SFL Stat of the Week

by Kris_06905 | 2 years ago | 0 Comments

As the league anxiously awaits the next update for Madden 23, I thought we'd look at an interesting stat line through 12 weeks of SFL play.

Defensive TDs have been crazy this season due in large part to the ridiculousness of the rate of interceptions thrown. And maybe even more unrealistic is the number of INTs that are easy pick 6s.  Through 12 weeks (plus 1 game of week 13) the defenses have scored 147 TDs (882 points).  These TDs have been scored by 103 different defensive players.  The real NFL record for defensive TDs in a season is held by the 1961 Chargers with 9.  3 SFL teams have already surpassed that number in fewer than 12 games and 4 other teams are very close to breaking that number as well.  

The interception issue is the single biggest complaint about Madden 23's gameplay so far.  Madden 23 did a much better job this season of "fixing" some long standing issues with defense.  But, in true EA fashion, they fix something and break something else.  The cost of improved defensive coverages has been absurdly ridiculous interception numbers.  While improved defense undertsandably would lead to increased interceptions, the rate of which they have increased is comical to the point of being game-killing for several owners and even leagues.  The problem is made even worse by the fact that sliders are broken and can not be used to make adjustments to make the game more realistic.  Madden is supposed to be a simulation of real football, and yes, it is a videogame so slightly exaggerated stats are to be expected.  But c'mon, this isn't acceptable in any game mode that claims to be a simulation.   

All we can do is hope that the next update will provided some relief even if only in the form of the ability to use the sliders again.