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The game the Ravens turned the corner down Championship boulevard

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So here we are.  Crisp cool air, with the smell of fall in the air, as well as football.  It’s been a long time since we have been privileged to see a battle on  the gridiron, but wait “never more”!  We have FINALLY reach the season, and what a thriller the NFL has been so kind to bless us with.  The Rematch between the Ravens and the Broncos from last year’s playoffs.

The 2012 Baltimore Ravens lost 4 of their last 5 regular season games, made the playoffs with a 10-6 record,  and defeated the Indianapolis Colts in the first round.  A game that no one had thought the Ravens would win.  Then they went on to face the Denver Broncos in round 2.  Now everyone thought for sure this was to be the Ravens demise, as the heavily favored Peyton Manning and Bronco’s hosted the Ravens.  This is a game that could not be settled in 4 quarters, or over time, but took a second over time (first time in 9 years) for the Ravens to pull out the victory over the Broncos, who were 13-3 in the regular season and won 10 out of 10 coming into the playoffs.

Joe Flacco threw 331 yards, 3 TD’s, and zero interceptions, including the last minute pass in regulation to Jacoby Jones on blown coverage by Rahim Moore to tie it up and send it to OT, and Ray Rice piled up 131 yards on 30 carries and 1 TD.  Peyton Manning Matched the 3 TD’s of Flacco, but along with 2 interceptions, including 1 late in the first OT.

The Ravens took that momentum and confidence on to New England, and won that close game to face the Niners in the Superbowl, and win their 2nd franchise Championship.

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That was then.  This is now.  Ravens had a HUGE turnaround in personnel, losing greats such as Ray Lewis, Anquan Boldin,  and Ed Reed.  While the Broncos upgraded with the addition of Wes Welker, giving what I feel will be the edge for the Broncos in the season opener, with the Broncos victorious,  31 to 13.

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Anthony Andrews

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Everything You Need to Know about Madden NFL 25

If a game is popular enough to reach 25 iterations, let alone in consecutive years, a publisher knows they are doing something right (having the NFL license surely does not hurt either). EA Sports will be releasing Madden NFL 25 on August 27, 2013, and EA Tiburon has added even more advancements to their incredible Infinity Engine; calling it Infinity Engine 2.0.

 

Madden NFL 13 may have been the best Madden we have ever played. The game looked incredible, but the new physics engine worked seamlessly with most parts of the game. Passing and leading receivers has never been easier. Linebackers no longer jumped 10 feet in the air to snag unrealistic balls. Many things went according to play.

 

I gave Madden NFL 13 a 9.2 and have fallen back in love with the franchise. The minor issues I had with the game were about the running game (or lack thereof). Running the ball up the middle was nearly impossible most plays because the running back would get caught up on the offensive linemen.

Running feels extremely fluid in the Madden NFL 25 demo (available now for PS3 and Xbox 360), but we already know when something becomes enhanced, a balance must be struck. EA will also be introducing a heat seeking tackling to assist defenders in making plays. This precision tackling will assist both newcomers to the franchise and veterans alike. Some Madden players who have been playing for years still let the CPU handle tackling for them. A great offensive player can easily make some decent players miss tackles consistently. This new heat seeking tackle system will make it more difficult to get around would-be tacklers.

 

EA is doing more than adding new gameplay features. The Madden NFL 13 feature of Connected Careers mode will be even more enhanced with the all-new Connected Franchise mode, where players will once again be able to control the owner of the team. Does this mean we will once again be able to relocate our teams, change ticket prices, edit the uniforms, hire our own coaches and more? Yes, EA has given us this right yet again and boy does it feel amazing! Players will have the option to move their teams to dozens of locations. These locations show how much the city is willing to put up for you to build your stadium there, fan appeal and more. Picking the correct location may be difficult, as there will be many great options. From options I have seen so far, Toronto and London will each have their own NFL teams in Madden NFL 25. Having this option will be amazing. I could not, however, see how this affects how much money players will have to re-sign player between seasons, or if the decisions you make as an owner do not affect your overall salary cap budgets.

 

Another feature fans have been salivating over for years has been the ability to bring your custom playbooks into the Connected Franchise mode. EA is not only allowing players to create their own custom playbooks in Madden NFL 25, players will be able to share their playbooks online with the world! EA has set up a ranking system for players to download and try out as many playbooks as they desire. Players can then rate the playbooks, allowing the cream to rise to the top. Within weeks, I believe players will have a plethora of great playbook options to choose from. This has to be one of the features I am most excited about. Chicago has a phenomenal playbook in Madden NFL 13, but there are no QB Read Option plays in any shotgun formation, nor is there a pistol formation. This makes having a mobile quarterback and using the Chicago playbook more difficult. Being able to add a couple of different read options out of the shotgun formation and adding a basic pistol formation may not seem like much, but it adds even more depth to an already impressive playbook.

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Madden Ultimate Team will be back in Madden NFL 25 as well. Players will once again be able to assemble teams by collecting trading cards, and utilize these cards to assemble the team who fits your play style best.

 

The Madden All-25 team is littered with spectacular players from the past 25 years of Madden. Michael Vick (also known as the glitchiest player in Madden history from Madden NFL 04) will be helming the team at quarterback with Marshall Faulk behind him. Randy Moss will be split wide across from Brian Finneran. Why Brian Finneran is a Madden All-25 player is beyond my personal comprehension. The only logical excuse for why Finneran was even mentioned to be on the All-25 team is him being a target of Vick’s in the infamous Madden NFL 04. If someone really needed to be selected from that specific team, why not Peerless Price?

 

The remaining starters on the All-25 team are just as stacked as the first few I mentioned. Deion Sanders, Ray Lewis, Sean Smith, Warren Sapp and more all made their presence felt during their NFL careers and on the screens with friends battling out playing Madden. There are no questions as to why any of these guys were selected as the Madden All-25 team.

 

The demo for Madden NFL 25 shows many of the offensive and defensive improvements. There were some minor glitches I noticed when playing the demo, however. When players run out of bounds prior to either two minute warning, the clock continues to run after a play is selected. On certain plays, half of one team would go invisible, and all players are able to see are their shadows on the grassy backdrop. Bringing in Danielle Bellini in as a sideline reporter is a good look for EA. As great as Jim Nantz and Phil Simms are, it will be nice to have a third voice with sideline commentary. In the Madden NFL 25 demo, however, Bellini once referred to Robert Turbin as Marshawn Lynch. Again, this is just a demo, and we cannot assume any of these minor glitches will be in the actual game. Even if they do make the final cut of the game, EA will surely fix them with a day one patch.

 

As we all anxiously await the Madden NFL 25 drop on August 27, let us continue our Madden 13 franchises until the day the next installment drops!  Good luck to each of you in your final seasons on Madden NFL 13, and I wish you the best of luck as Madden NFL 25 releases. Stay tuned to GIGAGeekMagazine.com for our official Madden NFL 25 review!

 

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NFL News and Predictions

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“It’s not about talent once you get to the NFL because everyone’s got it. It’s about being willing to go that extra mile to be the best and that’s something that I’ve always done.” -Robert Griffin III. That pretty much sums up the preseason. This is where the guys who are talented, get weeded out from the guys that have talent AND the drive to be the best at helping their football team win games. And with preseason halfway over, that means only one thing for the fans. FOOTBALL IS COMING! This has been a very interesting off season, with a number of coaching changes, free agency, injuries, and of course arrests and suspensions. Here is the major news up until now:

The Baltimore Ravens traded away Anquan Boldin to the Super Bowl losing Niners, released Bernard Pollard, Ray Lewis retired, Ed Reed was not resigned, and relocated to Houston to join the Texans, but gain Elvis Dumervil.

Brian Urlacher retired, James Harrison, leaves Pittsburgh and joins the Bengals.

Mike Wallace joined the Dolphins, who broke the bank in free agency by also adding Dannell Ellerbe, Chris Clemons, Brent Grimes and more.

The Packers work out a HUGE deal to lock up Aaron Rodgers long term, but lose Greg Jennings to the Rival Vikings.

The Arizona Cardinals hire former Steelers and Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians.

The Patriots lose Wes Welker to free agency, and Aaron Hernandez to the State of Massachusetts as he was arrested without bail in a murder investigation, but add Danny Amendola, who is day to day with an unspecified injury, and Adrian Wilson. They also add Tim Tebow, whom the NY Jets released after drafting College hype Geno Smith, who is nursing a ankle on the green side of New York. Meanwhile, the blue side of New York has worked out a long term deal with Victor Cruz, who is currently in a walking boot hoping to make it back week 1.
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Osi Umenyiora Joins the Falcons, as well as Stephen Jackson.

The Philadelphia Eagles find a new head coach in Chip Kelly, after they part ways with Andy Reid, who found a job quickly in Kansas City, and now has Alex Smith as his quarterback to mold.

The Bronco’s gain Wes Welker on offense, but lose Elvis Dumervil, and Von Miller was handed a 6 game suspension for violating the league’s substance abuse policy, for street drugs not performance enhancing drugs.

All of that being said, I feel that the Bronco’s will be fine in the AFC West and take that division. I expect the Dolphins to battle the Patriots for the AFC East, both making the playoffs. The Steelers and the Bengals battle for the AFC North, both making the playoffs as well, and the Houston Texans taking the AFC South, making up the 6 AFC playoff teams.

I don’t see the Cowboys making it in that tough NFC East, but I see the Redskins continuing their success. The Niners take the NFC West slightly over the Seahawks, who also make the playoffs. The Packers take the NFC North and the Falcons take the NFC South, with Saints as a wild card to form the NFC playoff teams.

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Fall at Turner Field Deemed Accident

After further investigation the tragic fall of a fan at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia last night appears to be an accident.

According to a release by the Associated Press, “30-year-old Ronald Homer of Conyers, Ga. fell 85 feet to his death at Turner Field on Monday night…Police say the fall appears to be an accident. No one was standing near Homer at the time and the incident wasn’t recorded on surveillance cameras.”
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The report also stated that the cause of death was blunt force trauma and that it could take “up to three weeks” for a toxicology report to come out.

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Fan Falls 30 ft at Braves/Phillies Game – Later Dies in Hospital

According to breaking news from Atlanta’s WSBV Channel 2 News and Alexis Stevens from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a fan fell 30 feet from an upper deck at Turner Field, home of the Atlanta Braves.

The man’s name has not yet been released – neither has the cause of the fall. There seems to be some speculation as to whether the 2 hour rain delay had something to do with the man’s fall, but there has been no official report. The only details known is that the man fell and was transported to an area hospital around 9 p.m. – where he later died.

Unfortunately, this type of tragedy is not rare enough. About a year ago, in September 2012, a man attending a game between Tennessee and North Carolina at the Georgia Dome, fell over a railing, resulting in his death and the injury of another spectator.
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What’s worse, this isn’t the first fatal fall at Turner Field. In May 2008, a man fell down a stairwell, suffering head injuries and ultimately resulting in his death. Police did determine that alcohol contributed to the man’s fall.

All of this begs the question, what new safety precautions are being talked about in regards to our nation’s arenas? And are we going to start seeing stricter regulation in terms of how much alcohol fan’s are allowed to consume during a game?

SGN Senior Correspondent Liam Bancroft