Week 10 of the NFL season brought forth a number of fascinating storylines. It was however an especially brutal week for significant injuries as Matt Schaub, Leon Hall, Knowshon Moreno, Rashean Mathis, and possibly Matt Cassell are all out for the year. In total there look to be at least 14 players who will hit the IR due to an injury from week 10. Players due for ratings boosts after their performances include Marshawn Lynch, Andre Carter, Jake Ballard, Denarius Moore, Michael Bush, Cars...

The post-week nine roster update for Madden NFL 12 will hit late this week - and after Eli Manning got his "clutch" trait back the question may now come of whether Joe Flacco should join the club or if Philip Rivers will fall out of it. With mini-camps lost due to the lockout many expected ugly football to begin the season but surprisingly offenses were pretty sharp. Now, at the mid-season point, defenses seem to have caught up. Names to look for an increase from this week include Julio J...

There were only a few great individual performances in terms of statistics in week eight of the NFL season - but several teams that surprised or were especially disappointing. The upcoming roster update for Madden NFL 12 will likely do some damage to the Dallas Cowboys who have seemed to get the benefit of the doubt in past updates by moving up despite losses, while teams like the Saints and Redskins will take a hit and others such as the Rams and Lions will see improvement after snapping th...

Week seven of the NFL season will be largely remembered for the horrid offensive displays seen around the league - with the exception of teams like the Saints, Cowboys, and Texans (with the former two rolling over winless teams). Rather than being about good defense it appears most cases were due to poor QB play and just sloppy execution. Several QBs will probably take a hit in the upcoming Madden NFL 12 roster update and other skill position players, like Chris Johnson, are sure to see d...

Six weeks into the NFL season and only one undefeated team remains while three have yet to record their first victory. The second tier of teams behind Green Bay includes San Francisco, Detroit, Baltimore, and San Diego with just a single loss. The upcoming roster update for Madden NFL 12 will likely further establish teams that are proving themselves as contenders this year and those that will ultimately be competing at the bottom for Andrew Luck. The NFL trade deadline has passed and thi...

The post-week five roster update for Madden NFL 12 is expected out on Friday. The big loss this time around will come to the Texans as Mario Williams is out for the year. His 91 overall rating and pass rush ability will be sorely missed on their defense. Names to look for on the rise this week include Doug Baldwin, Carlos Rogers, Von Miller, Steve Smith, Victor Cruz, Jimmy Graham...and again Calvin Johnson inching towards the 99 (he became the first receiver in NFL history to score 9 TDs ...

Just like that a quarter of the NFL season is in the books. Generally this is the point in a season where players and teams can be identified as being on new planes of consideration - guys who have seen their stock has rise or fall are on more than just streaks and instead more likely displaying their new level of output. The big name to watch in the upcoming roster update for Madden NFL 12 is Calvin Johnson. "Megatron" has made the deciding play in the last two comeback wins for the Lion...

Generally it takes about a quarter of the season to look at performances as more than just anomalies and go beyond trends - and now through three games those new perceptions of players and teams are starting to be solidified. The Bills, Lions, and Raiders are being taken seriously while those like the Vikings and Dolphins are worse off than expected. Calvin Johnson has a good shot at getting the "clutch" trait in the update. He has made a number of big plays over the course of his career ...