7 minute qtrs in Madden

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  1. XBoxJon

    XBoxJon Well-Known Member

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    Big scoring games in 4min qtrs are usually the result of one team not knowing what the hell they are doing, and the other guy throwing streak patterns the whole game to abuse that fact.

    Take a look at the total number of plays run with 4 or 5 minute qtrs, not so much the actual score (which is going to flucuate wildly depending on the teams, players, and how the game played out). No matter if the game was a blowout or close, we'd like to see the plays called at least ~100-120 total for the game.
     
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  2. socalguy

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    And one more 7 minute quarter game:

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    1st Quarter:  1:53-2:05
    2nd Quarter:  2:05-2:22
    3rd Quarter:  2:22-2:40
    4th Quarter:  2:40-2:2:57
    TOTAL DURATION: 1 Hour, 4 Minutes...64 Minutes

    TOTAL PLAYS:

    socalguy: 65
    burntCanuck: 73

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    EA SPORTS Gamer,
    
    Here are the official results of your NCAA(R) Football 2005 game on 2004.8.17 21:57:37.
    
    Mode: Unranked
    Qtr Length: 1128614982 minutes
    Difficulty: All-Pro
    Opponent: burntCanunck
    Rank: 2228
    
    Final score: socalguy 40 vs. burntCanunck 10
    
    Statistics                  socalguy          burntCanunck    
    Rushing attempts for                 24              20
    Rushing yards for                   133              22
    Passing attempts for                 33              42
    Passing yards for                   140             158
    Punts                                 4              10
    Fake punts                                 
    Field goals for                       4               1
    Long field goals (40+) for            2               0
    Fake kicks                                 
    Times player went for two                  
    Rushing touchdowns for                2               0
    Passing touchdowns for                0               0
    Returns touchdowns for                2               0
    Defensive touchdowns for              0               1
    Turnovers for                         3               2
    Interceptions for                     3               1
    Sacks for                             1               3
    Number of third downs                14              16
    Third down conversions                5               2
    Fourth down attempts                       
    Fourth down rushing plays             0               1
    Fourth down passing plays             0               1
    Fourth down conversions                    
    Fourth-and-long situations                 
    Fourth-and-long attempts                   
    No-huddle plays                       0               0
    Audibles called                       1               0
    Hot routes used                       0               2
    Scrambles                             0               0
    Option plays                               
    Shotgun plays                         6               0
    Hail Mary plays                            
    Blitzes                               7              27
    Time of possession                15:04           12:56
    
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  3. XBoxJon

    XBoxJon Well-Known Member

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    Just played King Kobra (TB @ DAL), another good 7 min/qtr game:

    TB Plays: 51
    DAL Plays: 68

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    EA SPORTS Gamer,
    
    Here are the official results of your NCAA(R) Football 2005 game on 2004.8.18 4:12:10.
    
    Mode: Unranked
    Qtr Length: 7 minutes
    Difficulty: All-Pro
    Opponent: King Kobra
    Rank: 5740
    
    Final score: (TB) XBoxJon 34 vs. (DAL) King Kobra 23
    
    Statistics                  XBoxJon           King Kobra      
    Rushing attempts for                 26              27
    Rushing yards for                    81              65
    Passing attempts for                 25              41
    Passing yards for                   272             289
    Punts                                 5               3
    Fake punts                                 
    Field goals for                       2               3
    Long field goals (40+) for            1               2
    Fake kicks                                 
    Times player went for two                  
    Rushing touchdowns for                1               0
    Passing touchdowns for                2               2
    Returns touchdowns for                0               0
    Defensive touchdowns for              1               0
    Turnovers for                         1               1
    Interceptions for                     1               1
    Sacks for                             3               1
    Number of third downs                10              19
    Third down conversions                3               7
    Fourth down attempts                       
    Fourth down rushing plays             0               1
    Fourth down passing plays             0               2
    Fourth down conversions                    
    Fourth-and-long situations                 
    Fourth-and-long attempts                   
    No-huddle plays                       0               2
    Audibles called                       0               1
    Hot routes used                       0               1
    Scrambles                             0               0
    Option plays                               
    Shotgun plays                         0              19
    Hail Mary plays                            
    Blitzes                               9              34
    Time of possession                12:44           15:16
    
    
    Score would have been lower, but KK threw an INT that I ran back for a TD late in the 4th. Then he had a last minute long TD pass to get the score closer. Took us right at an hour to play the game. 119 total plays between us, perfection!
     
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  4. socalguy

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    Another very good game, but 3 red zone turnovers really hurt STL. 2 INT's, and 1 Fumble on my 1 yard line.

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    1st Quarter: 10:24-10:38
    2nd Quarter: 10:38-10:53
    3rd Quarter: 10:53-11:10
    4th Quarter: 11:10-11:25
    
    TOTAL DURATION: 1 Hour, 1 Minute...60 Minutes

    TOTAL PLAYS:

    socalguy: 66
    stljohnson: 74

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    EA SPORTS Gamer,
    
    Here are the official results of your NCAA(R) Football 2005 game on 2004.8.18 6:25:54.
    
    Mode: Unranked
    Qtr Length: 574444611 minutes
    Difficulty: All-Pro
    Opponent: picture
    Rank: 13451
    
    Final score: socalguy 24 vs. picture 12
    
    Statistics                  socalguy          picture         
    Rushing attempts for                 23              22
    Rushing yards for                    39             115
    Passing attempts for                 34              45
    Passing yards for                   238             297
    Punts                                 8               6
    Fake punts                                 
    Field goals for                       1               1
    Long field goals (40+) for            1               0
    Fake kicks                                 
    Times player went for two                  
    Rushing touchdowns for                2               0
    Passing touchdowns for                1               1
    Returns touchdowns for                0               0
    Defensive touchdowns for              0               0
    Turnovers for                         5               1
    Interceptions for                     3               0
    Sacks for                             2               2
    Number of third downs                13              14
    Third down conversions                4               4
    Fourth down attempts                       
    Fourth down rushing plays             0               0
    Fourth down passing plays             0               2
    Fourth down conversions                    
    Fourth-and-long situations                 
    Fourth-and-long attempts                   
    No-huddle plays                       1               3
    Audibles called                       1               6
    Hot routes used                       0               2
    Scrambles                             0               0
    Option plays                               
    Shotgun plays                         3              14
    Hail Mary plays                            
    Blitzes                               9              12
    Time of possession                14:09           13:51
    
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  5. stljohnson

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    GG Socal that game wasnt long at all
     
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    Nope, not at all, 1 hour and 1 minute, or 61 minutes whichever way you prefer to understand it. I think some people just said it was too long, and made an estimate of times before they even played the game. They should really play, and not complain, before they post that. I am not saying that everybody said it was too long before they played, but a lot did.
     
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  7. Eclipse2k

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    I played a 7 minute quarter game against my friend who doesn't visit this site but it was a pretty good game. I didn't keep the statistics, but it was really close but I won it with a score I can't remember. I remember I won it by a field goal with 3 seconds left though. It didn't feel like it was that long though. 8)
     
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    Is anyone else notice on the email stats that were posted above it says here are you stats for your NCAA game instead of Madden NFL game?

    Just curious.
     
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  9. XBoxJon

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    LOL, yeah, they have issues with the email generation I guess. I hadn't noticed that one. The minutes played always gets whacked if you do something other than default. I normally put "7" in there before posting it, but looked right past the NCAA part. :shock:
     
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  10. The Original MP

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    Burnt comes away with another W due to another fumbled punt by the man himself Mr. Brad Pyatt.... time to get a new punt returner

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    Final score: The Original MP 23 vs. burntCanunck 28
    
    Statistics                  The Original MP   burntCanunck    
    Rushing attempts for                 22              27
    Rushing yards for                    72              66
    Passing attempts for                 33              33
    Passing yards for                   176             193
    Punts                                 6               8
    Fake punts                                 
    Field goals for                       3               0
    Long field goals (40+) for            3               0
    Fake kicks                                 
    Times player went for two                  
    Rushing touchdowns for                0               2
    Passing touchdowns for                1               2
    Returns touchdowns for                0               0
    Defensive touchdowns for              1               0
    Turnovers for                         3               3
    Interceptions for                     3               1
    Sacks for                             3               3
    Number of third downs                14              15
    Third down conversions                4               5
    Fourth down attempts                       
    Fourth down rushing plays             0               0
    Fourth down passing plays             1               0
    Fourth down conversions                    
    Fourth-and-long situations                 
    Fourth-and-long attempts                   
    No-huddle plays                       1               0
    Audibles called                       1               1
    Hot routes used                       3               5
    Scrambles                             0               0
    Option plays                               
    Shotgun plays                        18              11
    Hail Mary plays                            
    Blitzes                               9              12
    Time of possession                13:57           14:03
     
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  11. XBoxJon

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    I've been doing an "auto re-sort" of the depth chart before the start off the game. I used to reorder the depth chart here and there to get the best guys at starters (if they weren't already) but the auto re-sort button saves a ton of work (and does your punt/KO returners too).
     
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    that's your fault for running all the way across field to try and catch it.

    should have just let it go :wink:
     
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    fumbles off of punts have been a nightmare with me thus far in this game. you have to decide so early if you want to fair catch. i think in the 4 ex. paper and i have played that there have been 5 or 6 fumbles off of punts
     
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    Didnt even cross my mind that fair catch wouldnt work... :roll:
     
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    I have only had 1 fumble on a punt/kickoff in the almost 30 games I've played online so far. That fumble was in the last game I played online against col roulic some people would know from Links. So I dont see all the fumbles everyone is talking about. I just think you need to use the fair catch a lot better instead of trying to break a big one.
     
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    I've only had 2...both vs burnt and both cost me the stupid game... :(
     
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  17. XBoxJon

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    Yeah, I've only fumbled when I get stupid and try and manually line up the ball coming in and try and make a move before he actually catches it. I've had one punt return for a TD, and a couple other long ones, but usually it's not worth it... I just let the computer control everything on the punt return until they catch the ball, and take a blocker from the line back to help chip someone until my guy gets the ball. If someone's good enough to punt the ball right near the sidelines, it's just too risky to take control and turbo your way over there to make that catch.
     
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    Yep, I learned real quick (had three drop punts returned for TD in the first two nights of online play) to call fair catch when in doubt. What makes matters worse is, when you don't call fair catch and you get 'whacked', you are, atleast I've been, on the ground burried under the guy that tackled me while his teammate picks it up. You can see the whole thing develop and you feel so helpless button smashing trying to get up from under that guy, but he just holds you down. LOL
     
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