When you are the QB, you can throw the ball two different ways:
straight (hold the button of the receiver you want to throw it to)
and up high (press and release the button for that receiver). When
you throw it up high, the QB will throw the ball over the safety
to your receiver. He will catch the ball most of the time.
Throwing it straight is the most common way. He just throws it to
the receiver and it will not go over the safety. It is best to use
the straight pass if the WR is wide open.
After your first five seasons in franchise mode, at the end of the
SuperBowl there will be a cheerleader waiting for you. You have to
be a running back, corner back, wide receiver or a linebacker for
this trick to work.
Play an AFC vs. NFC Pro Bowl game at Aloha Stadium in season mode.
During the game, get a player's helmet popped off (try getting hit
in the middle of a throw). After that same play, view an instant
replay and zoom in on the helmet that popped off to see that it is cracked.
On defense, pick the defensive formation "4-3," then pick the play
"Whip Man." After the offense chooses their play, shift your four
linemen to the left (C-stick Left) and shift your three
linebackers to the right (R) before the snap. Chances are the ROLB
(right outside line backer) will take the quarterback down. The
DT(defensive tackle) might also sack the quarterback if the ROLB
is held in the line. Note: To get better results, either choose
the ECKO team or pump up your favorite team's defense.
In easy mode, go on the other side of the line of scrimmage and
stand in front of the quarterback. Remain there in front of him
until he hikes the ball, then tackle him. Make sure you do not
touch anybody while getting in front of him.
Use the following trick to always recover the ball when kicking.
Go to a play where most of your players are on the left. When
kicking, put the arrow to the bottom left and kick at full power.
Your players will have a very good chance to keep the ball.
First, select season mode. Next, choose a team, but do not select
"Start" yet. Go to "Salary Cap" and change it to "No". Play all
the games of your season. When a prmpt appears asking you to
convert season to franchise, select "OK". Choose your team to play
with again and resume to the off-season schedule. When you want to
sign a player, you will see "No Cap" at the top. You may now sign
anyone of your choice.
Create a player, then go to "Edit Player" at the roster screen.
Press Up or Down to choose the player you want to edit. Press
Right to get to the speed category. Choose attributes to adjust
them up to 99 points.
After you score a touchdown, select the "Ask Madden" button. He
will almost always suggest kicking a field goal. Instead, go up
one set of plays, and pick the play "RB Direct Snap". No matter
what defense you are playing against, you will always get the
2-point conversion. Note: If you cannot get in immediately, press
B to dive near the goal line.
Turn penalties off. On the coin toss, choose kick. Then, select
"Onside Kick" for a play . Pull Back + Right (if your kicker is
left footed, pull Back + Left) and kick with full power then
recover the onside kick. Choose your quarterback then scroll down
and select "Hail Mary" as a play.
Sent in by Nick
On the normal game type, choose exhibition and start the game. At
kickoff, push start and go to settings. At settings, go to the penalties
option. Make all the penalties blue. Then go to A.I.(artificial intelligence)
and make all of the human stats red and all of the CPU's stats blue and
crush them in an exhibition game.
Press L or R before running into the endzone and your player may
do a dance. Note: He must be wide open.
To dance into the endzone with two different dances, hold Z + L or R.
Choose the play Punt Return Right, Middle, or Left. Before
everyone lines up on defense, take your LE and bring him to the
right of the MLB. After you bring the LE over, press the C-stick
Right so your line moves over. As soon as the offense hikes the
ball, use your turbo and head straight for the Punter. Once you
get close enough, jump (Y) and you will either block the punt or
hit him hard. If you happen to miss the ball, you will usually end
up taking a penalty. Refer to the following diagram (O is defense
and X is punting).
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Sent in by John
If you hold down the button of the receiver that you want to throw to,
it'll throw a bullet to him. If you tap the button, it'll throw a lob to him.
Sent in by John
When there are two or more guys defending your receiver and you throw
to him---If you dont catch it, as soon as the ball hits one of the men
(defenders or you) and they don't catch it, press Y or B to increase your
chances of catching the tipped ball.
Create a player, then go to "Edit Player" at the roster screen. Press Up or
Down to choose the player you want to edit. Press Right to get to the speed
category. Press A, then press A again.
Created player announced
Easy passes
Avoid tackles
Good protection
Kiss a cheerleader
Cracked helmet
Easy sacks 
Easy recovery
Unlimited Money in franchise mode
Unlimited creation points
New Year's commentary
Easy 2-point conversion
Easy scoring
Easy Exhibition Game
Christmas
Dancing into the endzone