The offense got the ball in great field position after a Cutler interception, and a perfectly executed screen to Wallace did the trick. And let me tell you, getting a screen to work in Madden 08 is no easy feat.
Diggs had a huge game, and caught a TD in the 1st quarter to make it a 14-0 game.
Rams HB Anthony Dixon had a decent day on the ground, forcing many missed tackles like this one where... our safeties appear to be going after a phantom of some sort.
The Rams strike back with a perfectly blocked FB run and make it 14-7.
Diggs makes a 24 yard catch in front of Chris Owens, the Rams' slot CB. Owens was roasted several times today.
Smith sees Greg Olsen wide open in the endzone and the Vikings take a 21-7 by halftime.
Despite only catching 1 TD on the entire season, Greg Olsen catches a second on the day. Fantasy owners of Olsen are likely steaming right now.
Rookie Derek Rivers sacks and injures Jay Cutler, and both lay dazed on the turf for a bit. Cutler only ended up missing a few plays.
CB Dee Milliner picks a Cutler pass thrown straight into double coverage by backup QB Chad Henne. The Vikings are running way with this one, yet again.
The Vikings intercept a third pass, and Rodgers-Cromartie got some serious air when making the jump.
Cutler finds a wide open Jeremy Maclin and scores a garbage time TD.
The Vikings trounce the Rams, but a couple garbage time TDs by the Rams skewed things a bit. On to the... ooh, actually let's not spoil who our Champsionship opponent is.
Game Log
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Madden NFL 08 PC v0.0 Game Log - Rams at Vikings
Skill Level: All Pro
Quarter Length: 11 minute(s)
Slider Human CPU
QB Accuracy 56 67
Pass Blocking 24 21
Receiver Catching 66 73
Running Ability 62 71
Offensive line Run Blocking 55 61
Defensive Awareness 53 56
Defensive line Knockdowns 30 33
Interceptions 10 10
Defensive Break Blocks 15 19
Tackling 50 50
Fieldgoal Length 75 40
Fieldgoal Accuracy 99 92
Punt Length 75 58
Punt Accuracy 99 99
Kickoff Length 64 64
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT FINAL
Rams 0 7 0 14 0 21
Vikings 14 7 7 10 0 38
Game Statistics: Rams Vikings
First Downs 12 17
Third Down Conversions 4 5
Third Downs 11 10
Third Down Percentage 36.4% 50.0%
Fourth Down Conversions 1 0
Fourth Downs 1 0
Fourth Down Percentage 100.0% 0.0%
Two Pt Conversions Made 0 0
Two Pt Conversions Attempted 0 0
Two Pt Conversion Percentage 0.0% 0.0%
Offense Redzone Num 4 5
Offense Redzone TDs 3 4
Offense Redzone FGs 0 1
Offense Redzone Percentage 75.0% 100.0%
Rushing Attempts 19 30
Rushing Yards 66 109
Rushing Average 3.5 3.6
Rushing TDs 2 0
Passing Yards 156 255
Passing Completions 16 21
Passing Attempts 36 29
Completion Percentage 44.4% 72.4%
Passing Average 4.3 8.8
Passing TDs 1 5
Offensive Pass Interceptions 5 1
TOTAL OFFENSE 222 364
Defensive Pass Interceptions 1 5
Punt Return Yards 0 16
Kick Return Yards 107 79
Punts 4 3
Punt Avg 44.0 35.7
Fumbles 0 2
Fumbles Lost 0 2
Penalties 2 2
Penalty Yds 10 41
Turnovers 5 3
TIME OF POSSESSION 18:52 25:08
Individual Stats: Vikings
PASSING CMP ATT YDS PCT YPA SACK TD INT LONG RATING
Trey Smith 21 29 255 72 8.7 0 5 1 27 124.3
RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LONG TD FUM
Jordan Howard 20 83 4.1 10 0 0
Pat White 7 15 2.1 9 0 1
Terrance West 3 11 3.6 8 0 0
RECEIVING REC YDS AVG LONG TD DROP YAC
Stefon Diggs 8 98 12.2 24 1 0 9
Mike Wallace 5 80 16.0 27 1 1 29
Dorial Green-Beckham 3 34 11.3 16 1 0 8
Greg Olsen 3 28 9.3 22 2 0 3
Peyton Hillis 1 10 10.0 10 0 0 4
Jordan Howard 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 6
KICKING FGM FGA PCT FGSBLOCKED XPA XPM PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Roger Glenn 1 1 100 0 5 5 100 0 0 0
Josh Doe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
PUNTING ATT YDS AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Josh Doe 3 107 35.6 50 0 1 0
KICK RETURNS ATT YDS AVG TD LONG
Brandon Saine 3 79 26.3 0 30
PUNT RETURNS ATT YDS AVG LONG TD
Brandon Saine 2 16 8.0 9 0
DEFENSE TOT LOSS SACK FF FREC YDS TD INT RET AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES CTH ALLOW BIG HITS
William Moore 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 0
Johnthan Banks 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 31 31.0 1 0 3 0
Dee Milliner 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 22.0 2 0 2 0
Timmy Jernigan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Robert Nkemdiche 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Shazier 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
T.J. McDonald 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0
Perrish Cox 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4.0 1 0 1 0
Ahkello Witherspoon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Dont'a Hightower 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 6.0 1 0 0 0
De'Vondre Campbell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Stephone Anthony 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Joe Walker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Stefon Diggs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Derek Rivers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Mitch Petrus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Pat White 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Andy Studebaker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0
Hilee Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Dominique Rodgers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 9.0 3 0 5 0
BLOCKING PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Jack Conklin 7 0
Peyton Hillis 6 0
Menelik Watson 6 0
Brett Franklin 4 0
Tyrone Kelly 4 0
Greg Olsen 3 0
Mitch Petrus 2 0
Orson Charles 2 0
Mike Wallace 1 0
Dorial Green-Beckham 1 0
Stephone Anthony 1 0
Individual Stats: Rams
PASSING CMP ATT YDS PCT YPA SACK TD INT LONG RATING
Jay Cutler 16 35 162 45 4.6 1 1 4 18 29.4
Chad Henne 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0
RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LONG TD FUM
Anthony Dixon 17 62 3.6 15 1 0
Malcolm Johnson 2 4 2.0 3 1 0
RECEIVING REC YDS AVG LONG TD DROP YAC
Edward Willis 6 64 10.6 18 0 0 8
Jeremy Maclin 5 53 10.5 14 1 0 3
Ty Montgomery 1 14 14.0 14 0 0 3
Tyler Eifert 1 12 12.0 12 0 0 5
Anthony Dixon 1 10 10.0 10 0 0 0
Alshon Jeffery 2 9 4.5 6 0 0 0
KICKING FGM FGA PCT FGSBLOCKED XPA XPM PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Jeremy Boone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Harrison Butker 0 0 0 0 3 3 100 0 0 0
PUNTING ATT YDS AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Jeremy Boone 4 176 44.0 51 0 1 0
KICK RETURNS ATT YDS AVG TD LONG
Jeremy Maclin 6 107 17.8 0 22
PUNT RETURNS ATT YDS AVG LONG TD
Jeremy Maclin 0 0 0.0 0 0
DEFENSE TOT LOSS SACK FF FREC YDS TD INT RET AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES CTH ALLOW BIG HITS
Shea McClellin 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 4 0
Justin Houston 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Everette Brown 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Kelvin Sheppard 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1
Ahmad Black 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0
Jermaine Wyatt 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Tommy Phillips 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4.0 2 0 1 0
Stan Kennedy 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0
Chris Owens 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
D.J. Swearinger 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Jeremy Maclin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Cameron Jordan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Ty Montgomery 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Eddie Goldman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Jayron Hosley 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Alshon Jeffery 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Jarred Alexander 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Malcolm Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Vince Biegel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Cam Robinson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Bo Ruud 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
BLOCKING PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Trent Williams 6 1
Levi Brown 4 0
Malcolm Johnson 3 0
Jarred Alexander 3 0
Chance Warmack 3 0
Cody Wallace 1 0
Tyler Eifert 1 0
Ty Montgomery 1 0
Advanced Stats
Game Summary
There's not a whole lot to cover here - the Rams played as the CPU teams usually do, though they were able to manage a few effective drives with a decent running game. Anthony Dixon ran for over 1500 yards this year, but thankfully they didn't hand him the ball quite enough. Dixon's ability to break tackles got the Vikings to miss 6 tackles when coming after him. Cutler had some success throwing to his two primary receivers, but that was about it. 1000 yard TE Jarred Alexander was limited to very little today.
Trey Smith and the offense decimated the Rams' defense, though it was disappointing to see the running game struggle to do much. Howard hasn't quite been the same since he returned from his injury. Our O-line was perfect in the passing game, allowing Smith to have as much time he needed for his throws. Diggs and Wallace were wide open at times, and Smith took full advantage of this. The Rams were missing their top pass rusher, Jadaveon Clowney, and their D-line simply put no pressure on Smith.
One note - CB Jonathan Banks was injured and is doubtful to play against the Eagles next week. Perrish Cox will have to step up and play slot CB.
Eagles Update
Eagles at Panthers
Eagles trailed the whole game, going down 14-0 in the 1st quarter. Eagles offense couldn't move the ball well but managed 10 points by halftime. The Eagles were able to stay in the game thanks to an injury to Alex Smith, making Matthew Stafford come out and totally embarrass himself against his former team. Stafford went 1/9 with 6 sacks and 6 dropped interceptions by Eagle defenders! Even then, Philly couldn't score until late in the 4th quarter, with 2:12, tying the game at 17. The Panthers moved the ball to the 50, but then WR Curtis Samuel fumbled the ball away. The Eagles recovered in great field position and kicked the winning FG - the CPU was so close to beating me! If only Alex Smith didn't get injured and their kicker missed 2 FGs, they likely would have won the game.
Coming Soon
2020 NFC Conference Championship
#2 15-1 Philadelphia Eagles at #1 16-0 Minnesota Vikings