User Guide

All personnel decisions are yours alone when you take the reins of your NFL
team. Weed out the injury-prone vet to make room for a promising rookie, or cre-
ate the perfect player to fill a specific role.
CREATE A PLAYER
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Name your player: Scroll through the alphabet (Control Pad Up/Down), then press the A
Button to select a letter and advance to the next letter. Scroll to a blank letter (just before
the letter A) to leave a space in the name. Press START to continue.
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Assign player attributes: Use the Control Pad to assign height, weight, team, position,
jersey number, and skin color to the new player. Press START after each feature is completed.
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Combine Ratings: Time to show the scouts what you’re really made of. There are several
skills in the Madden NFL Combine. For more information,
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➤ Running the Combine on p. 25.
FRONT OFFICE
FRONT OFFICE
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SEASON PLAY MENU
NEW NFL SEASON Begin a new 16-game NFL season.
NEW PLAYOFFS Begin a new playoff round of football.
SEASON RULES Set the rules for an upcoming Season or Playoff. For more information,
➤
➤ Game Rules on p. 11.
LEAGUE STATS Select a league (AFC, NFC, NFL or TEAM), then select the type of stat (PASS-
ING, RECEIVING, RUSHING, DEFENSE, KICKING, PUNTING, KICK RETURNERS,
PUNT RETURNERS) to view a list of the top 10 category or team specific stats.
LEAGUE STANDINGS View the season standings. Press the L Button or R Button to view the
standings by league, conferences, and divisions.
CONT. SEASON/ Continue the current Season or Playoff.
PLAYOFFS
NFL
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SCHEDULE
Once you have selected a New NFL Season or you have chosen to continue a Season you will
be taken to the NFL Schedule.
NFL SCHEDULE From the NFL Schedule you can view the schedule for any team by press-
ing the L Button or R Button.
TEAM SCHEDULE You can view the schedule of any team by highlighting them and pressing
the A Button.
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Assign characteristics to your player
in the Create A Player menu.
Player skills are determined by
Combine performance.
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