Hints & Tips

Easy tokens
Play two-minute drill and select to play four players, all with your profile. Set "Fire" the defense and the Vikings as your teams. Next, use Singleback 4WR All Streaks for touchdowns all day.

When at the main menu, go into "Features", select "Rosters", then go to the team you would like to defend you. For example, choose the Bengals, then go to their defense (CB, FS, SS and Linebackers and Defensive Linemen). Change all of there speed attributes to 0. Make a note of the original values so they can be put back in later. Then, go to the Two Minute Drill, select the Bengals as the defense, and change the difficulty to All-Madden.. Select your team with your profile (Vikings suggested) and you will rack up points against a team that cannot catch you. Put Randy Moss at running back for more points when you score or just throw to him all the time.

Play two-minute drill, and choose any team you hate for the CPU's defense. Go to that team's roster and set all their defensive players' speed to 0. Instead of throwing the ball, use a run play. It takes about the same amount of time, but you will get more points for tokens when you use a running play. The "Near" formation and "HB Toss" are suggested. As always, use a fake field goal pass or fake run for the point after the touchdown. It is possible to score above 68,000 points with well over 340 tokens per 2 minutes.

Unlimited creation points
Go to "Rosters", then choose "Edit Player". Select the players that you desire to be rated 99. Go to his attributes, then raise everything.

Better quarterback accuracy
Note what kind of quarterback you are passing with. If you have someone such as Kurt Warner, you may have better accuracy if you set your feet, then throw the ball. If you have someone like Donovan McNabb, you might have better luck throwing on the run.

Cheerleader and Pump Up Crowd Cards
Finish the "Game Situation" challenges in mini-camp mode. The Cheerleader or Pump Up Crowd Cards for the team used will be available.

Over the shoulder catch
When throwing the ball to a receiver that is running a fly route, lob the pass (tap the button) instead of throwing a bullet (holding the button). The receiver should catch the ball over his shoulder.

Cheerleader Cards and game cheats
Acquire a gold rank in any event on the All Pro, Pro and Rookie levels.

Kevin Butler
Acquire a gold rank in P-Coffin Corner Punt under the All-Madden level.

Mike Ditka
You need to have a saved game file from another EA Sports football game on your memory card.

Mike Singletary
Acquire a gold rank in the LB Chase and Tackle drill in mini-camp mode under the All-Madden level.

Barry Sanders
Acquire a gold rank in Ground Attack in mini-camp mode under the All-Madden level.

Deion Sanders
Acquire a gold rank in the DB Swat drill in mini-camp mode under the All-Madden level.

Jan Stenerud
Acquire a gold rank in Clutch Kicking Drill in mini-camp mode under the All-Madden level.

John Elway
Acquire a gold rank in the QB Pocket Presence under the All-Madden level.

Nile High Stadium
You must have a saved game file from an EA Sports racing game on your memory card.

Marshals secret team
You must have a saved game file from another EA Sports football game on your memory card.

Mummies secret team
You must have a saved game file from an EA Sports racing game on your memory card.

Reggie White
Acquire a gold rank in All-Madden DL-Trench Fight under the All-Madden level.

Steve Largent
You must have a saved game file from an EA Sports racing game on your memory card.

Steve Young
Acquire a gold rank in QB Precision Passing (St. Louis Rams) under the All-Madden level.

Dodge City Stadium
You must have a saved game file from another EA Sports football game on your memory card.

Better draft pick
If you have a first place team and you know its going to be really late in the draft, trade with a last place team. Sometimes you can even get a first and second round pick for just your first. This is a good way to get young players on your already good team.

Acquire any player or draft pick you want during franchise mode. After the regular season, for instance during the playoffs or immediately before the Superbowl, go to create a player and make a quarterback. Make him 45 years old so that he will retire when the season is over. Next, make him a 99 overall. Sign him from the free agency and trade him for any player or draft pick that you want. You can do this as many times as you need, and can get ten first round picks and every player you want.

Better trades
If you play with the salary cap penalties turned on in franchise mode, it is better to trade the player(s) you wish to cut for another team's draft pick. You will avoid penalties, keep your roster from getting full, and get another draft pick.

Begin a franchise and create a new coach (or make one under the Coach Option/Job Openings screen). In Coach Options/Job Openings screen, highlight your coach, then press Left or Right to select the team with the player or draft pick you desire. You are now the coach of that team. Trade the player you want to your team. Then, return to the Job Openings screen in Coach Options and select your original team. Back out and you will now be coaching your team again.

Lower team's overall salary
One good way to lower a team's overall salary is to cut certain players' salaries. You can do this with players that have low attributes but high salaries. To do this, go to "Rosters" and select "Edit player". Select a player on the team that has a low overall rating (anything in the low 80s) and has a high salary. When you choose to modify the players "Attributes", you will notice that his salary is lowered. Do not change anything in his attributes and exit out. You have now made your first budget cut of the season.

Easier gold in mini-camp mode
First create a player and trade him to the team that you are doing the drill with. Make sure that the created player is playing the position of the person that you are trying to finish the drill with. For example, Ronde Barber is the corner back in the Defensive Swat Pass drill. If you create a corner back and make his attributes all 99, put him on the Buccaneers and make him the starting or number one cornerback. Then, he will do the drill. You may do this with any person on any drill.

Get any player
Use this trick to get any player in a trade without the other team declining. In the franchise mode, create a player as a quarterback and move his attributes up to 99 points. Then, put his injury and stamina to 0. This will not change the attribute point level. Sign him as a free agent then trade him to any team for anybody you desire. When you play the team he is playing for, after a few plays he will either become injured or will be taken out of the game for his weak stamina. No team will refuse your trade and you will have any player you desire on your team.

When you are playing in franchise mode you can trade for any player you like without having that trade declined. Go into the create a player menu and create a QB that has all 99s. Sign that player to your team then trade him to another team that has a player that you desire. To make the trick even better, you can add another player from their team to the trade that is in the 80s this will be a 2-for-1 trade. When the trade is done, exit out to the franchise main menu and enter back into the create a player menu. Go back into the QB's attributes and edit them to 0s and then go back into the trade screen. Take the second player in the deal and trade him back to the team for the created QB. You can then start the whole process again by going into the create a player menu and editing his attributes all the way up again.

Cheap players that are good
To create a receiver go to create player and create the player as a quarterback. Give the player very low passing abilities (zero) and really high catching and ball handling levels. The player will cost very little because his quarterback skills are bad. You will have to sign him as a quarterback but use him as a wide receiver. His salary will never go up because he will not play as a quarterback. You can also change his number and attributes in the edit player screen. You can also make a dirt cheap fullback by doing away with his receiving skills.

Cheaper player
When you have a costly player, you can release him and sign him for less money.

John Madden's name spoken
Create a new team and name the new coach "John Madden". Melissa will be able to say his name while playing game.

City name spoken
When creating a custom team, use the a city where an NFL team plays as your custom team's home city. The refs and the PA announcer will mention your team's city.

Thanksgiving commentary
Have the system date set to the third Thursday in November.

Christmas commentary
Have the system date set to December 25 to hear John Madden say "Merry Christmas to all".

New Year's commentary
Have the system date set to January 1.