7 minute qtrs in Madden

Besides 7 minutes seems to go by pretty fast anywho. It really isn't that long once you get into it.... atleast for me anyways.

 

I like 6 more, because a hour and 30 minutes is a long game. I think a lot of stuff will come up in that time.

 

I don't mean to sound like a broken record, but how long a game takes isn't our primary concern. Realistic stat totals and number of plays called is.

Whatever "stuff" would come up during that time (which you would have likely pre-scheduled to play with your opponent) isn't important (unless the house is on fire or it's something serious). Also, you'd need to allow extra time to enter in all of the stats to the scoreboard if you should happen to win your game (which can take up to 15 minutes if alot of players saw action). Keep this in mind when we post signups for Madden, you'll need to set aside at least 90 minutes of uninteruppted time on XBox Live, as well as the ability to restrict anyone else on your router/internet connection from using it to prevent lag (ie. kids, brothers/sisters, parents, roommaters, etc).

 

I agree with that, you want stats that look real, not RB's with 3000 yards in a seaon

 

Which is why we're using Madden. :wink:

I know, I know, before I get flamed, ESPN 2k5 doesn't have that problem anymore.

 

are you flaming my ESPN?


I dunno, I guess in not that great cus me and a friend played this weekend and our stats were pretty good, not out of the norm, even at 10min really.

 

Going to play a 7 minute quarters game, Battle of the Bay:

San Francisco 49'ers ( :fsf: ) @ Oakland Raiders ( :foak: ).

Will let you guys know the stats go at the end, and how long it took.

 

Alright game is over, and it wasn't that long. I even wrote down how long it went for, here is a summary:

Code:

1st Quarter:  1:59-2:14
2nd Quarter:  2:14-2:31
3rd Quarter:  2:31-2:44
4th Quarter:  2:44-3:01

TOTAL DURATION: 1 Hour, 2 minutes....62 minutes

TOTAL PLAYS

socalguy: 49 Plays
burntCanuck: 90 Plays

For those wondering why plays were so lopsided, I returned 3 INT's for TD's, and 1 Fumble Recovery for TD. Ohh yeah, and 1 Kickoff was returned for TD by me. I only had 1 offensive TD.

And, here are the game stats:

Code:

EA SPORTS Gamer,

Here are the official results of your Madden NFL 2005 game on 2004.8.16 22:01:12.

Mode: Unranked
Qtr Legnth: 1413694796 minutes
Difficulty: All-Pro
Opponent: burntCanunck
Rank: 8582

Score breakdown:

                                  1    2    3    4   OT    F
socalguy (Raiders)                7   17   13    7    0   44
burntCanunck (49ers)              7    3    0   14    0   24

Statistics                  socalguy          burntCanunck    
Rushing attempts for                 28              36
Rushing yards for                    60             141
Passing attempts for                 16              47
Passing yards for                   151             258
Punts                                 4               6
Field goals for                       1               1
Long field goals (40+) for            0               0
Rushing touchdowns for                1               1
Passing touchdowns for                0               2
Returns touchdowns for                1               0
Defensive touchdowns for              4               0
Turnovers for                         5               2
Interceptions for                     5               1
Sacks for                             3               0
Number of third downs                12              18
Third down conversions                4               5
No-huddle plays                       0               0
Audibles called                       0               0
Hot routes used                       0               1
Shotgun plays                         5               0
Blitzes                              17              10
Time of possession                11:41           16:19
2-point conversions tried             0               0
2-point conversions succeeded         0               0
Red zone field goals                  1               1
Red zone touchdowns                   1               3
Red zone opportunities                4               7
First downs                           9              21
First down yards                    109             223
Special teams yards                 152             110
Punt return yards                     0              22
Punt yards                          235             241
Penalties                             2               1
Penalty yards                        13               7
First down rushing plays             14              13
First down passing plays              4              24
Second down rushing plays            10              15
Second down passing plays             4              13
Third down rushing plays              4               6
Third down passing plays              8              12
Fourth down rushing plays             0               2
Fourth down passing plays             0               1
Passes completed                     10              19
Fumbles                               2               1
Fumbles recovered                     1               1
Possessions                          22              26
Third downs, 3 or less yards          5               6
  Successes                           1               3
Third downs, 4 to 9 yards             4               3
  Successes                           3               0
Third downs, 10 or more yards         3               9
  Successes                           0               2
Hurries                              18               7
Knockdowns                            9               1
Passes deflected                     12               2
Passes tipped                         0               0
Offensive yards                     211             399
Total yards                         363             509
Return yards                        152              88
Total touchdowns                      6               3

 

good one.

I want this saved for the end of maddens first season.

If striker plays madden anything like he plays espn with 7 min quarters his favorite back will get no less than 50 touches a game.

 

I don't like the scores of the game. 44-20, thats pretty high scoring.

 

Watch the NFL much? That's not out of the ordinary at all.

I'd say that's on the high side from other 7min/qtr results we've been seeing though, check my first stats post in this thread.

 

Plus, 3 INTs for TD is a little out of whack and that helped make the score look odd.

 

2003 scores that are over 50 points combined, From week 1 to 7

Week 1
42-24
49-7
30-25

out of 16 games

week 2
27-24
38-17
33-31
41-20
37-13
35-32

out of 16 games

Week 3
42-14

out of 16 games

Week 4
37-13
34-31
55-21
38-23

out of 14 games

Week 5
39-26
38-30
27-25
38-35

out of 14 games

Week 6
40-34
38-17

out of 14 games

Week 7
34-24
37-17
45-17
34-26


Anyways I can go on.. These scores happen .. in the real league.. Why not in video games... Im sorry there is some good guys here that really work at their game.. and There are times when blowouts happen.. But for the most part... I think after the first couple of weeks.. There will be good scores.. Because all of these are realistic...

 

I also think that after a guy gets up so much.. there should be some brakes applied.. But i have seen where everything works.. it does happen once in a blue moon for me..lol

 

44-24 is definetly not out of the norm.

 

But like we said.. it hasnt been high scores when trying these long qtr runs...

socal.. played to a 19-16 game in 7 min qtrs...

 

Yeah I still remember your SS running 15 yards in under 2 seconds to grab the INT and ran it back. Not to mention he broke a tackle by Robert Gallery using the Hit Stick

Was fun though.

As for the 3 INT's returned for touchdowns, it was just that Rattay didn't have any accuracy at all. And on top of that, he was throwing them to the outside, where I had a clear lane to run it right down the side line with my d-backs, who are much faster than Tim Rattay and his linemen.

 

I've had some big scoring games in 4 min quarters, I think 5 is the perfect compromise.

 

Here is my 2nd game vs burntCanuck using 7 minute quarters:

TOTAL PLAYS:

socalguy: 72
burnt Canuck: 69

Code:

1st Quarter:  4:49-5:04
2nd Quarter:  5:04-5:20
3rd Quarter:  5:20-5:37
4th Quarter:  5:37-6:06

TOTAL DURATION: 1 Hour, 17 Minutes....77 Minutes

The 4th quarter had some long delays by both of us....pausing, had to do something quickly.

Code:

EA SPORTS Gamer,

Here are the official results of your Madden NFL 2005 game on 2004.8.17 1:06:14.

Mode: Unranked
Qtr Legnth: 1128614982 minutes
Difficulty: All-Pro
Opponent: burntCanunck
Rank: 12546

Score breakdown:

                                  1    2    3    4   OT    F
socalguy (Raiders)                3    7   20   10    0   40
burntCanunck (Lions)              7   10    0    6    0   23

Statistics                  socalguy          burntCanunck    
Rushing attempts for                 29              20
Rushing yards for                   107              32
Passing attempts for                 34              42
Passing yards for                   234             363
Punts                                 5               6
Field goals for                       4               1
Long field goals (40+) for            2               0
Rushing touchdowns for                2               1
Passing touchdowns for                1               2
Returns touchdowns for                0               0
Defensive touchdowns for              1               0
Turnovers for                         3               0
Interceptions for                     2               0
Sacks for                             1               4
Number of third downs                15              13
Third down conversions                5               4
No-huddle plays                       2               2
Audibles called                       3               0
Hot routes used                       1               2
Shotgun plays                         2              21
Blitzes                              14              20
Time of possession                15:06           12:54
2-point conversions tried             0               0
2-point conversions succeeded         0               0
Red zone field goals                  1               1
Red zone touchdowns                   2               2
Red zone opportunities                3               3
First downs                          15              17
First down yards                     85             215
Special teams yards                  74              95
Punt return yards                     0              38
Punt yards                          230             298
Penalties                             1               1
Penalty yards                        15               5
First down rushing plays             17               9
First down passing plays             11              21
Second down rushing plays             9               6
Second down passing plays            15              13
Third down rushing plays              3               4
Third down passing plays             12               9
Fourth down rushing plays             0               1
Fourth down passing plays             0               0
Passes completed                     18              26
Fumbles                               0               2
Fumbles recovered                     1               0
Possessions                          27              24
Third downs, 3 or less yards          3               6
  Successes                           1               2
Third downs, 4 to 9 yards             4               4
  Successes                           2               2
Third downs, 10 or more yards         8               3
  Successes                           2               0
Hurries                              12               8
Knockdowns                            6               2
Passes deflected                      5               7
Passes tipped                         0               0
Offensive yards                     341             395
Total yards                         415             490
Return yards                         74              57
Total touchdowns                      4               3

 

77 minutes aint bad at all, thats about 10 minutes longer than NCAA, shouldnt be a problem