Let’s see madden football curse

Historically, few people are more superstitious than athletes. From eating the same thing before every game to wearing the same old jersey under their pads during every game, athletes and fans look for any reason to explain wins, losses, hot streaks, and losing streaks. This expands to the world of video games, let’s take a look at The Madden Curse.

The Madden Curse is the belief that bad things can happen to the player or the team of the player who is featured on the cover of the All-Madden football game each year.

Madden NFL ’99

This is the first year that All-Madden Football carried a player photo on the cover, that player was Garrison Hearst. Hearst had a career year in 1999 and was one of the hottest names in the NFL at the time. After appearing on the cover, he led the 49ers in runs and a first-round playoff win over the Green Bay Packers. In their next playoff game against the Atlanta Falcons, Hearst would suffer a knee injury and would not play again until the 2001 season.

Madden NFL 2000

Barry Sanders was featured on the cover with John Madden for the 2000 issue of All-Madden Football. Sanders had a long and impressive career and was still putting up some of the best numbers in the league, as well as some of the most exciting plays. A week before he opened training camp for the season, Barry Sanders withdrew leaving the Detroit Lions without an effective running game.

Crazy NFL 2001

During the 2001 season, following his appearance on the cover of Madden Football, Eddie George averaged a career-low 3 yards per carry and rushed for just over 900 yards while battling a nagging toe injury. foot.

Crazy NFL 2002

The year before, Daunte Culpepper had thrown for over 4,000 yards and completed 33 touchdown passes. After appearing on the cover of Madden NFL 2002, Culpepper threw just 13 touchdown passes and 14 interceptions before his season ended in week 11 due to injury.

Crazy NFL 2003

Running back Marshall Faulk was featured on the cover of Madden NFL 2003. Faulk had one of his best years in the league the previous season, but after appearing on the cover he missed five regular season games with an ankle injury. He never rushed for more than 1,000 yards in a season. The Rams finished 7-9 on the year, a year after a 14-2 season that resulted in a Super Bowl appearance.

Crazy NFL 2004

Michael Vick, quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons, was featured on the cover of Madden NFL 2004. Five days after the cover was published, Michael Vick fractured his right fibula. He was only able to play in the last five regular season games that season.

Crazy NFL 2005

Madden NFL 2005 saw the first defensive player appear on the cover, Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens. That season Lewis would have no interceptions after having made six the season before. He too would be injured during week 15 of that season and would be forced to miss the final game of the year. The Ravens would also miss the playoffs that year after having won their division the previous season.

Crazy NFL 2006

Having led the Eagles to the Super Bowl only to lose to the Patriots, Donovan McNabb appeared on the cover of Madden NFL 2006 the next season. Although the Eagles as a team would return to the NFC Championship Game, McNabb would battle a sports hernia all season only to be knocked out of the game against the Dallas Cowboys and undergo season-ending surgery.

Madden NFL 2007

Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander graced the cover of Madden NFL 2007 the year after setting the record for most rushing touchdowns scored in a season. After missing just one game in his previous 64 starts, Alexander would miss six starts with a broken foot. He would go on to fail to rush for 1,000 yards on the season for the first time since 2000.

Madden NFL 2008

During Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young’s season, on the cover of Madden NFL 2008, he would throw for fewer than 2,500 yards with 17 interceptions. Young would get hurt and miss his first NFL game due to injury. Until that point, Young had never missed a game due to injury during his NFL, college, or high school seasons.

Superstitions have been around for a long time in sports, but Madden’s curse is a pretty good one, with a very long history.

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