurley II - 13 attempts for 57 yards
(NE) Christian McCaffrey - 10 attempts for 38 yards, 1 touchdown
(NE) Dion Lewis - 4 attempts for 16 yards
(NE) Drew Brees - 1 attempt for -4 yards, 1 fumble

(NYJ) Adrian Peterson - 5 attempts for 65 yards, 1 touchdown
(NYJ) Chris Thompson - 3 attempts for 25 yards

Receiving Stats |
(NE) Antonio Brown - 5 receptions for 109 yards
(NE) DeSean Jackson - 2 receptions for 20 yards
(NE) Eric Ebron - 1 reception for 13 yards
(NE) Julian Edelman - 1 reception for 5 yards

(NYJ) Delanie Walker - 6 receptions for 96 yards
(NYJ) Sammy Watkins - 4 receptions for 53 yards
(NYJ) Mohamed Sanu Jr. - 2 receptions for 51 yards
(NYJ) Chris Thompson - 3 receptions for 21 yards
(NYJ) Chris Hogan - 1 reception for 5 yards
(NYJ) Adrian Peterson - 1 reception for 2 yards

Defensive Stats |
(NE) Sacks - 1 - Haloti Ngata (0.5), Cameron Wake (0.5), Cameron Heyward (0.5)
(NE) Interceptions - 3 - Marquel Lee (2), Aqib Talib (1)
(NE) Forced Fumbles - 0
(NE) Fumble Recoveries - 0
(NE) Safeties - 0
(NE) Defensive Touchdowns - 0

(NYJ) Sacks - 2 - Da'Ron Payne (1), Bradley McDougald (1)
(NYJ) Interceptions - 0
(NYJ) Forced Fumbles - 1 - Da'Ron Payne (1)
(NYJ) Fumble Recoveries - 0
(NYJ) Safeties - 0
(NYJ) Defensive Touchdowns - 0

Special Teams Stats |
(NE) Graham Geno - 1/1 30-39 yard field goal, 2/2 50+ yard field goals, 2/2 extra points
(NE) DeSean Jackson - 1 kick return touchdown

(NYJ) Robbie Gould - 1/1 1-29 yard field goal, 1/1 50+ yard field goal

DeSean coming in with kick return TDs two games in a row to end the season. Unfortunately, Geno Atkins was injured. I'm glad I made it to the end of the main season before having an injury that was multi-week. Aside from Dion being out for the first week of the main season after being injured in the pre-season opener, the other two injuries only lasted for a few plays during a game. But he's out for 5 weeks, so he'll be missing the superbowl. Or, actually, he might be back exactly for the Superbowl.

Final season standings.

AFC North
1.) Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-6
2.) Cleveland Browns | 9-7
3.) Baltimore Ravens | 8-8
4.) Cincinnati Bengals | 3-13

AFC South
1.) Tennessee Titans | 8-8
2.) Indianapolis Colts | 7-9
3.) Houston Texans | 6-10
4.) Jacksonville Jaguars | 5-11

AFC East
1.) New England Patriots | 15-1
2.) Miami Dolphins | 9-7
3.) New York Jets | 7-9
4.) Buffalo Bills | 6-10

AFC West
1.) Oakland Raiders | 9-7
2.) Los Angeles Chargers | 8-8
3.) Kansas City Chiefs | 7-9
4.) Denver Broncos | 6-10

NFC North
1.) Chicago Bears | 8-8
2.) Detroit Lions | 8-8
3.) Green Bay Packers | 8-8
4.) Minnesota Vikings | 7-9

NFC South
1.) Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 11-5
2.) Carolina Panthers | 8-7-1
3.) Atlanta Falcons | 8-8
4.) New Orleans Saints | 3-13

NFC East
1.) New York Giants | 11-4-1
2.) Philadelphia Eagles | 10-6
3.) Dallas Cowboys | 7-9
4.) Washington Redskins | 7-9

NFC West
1.) Los Angeles Rams | 10-6
2.) Arizona Cardinals | 10-6
3.) San Francisco 49ers | 9-7
4.) Seattle Seahawks | 7-9