NYwdwfan
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In other video-gaming news, how about an update on my Madden game? As you know, I was home all day on Monday, so I played way too much Madden.
If you don't care (which I feel most of you probably don't), you can feel free to skip it. Especially since the post turned out longer then expected!
Anyhoo, I stopped with my Jets franchise, because I got bored of it (sorry @NYwdwfan). Then I started a Browns franchise!
So I let the CPU go through the first season, because I didn't want to play as Brandon Weeden or Jason Campbell. In the off-season I drafted a QB with the 11th overall pick (I went 6-10). The beginning of the season was kind of shaky, as I was getting used to a new QB, but I pulled off four close wins, resulting in a 4-0 record. Four games later, I was winning by large margins thanks to numerous pick sixes. 8-0. This is the Browns remember... eventually my rookie QB got injured (can't remember what injury), and he was out for 4 weeks. With Weeden as the starter, we pulled off 4 wins, including a very frustrating and intense game against the Titans. Fourth quarter, we were tied at 13 a piece. Weeden hadn't thrown a TD, and 1 INT. Well, in the fourth quarter he got worse. He threw 3 fourth quarter INTs, but the Titans weren't able to do anything with the first two, but got a pick six onn the third. It was 20-13 with 59 seconds left (I believe). Weeden marched down the field, got a TD to tie it, and the Browns won in OT.12-0... yes, still the Browns. Two games later, 14-0. We then won a very ugly game against the Texans (who were 1-13), and then another very ugly game against the Bengals (6-9) to go 16-0 in the regular season. THE BROWNS!! We won the divisional game to keep the perfect season alive.
Then came the AFC Championship against the 2nd seeded Patriots. Right off the bat, the Patriots scored a TD on the first drive of the game. Score is 7-0. My rookie QB marches down the field, on the hand of some nice passes and a solid running game (Andre Ellington as HB). At the 17 yard line, he throws to the endzone and gets picked off after a great play by the CB. It was a touchback for the Pats (although the ball was out of the endzone, so it should have been at the half yard line, but I didn't challenge because I don't think Madden would overturn it). They are forced to punt, and the Browns take it down the field and get a FG. 7-3. The Pats ride on Brady's arm and get another TD. 14-3. We had trouble moving the ball in the first half all season. Up until about 1 minute remaining in the second quarter, that is. We always seemed to get a quick score before halftime. And we did, but with a twist. Our rookie QB suffered a torn rotator cuff, and will miss the Super Bowl, should we win. Weeden ended up getting a FG! 14-6 at halftime. Browns get the ball after halftime and go 3 and out. Patriots forced to punt. The Browns then get a TD, and kicked the extra point. 14-13. The Patriots get close to FG range, but elect to punt. Then onto the fourth quarter. Then Brandon Weeden leads Cleveland down to the 25ish yard line of the Pats. He hits our rookie receiver for a first down, and then he ended up breaking a tackle for a TD! Browns lead for the first time in the game! 20-14. The Pats get the ball and are once again forced to punt. The punt goes out of bound at the 9 yard line, so that's where Weeden starts the drive. On first down, the Pats get a strip sack, and recover the ball at the 3 yard line. I felt like we were doomed. With around 4:30 left in the game, the Pats score a TD on 3rd and goal from the 1. 21-20, Pats leading. An up-and-down drive later, the Browns are facing a third down. Unable to convert, they kick a 51 yard FG to retake the lead. 23-20. The Pats are forced to punt with 2:40 left. From there Ellington and Ogbanaya (FB) are able to get a couple first downs and run out the clock on a kneel down
The Browns are going to the Super Bowl for the first time ever! 18-0 with one game to go. It's Browns vs Panthers in the Super Bowl!
So there was my long story. If you are still here, hi!!
PS- Yes, I am sure it was the Browns.
PPS- I didn't reread that to see if it made sense or had typos. Sorry for that, but you can always BM.
So basically you can't take the NY Jets to the Superbowl but can get there with the Cleveland Browns??!
Which reminds me - the other day while I was cleaning the snow off my car, my NY Jets decal on the back window (which has to be on the OUTSIDE of the car because the adhesive is on the wrong side and otherwise it would be BACKWARDS
) cracked and half of it fluttered off in the wind. I couldn't help but see that as a metaphor for my hopes and dreams as a Jets fan.
