against my better judgment i've decided to start season 8 in madden. so after some careful drafting to bulk up the offensive line and replace some key offensive personnel (and some wrangling over the three holdouts i had, including bunting demanding 11 million a year instead of his already-high 8.5 million), the niners kicked off the preseason against the falcons...and they actually won a preseason game. it might have had something to do with the fact that michael vick threw four interceptions in the first half...
it was 14-7 niners at halftime, due to the fact that the falcons defense locked bowes up and bunting was throwing the ball for the first time since week 12 of last season (he was decent, but not great). the falcons tied it up early in the third, and then the niners retook the lead early in the fourth when this third-and-long pass was deflected off of a DB's helmet and into the new FB's diving, sliding, arms.
a few punts and a matt stewart field goal later, it was 24-14. the falcons scored almost immediately, making it 24-21 with six minutes on the clock, but the niners responded by immediately shredding through falcons defense to score another touchdown.
the falcons managed to get another field goal, but failed to recover the onside kick. final: 31-24.
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ReplyDeleteMadden 2003 fantasy football. I love reading your football blogs. I only wish I had stats to look at. That'd be sweet.