Cheat mode
Select the "VIP Manager" option, then enter one of the VIP names listed to enable the desired cheat. Note: They are case-sensitive.

Every crib item
Enter CribMax as a VIP name.

One million crib points
Enter PhatBank as a VIP name.

Every milestone completed
Enter MadSkilz as a VIP name.

Loco Arena stadium
Simply beat David Arquette.

Funk Field stadium
Simply beat Funkmaster Flex.

Dream Superdome stadium
Simply beat Steve-O.

Electra Coliseum stadium
Simply beat Carmen Electra.

Air hockey table
Be the victor in the Super Bowl.

Cheesesteak Dome stadium
Simply beat Jamie Kennedy.

Hints & Tips

Easy onside kicks
Just move your meter as far right and as high as it will go. Then, just barely kick it. Your player should run under it and catch it. However, make sure if you select the player running towards the ball that he does not hit the player on their team otherwise it is a fair catch interference.

Easy kickoff
To tackle the receiving team behind the fifteen yard line almost always, aim your kick all the way up and get a MAX kick, or s near to one as you can. Right after the kick, press Circle and start to sprint with the player. You should now be the first one downfield to tackle the player who has the ball.

Easy first down
First select any Hail Mary play. When you hike the ball, wait for the three receivers to be down field, then hold R1 with your QB and run. You should get really close to or a first down. This will work well if you had a big loss of yards.

Easy two point conversion
Just use a running play that makes the HB go through the center. If there are DL in your way, press Dive and you will jump over them and obtain the two point conversion.

Select the field goal page of the playbook. Now flip the plays using R2, then choose O or field goal pass. Load the meter. Once it is loaded, you can pass the ball to "L1" who will be open. This works most of the time, but timing is the key. However, the "L1" player is wide open that it makes this play work easily. Note: This trick will also work for grabbing a touchdown on the 4th down.

Select "QB Draw" or any play where the QB can immediately run straight through the center from the snap. This will work roughly every time. Note: You will have to find which formation it is in. It is different for each team. Make sure your formation has no more than a five man frontline or the defense will throw a center run defense at you.

Select "QB Sneak" for a two-point conversion and you will have a 95% chance of achieving it. Just run to the left or right of the center and you will get it.

Easy crib credits
Make a team of the worst players ever, then play them with the NFL team or a team of your choice. The opposing team will now be easy to beat within any difficulty setting.

Note: This trick takes some time, two players, and two controllers. Now select a created team or a very good team and a bad team. Now play in quick match with the good and bad team and select "Play". Then go to the options menu and change the time from 5 to 10-15 minutes long. Have the second player control the bad team and lose. Then have the good team always choose the Hail Mary and the bad team select Field Goal Block. Also, always get safeties. If done right, at the end you should receive 5,000 to 10,000 or more crib credits.

After you have created a 100% team, save your roster and start a new franchise mode game. Do not go into pre-season. Select "No" when you first start, or the game will say that you need to change your salary. Simulate every game with your good team and watch the primetime points and franchise points go up. Note: You may want to set penalties all the way up and the difficulty, to see what occurs. After you are done with the season, the Super Bowl, and the extra games, go into your crib. Purchase as many things as you like, then only save your V.I.P. Leave your crib then exit the franchise mode without saving. The game will restore the default roster. Load your roster from within the "save/load" screen and you will have gained 6,000 crib credits or more.

First choose the NFL All-Stars as your team. You can also pick some other team that has perfect stats. Then, for the CPU, pick the Cardinals. You should be able to score a lot and receive some milestones.

When your in franchise mode and you are ready to play a game, go to "Gamecast Live". Let it simulate the game, then take control in the fourth quarter before time the runs out. You will be credited with everything that occured during simulation, and everything you did while playing.

While playing a game, turn off the penalties and when your on defense, go close to the QB on their side. When they snap the ball, sack him for many of crib credits.

To earn a few crib credits, just browse the game's menus. The best menu is the "Game Manual" in the "Extras". It will tell you how to blitz defenders, assign tight coverage, juke, etc.

Easy milestone completions
First create a team with 42 of the worst players. Then, make them worser by selecting each player separately and set their attributes at 0. Note: This takes a lot of time. Then, save the team, load it, and play against them with any NFL team of your liking. Just make sure you have the game set to five to eight minute quarters, rookie or higher difficulty setting, and penalties at default. An easy way to finish the yardage milestones is to run out of bounds at your one yard line and start your play from there.

Easy sacks
To have an easy sack, use the 4-3. Then, go up until you locate the play "All Blitz O". Take the left DE and keep moving left until you get beyond the left OL. After the snap, run towards the QB and you should have the sack.

This is risky if the other team tries for a passing play, however if you are on defense and select "FG Defend", the chances are you will rush in and either sack them for a loss, stop them at the line of scrimmage, or rarely get the pass off and run it for a TD.

Turn off the penalties and get behind the O line to tackle and sack easily.

Turn off all of the penalties, then on the next play get the defender to go up to the quarterback without touching any of the players. And wait for him to hike the ball. Once it has been hiked, tackle him for a big loss of yards.

Get the best rookies
When it is your turn to pick a player in the draft, select "Exit The Draft". Go to "ESPN.COM" at the coach's desk, then go to "Rookie Report"/ Choose a rookie, then modify him and raise his stats up to 99. You can now select that rookie in the draft, and he will have a 100 overall rating.

Cheap favorite players
Use this trick to get your favorite or created players on a franchise for less. It will take time, but works. Select the team that you want to use in franchise mode. Then, make all of the players you want to be on that team have a zero rating by altering their stats. Put all of those players on the team you want to use in the franchise mode. Thensave this roster or you will have to do it all over again if you happen to make a mistake. You can now set all of the players' stats to maximum if you like. Set the stats however you like, then go into franchise mode and select that team. All of your favorite players should now be signed for a cheap price. However, the years on the contract seem to be random.

Beating celebrity V.I.P.s
When you happen to play against the celebrity V.I.P.s, you can use any crib cheats that you have bought or can turn the penalties. If you use the cheats, you will not be able to receive any crib credits or milestones. If you turn off the penalties, you will not be able to get any major milestones, but you will be able to receive some of the regular ones. When you beat the V.I.P., the game will not penalize you, and you will get them on your speed dial and their bonus stadium. When your playing without penalties, you can onside kick the ball to your own team by moving the arrow all the way to the left or right and kicking it as soft as you can. Another way of beating them is to just get two or three touchdowns then wait for the clock to run out you will not receive a delay of game notice.

Easy jukes
Instead of pressing R2 and L2 to juke, use the Right Analog-stick. Just move it to the left for a left juke, right for a right juke, up for a stutter step, and down for a "stop short" move.

Easy touchdowns
To obtain easy QB touchdowns, play as the Falcons and use QB Bootleg to the left. If there is a defender to the left, then change up the play or move a tight end there.

Easy celebrity games
Use controller two to play to stop your opponent from knowing your plays.

Plow over defender
If you have a power based or balance runner, run towards a defensive player and hold Triangle to go over him.

Always get the ball
Use this trick to always get the ball start a game. On any play, if your opponent has the ball press Start and go to "Options". Select "Crib Cheats" and turn on the "Always Fumble On A Tackle" and turn off the penalties. When you and your opponent select your plays, go behind the QB, If you touch anyone, you will get a flag. When you tackle him and there is a fumble, recover the ball. When you have to select a play, press Start, go to "Options", select "Crib Cheats" and turn off the "Always Fumble" cheat. When you start the play, your opponent will not tackle you and cause a fumble.

Beat the salary cap
Beating the salary cap can be annoying with created characters. Instead, go to the roster for your favorite team, locate the third string position player, then just change his name, stats, and appearance. By doing this, your player will be rated 100 overall, but still be paid a low salary.

Touchdown pose
When you have bombed on an opponent and have no one around you while running towards the touchdown, slow down by using the Left Analog-stick and your player will stop at the one yard line and strike a pose before he scores.

Home stadium sounds
Just play at either the Falcons or Seahawks home stadium. Then you will hear bird sounds after a big play.

Just play as the Buffalo Bills, and you will hear a buffalo sound after a big play.

Just play at Soldier Field as the Bears. On big plays, you will hear a bear growl on the P.A. system.

Just play as the Denver Broncos. After a big play. you will hear a bronco noise.

If you happen to play at the Carolina Panthers stadium, after a huge play you will hear a panther roaring/growling.

Weekly preparations

Monday
Meeting-- Happy
Coaching-- Coverage
Film/ 1/ All QB/ Coverage
Film/ 1/ All C/ Fronts
Film/ 1/ All G/ Fronts
Film/ 1/ All T/ Fronts
Film/ 1/ All FB/ Fronts
Film/ 1/ All DT/ Run Blocking Schemes
Film/ 1/ All DE/ Run Blocking Schemes
Film/ 1/ All OLB/ Run/Pass Distribution
Film/ 1/ All ILB/ Run/Pass Distribution
Film/ 1/ All CB/ Route Combinations
Film/ 1/ All SS/ Route Combinations
Film/ 1/ All FS/ Route Combinations
Film/ 2/ All TE/ Man/Zone Tendencies
Weights/ 1/ All QB/ Shoulders
Weights/ 1/ All HB/ Hamstrings and Quads
Weights/ 1/ All WR/ Calves and Ankles
Weights/ 1/ All FS/ Calves and Ankles
Weights/ 1/ All SS/ Calves and Ankles
Weights/ 1/ All CB/ Calves and Ankles
Weights/ 1/ All DE/ Hamstrings and Quads
Weights/ 1/ All DT/ Hamstrings and Quads
Weights/ 1/ All OLB/ Arms
Weights/ 1/ All ILB/ Arms

Tuesday
7 on 7/ 3/ Partial Pads
Full Drill/ 2/ 1st team/ Partial Pads
Full Drill/ 1/ 2nd team/ Partial Pads
Full Drill/ 1/ 3rd team/ Partial Pads

Wednesday
7 on 7/ 3/ Partial Pads
Full Drill/ 1/ 1st team/ Partial Pads
Pos Drill/ 1/ All QB/ Routes and Combinations
Pos Drill/ 1/ All HB/ The Gauntlet
Pos Drill/ 1/ All FB/ Run Blocking
Pos Drill/ 1/ All WR/ Wide Receiver Release
Pos Drill/ 1/ All TE/ Run Blocking
Pos Drill/ 1/ All C/ Run Blocking
Pos Drill/ 1/ All G/ Run Blocking
Pos Drill/ 1/ All T/ Run Blocking
Pos Drill/ 1/ All DT/ Get Off The Ball
Pos Drill/ 1/ All DE/ Get Off The Ball

Thursday
7 on 7/ 3/ Partial Pads
Full Drill/ 2/ 1st Team/ Partial Pads
Pos Drill/ 2/ All OLB/ Beat the Block
Pos Drill/ 2/ All ILB/ Beat the Block
Pos Drill/ 1/ All CB/ Backpedaling
Pos Drill/ 1/ All SS/ Backpedaling
Pos Drill/ 1/ All FS/ Backpedaling

Friday
Full Drill/ 1/ 1st team/ No Pads
Full Drill/ 1/ 2nd team/ Partial Pads
Pos Drill/ 1/ All QB/ Routes and Progressions
Pos Drill/ 1/ All HB/ Run Blocking
Pos Drill/ 1/ All FB/ Tire Relay
Pos Drill/ 1/ All WR/ Pattern Depths
Pos Drill/ 1/ All TE/ Tire Relay
Pos Drill/ 1/ All C/ Run Blocking
Pos Drill/ 1/ All G/ Run Blocking
Pos Drill/ 1/ All T/ Run Blocking
Pos Drill/ 1/ All DT/ Get Off the Ball
Pos Drill/ 1/ All DE/ Get Off the Ball
Pos Drill/ 1/ All SS/ Backpedaling
Pos Drill/ 1/ All FS/ Backpedaling

QB and RD get roughly 2 to 3 points. FS and SS get roughly 1 point. No one goes down in points. Turn the injuries down a bit. Sometimes the backups will get hurt here and there. Tweak the drills and film work for your own personal team.

Or you can use the prep schedule below. This is a good weekly prep and makes everyone go up. But it does not make them go up as high as 5. You can change it to match your team's needs.

Monday
Meeting/Happy/Exit with Team Prayer
Film/All QBs/Coverage/2
Film/All HBs/Man Zone Tendencies/2
Film/All FBs/Fronts/2
Film/All WRs/Man Zone Tendencies/2
Film/All TEs/Man Zone Tendencies/2
Film/All Cs/Fronts/2
Film/All Gs/Fronts/2
Film/All Ts/Fronts/2
Weights/All QBs/Shoulders/2
Weights/All HBs/Hamstrings and Quads/2
Weights/All FBs/Chest/2
Weights/All WRs/Arms/2
Weights/All TEs/Calves and Ankles/2
Weights/All Cs/Chest/1
Weights/All Gs/Chest/1

Tuesday
7-on-7 drill/No Pads/1
Full Drill/No Pads/1st team/1
Pos Drill/All QBs/Pass Mechanic/3
Pos Drill/All HBs/Tire Relay/2
Pos Drill/All FBs/Run Blocking/2
Pos Drill/All WRs/Wide Reciever Release/2
Pos Drill/All TEs/Pass Protection/2
Pos Drill/All Cs/Stance Work/1
Pos Drill/All Gs/The Big Sled/1
Pos Drill/All Ts/Enemies At The Gate/1

Wednesday
7-on-7 drill/Partial Pads/2
Full Drill/2nd Team/Partial Pads/2
Full Drill/1st Team/Partial Pads/1
Pos Drill/All OLBs/In-Out Blitzing/2
Aerobic Training Drill/All ILBs/Shuttle Runs/2
Aerobic Training Drill/All HBs/Wind Sprints/2

Thursday
Full Drill/1st Team/Partial Pads/2
Position Drill/All DTs/Get Off The Ball/2
Position Drill/All CBs/Pattern Recognition/2
Position Drill/All WRs/Wide Reciever Release/2
Position Drill/All TEs/Pass Recieving/2
Weight Drill/All HBs/Hamstrings and Quads/2
Aerobic Drill/All QBs/Swimming Laps/2
Film/All DEs/Run Pass Distribution/2
Film/All FBs/Fronts/2

Friday
7-on-7 Drill/Partial Pads/2
Full Drill/1st Team/Partial Pads/3
Full Drill/2nd Team/Partial Pads/1
Full Drill/3rd Team/Partial Pads/1
Position Drill/All QBs/Pass Mechanic/1