Madden 08 weapon breakdown and team ratings

SportsGamer recently published a full list of all of the weapons held by each player as well as the overall team ratings.

The accuracy of the list comes into question as a few confirmed weapons are not listed here as well as previous statements made not completely matching up. However it could simply be that those were altered since then. I'll note some of those things in my recap of the info. Also keep in mind this was not from the final version of the game so there could potentially be changes made by release time.

It will be interesting to see how much the weapons end up meaning. Which will be more effective when it comes down to it. A team with a higher overall rating, or a team with more weapons at their disposal?

I have listed the teams in order by rating as well as added info on the number of weapons each has. I've included some of my observations as well. Continue through to read the full list of teams. 

97 – New England Patriots. 13 players with weapons for a total of 21 weapons. Previously it was stated that the Patriots had the most weapon players in Madden with 14. Not only do they not have 14 listed, but they trail the Bears and Chargers.

95 – San Diego Chargers. 16 for a total of 26 weapons. They have the most in both categories, exceeding the next highest in total weapons by 5 (Pats and Ravens). Needless to say the Chargers are going to be a powerful team. 

94 – Indianapolis Colts. 10 players for a total of 18 weapons.

91 – Chicago Bears. 14 for a total of 17 weapons. However it had been confirmed that Muhsin Muhammad would have the "Possession" weapon. Here he is only listed as having "Hands". Also keep in mind that Lance Briggs, who has 2 weapons, may be holding out and his availability on the roster will be in question.

90 – Baltimore Ravens. 13 for a total of 21 weapons. Eye-opening totals there for what may have been an over-looked team. 

89 – Denver Broncos. 8 for a total of 18 weapons.

89 – Seattle Seahawks. 9 for a total of 14 weapons.

88 – New Orleans Saints. 7 for a total of 13 weapons.

88 – Pittsburgh Steelers. 8 for a total of 13 weapons.

87 – Cincinnati Bengals. 9 for a total of 18 weapons. Have to wonder how Chad Johnson, the league leader in dropped passes nearly every year, ends up with the "Hands" weapon.

87 – Philadelphia Eagles. 12 for a total of 19 weapons. Tony Hunt (a third round draft pick at RB) gets a weapon? That doesn't make much sense given other rookie RBs such as Adrian Peterson didn't get any.

87 – Dallas Cowboys. 12 for a total of 16 weapons. Interestingly Terrell Owens didn't get "Spectacular Catch". How then do we get to see him make that one-handed TD catch in the trailer?

86 – Jacksonville Jaguars. 10 for a total of 14 weapons.

85 – Carolina Panthers. 8 for a total of 12 weapons. Dwayne Jarrett gets a "Spectacular Catch" weapon. Bizarre. 

84 – New York Jets. 6 for a total of 9 weapons.

83 – St. Louis Rams. 12 for a total of 17 weapons. Dangerous offensive team in Madden.

82 – San Francisco 49ers. 8 for a total of 9 weapons.

81 – Washington Redskins. 11 for a total of 13 weapons.

81 – New York Giants. 7 for a total of 9 weapons. Poor Eli Manning no where to be found.

80 – Green Bay Packers. 11 for a total of 16 weapons.

80 – Kansas City Chiefs. 9 for a total of 12 weapons.

80 – Atlanta Falcons. 12 for a total of 14 weapons.

78 – Miami Dolphins. 9 for a total of 12 weapons. You can basically scratch one off the list however in Daunte Culpepper. 

76 – Detroit Lions. 7 for a total of 10 weapons. Calvin Johnson gets "Spectacular Catch" despite not having made any catches yet in the NFL. How do you feel about that? Is it justified? 

75 – Arizona Cardinals. 5 for a total of 12 weapons. The combo of Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald is scary.

74 – Minnesota Vikings. 8 for a total of 10 weapons. Another rookie WR, Sidney Rice, gets "Spectacular Catch".

74 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 7 for a total of 10 weapons.

73 – Tennessee Titans. 3 for a total of 4 weapons.

67 – Cleveland Browns. 7 for a total of 10 weapons.

67 – Oakland Raiders. 9 for a total of 9 weapons. 

67 – Buffalo Bills. 5 for a total of 5 weapons.

67 – Houston Texans. 5 for a total of 7 weapons.