- Shifty jukes when running the ball
To have a higher chance of breaking tackles when running, press the Juke buttons according to which side you want to run to.

- Easy pass
Go to the 'I Formation' and select 'Slants' as a route. The key receiver is 'X'. Wait one or two seconds then throw to the key receiver, who will catch the ball almost every time.

- Madden Cards and game cheats
Get a gold rank in any event on the All Pro, Pro and Rookie levels in mini-camp mode.

- Card codes
Select the 'My Madden' option at the main menu. Select the 'Madden Cards' option, then choose 'Madden Codes' to enter a code:

Card	Code
Richard Seymore Gold Card	L69T4T
Patriots Cheerleader	O59P9C
Ronde Barber Gold Card	J72X8W
Dennis Green Gold Card	C18J7T
Shaun Alexander Gold Card	C95Z4P
Jamie Sharper Gold Card	W27I7G
Jon Gruden Gold Card	H61I8A
Fumbilitis (Opponents fumbles +75%)	R14B8Z
Simeon Rice Gold Card	S62F9T
Alan Faneca Gold Card	U32S9C
Toast	H11X2G
Jeremy Shocky Gold Card	R34X5T
Mistake Free (No fumbles or interceptions)	X78P9Z
Kyle Turley Gold Card	Y46A8V
Marvin Lewis Gold Card	P24S4H
Tight Fit (Opponents uprights narrow)	V34L6D
Peter Warrick Gold Card	D86P8O
Matt Hasselback Gold Card	R68D5F
Couch Potato	P39I7J
New England Coach	N24L4Z
'83 Raiders	D23T8S
Brian Urlacher Gold Card	Z34J4U
'94 49ers	N28Z9N
Fred Taylor Gold Card	I87X9Y
'78 Dolphins	G97U5X
Jets Pump Up Crowd	S45W1M
Marcus Stroud Gold Card	E56I5O
Rex Grossman Gold Card	C46P2A
Shaun Rogers Gold Card	J97X8M
Washington Coach	W63V9L
Adewale Ogunleye Gold Card	C12E9E
David Boston Gold Card	A25I9F
Da Bomb (infinite pass range)	B61A8M
Samari Rolle Gold Card	C69H4Z
Lavar Arrington Gold Card	F19Q8W
Kyle Boller Gold Card	A72F9X
Super Bowl XXXIX Stadium	D58F1B
John Fox Gold Card	Q98R7Y
'84 Dolphins	X23Z8H
Andre Carter Gold Card	V76E2Q
Donnie Edwards Gold Card	E18Y5Z
Donovin Darius Gold Card	Q11T7T
Cardinals Cheerleader	Q91W5L
Grant Wistrom Gold Card	E46M4Y
Packers Pump Up Crowd	K26Y4V
Peerless Price Gold Card	X75V6K
Brian Simmons Gold Card	S22M6A
Rod Smith Gold Card	V22C4L
Mike Martz Gold Card	R64A8E
Aloha stadium	G67F5X
Lawyer Milloy Gold Card	M37Y5B
Stephen Davis Gold Card	E39X9L
Super Bowl XLII Stadium	T67R1O
Bill Cowher Gold Card	S54T6U
Mike Mularkey Gold Card	C56D6E
Casey Hampton Gold Card	Z11P9T
Marcel Shipp Gold Card	R42X2L
Todd Heap Gold Card	H19M1G
Ty Law Gold Card	F13W1Z
La'roi Glover Gold Card	K24L9K
Antoine Winfield Gold Card	A12V7Z
Dexter Coakley Gold Card	L35K1A
Browns Pump Up Crowd	B65Q1L
Dre' Bly Gold Card	H19Q2O
Unforced Errors (Opponent fumbles when jukes)	L48G1E
Dante Hall Gold Card	B23P8D
David Carr Gold Card	C16E2Q
Jerry Porter Gold Card	F71Q9Z
Aaron Glenn Gold Card	Q48E9G
Takeo Spikes Gold Card	B83A6C
Brian Dawkins Gold Card	Y47B8Y
Donte Stallworth Gold Card	R75W3M
Norv Turner Gold Card	F24K1M
Mark Brunell Gold Card	B66D9J
Priest Holmes Gold Card	X91N1L
Super Dive (Diving distance +75%)	D59K3Y
Tony Dungy Gold Card	Y96R8V
Kevan Barlow Gold Card	A23T5E
Buccaneers Cheerleader	Z55Z7S
Al Wilson Gold Card	G72G2R
Randy Moss Gold Card	W79U7X
5th Down (Get 5 downs to get a 1st)	P66C4L
'66 Packers	G49P7W
Super Bowl XL Stadium	O85P6I
Ouch!	Z15F9Z
Giants Pump Up Crowd	L13Z9J
Terrel Suggs Gold Card	V71A9Q
'74 Steelers	R12D9B
Joey Harrington Gold Card	Z68W8J
Hands Of Glue	R18C5K
Kabeer Gbaja-Biamala Gold Card	U16I9Y
Tony Gonzalez Gold Card	N46E9N
Ray Lewis Gold Card	B94X6V
Marty Shottenheimer Gold Card	D96A7S
Lame Duck (Opponent lobs passes)	D57R5S
Redskins Cheerleader	N19D6Q
Carson Palmer Gold Card	O36V2H
Panthers Cheerleader	M66N4D
Raiders Cheerleader	G92L2E
3rd Down (Opponent has 3 downs to get a 1st)	Z28X8K
Mike Alstott Gold Card	D89F6W
Amani Toomer Gold Card	Z75G6M
Marvin Harrison Gold Card	T11E8O
Ahman Green Gold Card	T86L4C
Donovon Mcnabb Gold Card	T98J1I
Shawn Springs Gold Card	Z28D2V
Titans Cheerleader	Q81V4N
'80 Raiders	K71K4E
Dolphins Cheerleader	E88T2J
Orlando Pace Gold Card	U42U9U
Jeff Garcia Gold Card	H32H7B
Tom Brady Gold Card	X22V7E
Marty Booker Gold Card	P51U4B
Jimmy Smith Gold Card	I22J5W
Jake Delhomme Gold Card	M86N9F
Eagles Cheerleader	Q88P3Q
Charles Rogers Gold Card	E57K9Y
Julian Peterson Gold Card	M89J8A
Tedy Bruschi Gold Card	K28Q3P
Eric Moulds Gold Card	H34Z8K
Patrick Surtain Gold Card	H58T9X
Joe Horn Gold Card	P91A1Q
Super Bowl XLI Stadium	P48Z4D
Jeff Fisher Gold Card	N62B6J
Kendrell Bell Gold Card	T96C7J
Jam	E53G8W
Time Out	Q83L6Q
Terence Newman Gold Card	W57Y5P
Derrick Mason Gold Card	S98P3T
Josh Mccown Gold Card	O33Y4X
Colts Cheerleader	M22Z6H
Brian Billick Gold Card	L27C4K
Butch Davis Gold Card	G77L6F
Clinton Portis Gold Card	R66V6J
Laveranues Coles Gold Card	R98I5S
Marshell Faulk Gold Card	U76G1U
Walter Jones Gold Card	G57P1P
Mike Tice Gold Card	Y31T6Y
Leonard Davis Gold Card	H14M2V
Bret Favre Gold Card	L61D7B
Broncos Cheerleader	B85U5C
'91 Lions	I89F4I
Chad Pennington Gold Card	B64L2F
'96 Packers	L21T4K
Edgerrin James Gold Card	A75D7X
Byron Leftwich Gold Card	C55V5C
Steve Mcnair Gold Card	S36T1I
Anquan Boldin Gold Card	S32F7K
Seattle Coach	V58U4Y
Mr. Mobility (QB cannot be sacked)	Y59R8R
Dennis Erickson Gold Card	J83E3T
Texans Cheerleader	R74G3W
Vikings Cheerleader	E26H4L
Quentin Jammer Gold Card	V55S3Q
Chargers Cheerleader	Q68S3F
Pocket Protectors	G97L1J
Lovie Smith Gold Card	L38V3A
'90 Eagles	G95F2Q
Travis Henry Gold Card	F36M2Q
Junior Seau Gold Card	W26K6Q
Kris Jenkins Gold Card	W63O3K
Aaron Brooks Gold Card	J95K1J
Falcons Cheerleader	W86F3F
Will Shields Gold Card	B52S8A
Kevin Mawee Gold Card	L76E6S
Charles Woodson Gold Card	F95N9J
Chiefs Cheerleader	T46M6T
Dave Wannstedt Gold Card	W73D7D
Andre Johnson Gold Card	E34S1M
Bingo! (+75% defensive interceptions)	J33I8F
Mike Rucker Gold Card	K89O6S
'82 Redskins	F56D6V
Steve Smith Gold Card	W91O2O
Marcus Trufant Gold Card	R46T5U
First and Fifteen (Opponent must get 15 yards for 1st down)	V65J8P
Jason Taylor Gold Card	O33S6I
Dexter Jackson Gold Card	G16B2I
Touchy	Y68G7D
Mike Brown Gold Card	F12J8N
Penetration	J83E9V
Derrick Brooks Gold Card	P93I9Q
Corey Simon Gold Card	R11D7K
Jim Haslett Gold Card	G78R3W
Rams Cheerleader	W73B8X
'76 Raiders	P96Q8M
Bears Pump Up Crowd	K17F2I
Jeremy Newberry Gold Card	J77Y8C
'93 Bills	Y66K3O
Brad Hopkins Gold Card	P44A8B
Dallas Coach Gold Card	O24U1Q
Keith Bulluck Gold Card	M63N6V
Torry Holt Gold Card	W96U7E
Rudi Johnson Gold Card	W26J6H
Brian Westbrook Gold Card	V46I2I
Tiki Barber Gold Card	T43A2V
Steelers Pump Up Crowd	C98I2V
Champ Bailey Gold Card	K89O9E
Michael Vick Gold Card	H67B1F
Nick Bernett Gold Card	X95I7S
'85 Bears	F92M8M
Reggie Wayne Gold Card	R29S8C
Passerby	T67X6R
Michael Bennett Gold Card	W81W2J
Rodney Harrison Gold Card	O84I3J
Courtney Brown Gold Card	R42R75
Jerry Rice Gold Card	K34F8S
Dwight Freeney Gold Card	G76U2L
Hands Of Stone	W18R6P
Human Plow (Break tackle +75%)	L96J7P
Worker's Comp	H89Q4Y
QB On Target	E65S6M
Jaguars Cheerleader	K32C2A
Domanick Davis Gold Card	L58S3J
Jake Plummer Gold Card	N74P8X
Sam Madison Gold Card	Z87T5C
Flozell Adams Gold Card	R54T1O
Seahawks Cheerleader	A35T8R
Mike Shanahan Gold Card	H15L5Y
First and Five (1st down yards set to 5)	O72E9B
Keith Brooking Gold Card	E12P4S
Saints Cheerleader	R99G2F
Dat Nguyen Gold Card	Q86I2S
Mike Sherman Gold Card	F84X6K
'70 Browns	G12N1I
'72 Dolphins	R79W6W
Hines Ward Gold Card	M12B8F
Ravens Cheerleader	P98T6C
'98 Broncos	J13P1L
49ers Cheerleader	X61T6L
'88 49ers	F77R8H
Jason Webster Gold Card	M74B3E
Lions Pump Up Crowd	C18F4G
Da Boot (infinite field goal range)	I76X3T
Jack Del Rio Gold Card	J22P9I
Chad Johnson Gold Card	R85S2A
Daunte Culpepper Gold Card	O62O9K
'81 Chargers	Y27N9A
Trent Green Gold Card	Y46M4S
Julius Peppers Gold Card	X54O4Z
Bad Spot	N44D6E
Jim Mora Jr. Gold Card	N46C3M
Deuce Mcallister Gold Card	D11H4J
'77 Broncos	O18T2A
'86 Giants	K44F2Y
Wind Gust	P13Q7V
Ricky Williams Gold Card	P19V1N
Jevon Kearse Gold Card	A78B1C
Olin Kreutz Gold Card	R17R2O
Bubba Franks Gold Card	U77F2W
Peyton Manning Gold Card	L48H4U
Roy Williams Gold Card	J76C6F
Cowboys Cheerleader	J84E3F
TJ Duckett Gold Card	P67E1I
Drew Bledsoe Gold Card	W73M3E
Curtis Martin Gold Card	K47X3G
Damien Woody Gold Card	F78I1I
Coffin Corner	L96U8Z
Steve Mariucci Gold Card	V74Q3N
Rich Gannon Gold Card	Q69I1Y
'68 Jets	C24W2A
Bengals Cheerleader	Y22S6G
Dom Capers Gold Card	B97I6R
Chris Hovan Gold Card	F14C6J
Herman Edwards Gold Card	O19T2T
Ladainian Tomlinson Gold Card	M64D4E
Extra Credit (Points for interceptions and sacks)	M89S8G
Zach Thomas Gold Card	U63I3H
Dick Vermeil Gold Card	F68V1W
Lee Suggs Gold Card	Z94X6Q
Marc Bulger Gold Card	U66B4S
Plaxico Burress Gold Card	K18P6J
'92 Cowboys	I44A1O
'99 Rams	R95W8A
Andy Reid Gold Card	N44K1L
Santana Moss Gold Card	H79E5B
Michael Strahan Gold Card	O66T6K
Bills Cheerleader	F26S6X
'58 Colts	P74X8J
Ed Reed Gold Card	G18Q2B
Shaun Ellis Gold Card	Z54F2B
Tom Coughlin Gold Card	S71D6H

- Easy yards
Select a team, then go to the options and choose NYG-Tom Coughlin's playbook. Make sure your running back has at least 92 speed. Go the 'I twins' and choose the 'Off Tackle' play. It works all the time. Make sure there is no CB on the empty side and do not run it on third and long. If the hole is stuffed, always run directly at the tightend then spin and run toward and up the sideline. If done correctly, the only person that can get you is the safety. Also you should at least get a first down (depending on the level of play), if not a 20 or more yard gain. You also can run it to the side of twins; just make sure that the LBs and the line is shifted all the way to the right. If not, keep audibling the original play. It does not do anything for you, but gets the defense to begin shifting around. Keep doing it until all of the LBs and the line shift all the way to the right. Additionally, for easy completions almost every time, use Lovie Smith's playbook. In that playbook, go to 'Shotgun' then the 'Trips' formation. In the formation, use almost any play in it. You will get a 2 on 3 wide receiver mismatch. Be careful, as the CPU will learn how to move their players over there, and will eventually know your play if you run it too often.

- Easy tackles
You can get numerous easy tackles with your MLB by using him during your kickoffs. Go to coaching strategies and find 'Kickoff'. Assign the third player from the left to be your MLB. Assign the first two players on the left as very slow CBs or FSs. When you kick off, kick the ball to the left side where your MLB is assigned. If you do not kick it too deeply, your MLB will be the first one downfield and will go unblocked into the return man. Notice: If you have the roster space and some money, create a CB and FS and make all of their attributes zeros. You should have no trouble signing them to a contract. You can then use them on your kickoff squad and they will almost never make it downfield. With this trick, in addition to the tackles your MLB gets during the game, he will get one for every kickoff as well.

- Cheerleader and Pump Up Crowd Cards
Successfully complete the 'Game Situation' challenges in mini-camp mode. The Cheerleader or Pump Up Crowd Cards for the team used will be unlocked.

- Card codes
Select the 'My Madden' option at the main menu. Select the 'Madden Cards' option, then choose 'Madden Codes' to enter a code:

- Best play
The hook routes are the most successful plays to complete in the game.

- Faster player improvement
Before playing under the All-Pro or All-Madden difficulty settings, play your franchise under the Rookie or Pro levels so you can increase stats for your players easily. This will give them more attribute upgrades throughout the season. The more yards your receivers or running backs get, the more points their ratings will increase.

- Signing players to low salaries
This trick will allow you to sign any player, no matter how big their default salary is, to a three year low-salary contract. You must do this before begining a franchise. First, edit the player's attributes from whatever they are currently down so that their overall rating is exactly 75. Depending on the position, you should be able to achieve this by simply lowering one or sometimes two of their attributes. Make sure to make a note what the original rating was so you can store the value later. Once all players you are editing are at an overall rating of 75, release the players to free agency. After releasing each player (you may have to sign some 'no-name' players to your roster to maintain roster requirements, but you can release those temporary players later), back out of the roster management screen to the main menu. Choose the option to 'Continue without saving' (this may not be necessary). Reenter the roster management screen and select 'Free Agents.' Go to whichever team you want to sign the players to and begin looking for your players. You should notice that their new requested salaries and contract lengths will be for three years at a very low salary (depending on the position). Once you have signed all of your players back (and released the temporary players), go back to editing the players and return them to the original ratings. Notice: According to the manual, your players will become upset if they feel they are being underpaid for how good they are performing -- you will more than likely have to re-sign some contracts throughout the year, but with the cap room you will save.


Notice: This trick only works on contracts that have completely expired. During the off-season, instead of resigning your players, edit them. Change their position to something that will lower their overall ratings. For example, move a DT to a TE; or make your QB a WR. Then, resign the player. He will play poorly at his new position, making him extremely cheap. Not all player positions can be changed, but a lot of them can -- especially the higher dollar positions. After you resign the player, move him back to his original position. His overall rating will return without any negative affects. For example, it is possible to resign LeRoy Glover to a six year deal worth $1.5 million with no signing bonus at the age of 32, with an overall rating of 97 by moving him to TE.

- More effective running game
First, make a tight end. His name, college, etc. is your choice. When you edit his appearance, make him 6'8', and 275 to 300 lbs. Then, make him have a muscular bulid in his body and arms. If you set his attributes ti above average or better (overall between 84 to 99), when you run a play that involves running towards the side the tight end is set, he will open holes and lanes that will activate you to gain 6 to 7 yards a carry.

- Special card unlocks
In addition to the normal way to unlock a card, some cards require a specific task to be completed:

Card 147	Gain a Gold in the All-Madden Pocket Presence drill.
Card 99	Gain a Gold in the All-Madden Trench Fight drill.
Card 104	Gain a Gold in the All-Madden Clutch Kicking drill.
Card 30	Gain a Gold in the All-Madden Coffin Corner drill.
Card 52	Gain a Gold in the All-Madden Swat Ball drill.
Card 209	Gain a Gold in the Trench Fight drill.
Card 42	Gain a Gold in the All-Madden Precision Passing drill.
Card 2	Gain a Gold in the All-Madden Chase and Tackle drill.
Card 210	Gain a Gold in the Precision Passing drill.
Card 195	Gain a Gold in the Ground Attack drill.
Card 208	Gain a Gold in the Pocket Presence drill.
Card 199	Gain a Gold in the Swat Ball drill.
Card 197	Gain a Gold in the Clutch Kicking drill.
Card 38	Gain a Gold in the All-Madden Ground Attack drill.
Card 211	Gain a Gold in the Coffin Corner drill.

- Increased attendance in franchise mode
Before playing a home game, enter the 'Owner's' menu and set your 'Advertising' as high as possible. After you play your game, return to the 'Owner's' menu and set 'Advertising' to zero, then simulate the rest of the games for that week. You will not be charged for the advertising, but your attendance will be higher. Do this before every home game to keep your attendance high without paying extra.

- Easy deep routes
You can make an adjustment to your route in create-a-playbook that can make throwing the deep route much easier and the game more fun. In create-a-playbook, if you have a normal streak, adjust the route so that it is going to the side of the receiver (if on the right side, adjust the route to the right; if on left, adjust the route to the left). It is like a fade, and make sure it is at the maximum vertical yardyage. In a game, it usually works best with a play action, but it also is effective in shotgun against a normal man on man with a safety over the top situation. You should wait about two to three seconds, then lob it. It works well when you have a top speed receiver such as Bethel Johnson or Dante Hall, or against a cornerback about 93-94 speed.

- Getting good players
First, do a Fantasy Draft with any team other than the Falcons. Once you finish the training camp, preseason, and five weeks in the regular season, look at the standings in the NFC East. You should see that the Falcons are 1-4 or 0-5. Trade your first round pick for their first round pick. This usually works. If not, trade with the next worst team.


In order to get a team that will last three to four years of dominance, must begin with a team with lots of long contracts in place (for example, the Lions). They have four or six, six and seven year contracts on the good rookies. Trade for other players with long contracts. The first person you need to trade is the tight end that makes $12 million a year. Kellen Be victorious inslow from the Browns makes a good replacement. Make sure to not build too good of a roster, as your players have personalities and will get upset if they do not begin, get the ball, etc. However, a decent roll playing team with outstanding players at these positions will take it every time. QB, HB, WR, or a second WR will not hurt. With DE/DT OLB/MLB CB SS/FS, 80-85 on every other player is more than sufficient. Also, if you trade these players from the rosters before your franchise, you can then edit them to make them better. However, be careful not to go too high on all of them, as they will all want more money and cause major backroom problems.


Use the following trick to get high draft picks every year. Each year after pre-season, simulate or play the games up until week 5. Check the standings to learn who has the worst record so far. Then, initiate a trade with the worst team. Offer the worst team your first round pick for their first and third round picks. They will usually accept. If they do not, find another team that is bad and offer the same deal to them. Once they accept, you can then usually offer both of your third round picks to another bad team for their first round pick. Then after the season is over, you will generally have two first round picks very high in the first round. You will be without a third round pick, but it is well worth it for the two first round picks.


Use any roster. Take the thirrd string or very last player in your depth chart and edit the player. You can do anything you want with him and his salary will be the same, no matter how bad or good he is.


This trick allows you to make quite a bit of more salary cap room. You can easily get $8 to 10 million more. Before you advance to the Off-Season mode (any time during the season), go into 'Watch Rosters'. Sort the players by the number of years left on their contracts so that ones with the fewest years remaining are shown on top of the list. For anyone that you want to keep, re-sign them to a seven year contract and adjust the salary and signing bonus to get the most cap room from that player. Continue with all remaining players that you want to keep. You will get more cap room from players with the fewest years remaining on their contract. It does not work as well with if there are five to six years left. If you have players that can resist injury really well, there is not much need for good backups. You can sign lower quality backups to help clear up some cap room.


Create a very good quarterback. Make his speed and catching stats low. Release one player and sign your created player. Trade your created player for whomever desired. Then, go back to the create a player. Select the person you just traded. Make him very fat and change his position to wide receiver. He will not catch a pass, and if he does he will not run very far. Try to make the created players signing bonus low so that it is not a waste of money.


If you find a great player as a free agent, you can sign him if you have a salary cap over $1 million. Just give the player seven years and your salary cap will get lower, but will not go under 0.


In franchise mode, create an offensive lineman that is 45 years old. Set his years in the league to 27. Put his stats all the way up, then sign him on free agency. Next, trade with any team and get any player or pick you desire. This works best with getting first round picks, but can also get a lot of good players. Because he is an offensive lineman, he will not have a huge impact on a team winning and will retire at the end of the season.


In franchise mode, go to 'My Team', then 'Team Info'. Scroll over to 'Team Morale'. Look under the other team's morale for unhappy players. Those player will be easy to trade for.

- Fantasy draft
The following players are selected in the rounds after their name. Therefore, you can draft them in the previous round if you have a good draft pick. For example, pick #6 to 10.

Brian Urlacher	2
Jim Kleinsasser	20
Clinton Portis	2
Tony Gonzalez	12
Deangelo Hall	13
Rashaun Woods	31
Reggie Williams	16
D. Akers	21
Ed Reed	8
Justin Smith	5
Shane Lechler	23
Steven Jackson	27
Dante Hall	15
Lee Evans	15
Roy Williams(WR)	8
Larry Fitzgerald	10
Roy Williams(FS)	7
Julius Peppers	3

For example, if Brian Urlacher is drated in the second round, you must draft him in the first. If Dante Hall is drafted in the fifteenth round, you must draft him in the fourteenth round. Notice: These players are always drafted in the round given; choose wisely.

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