Games PC MADDEN NFL 2003-BASIC GAMPLAY CONTROLS User Manual
The menu in Madden NFL™2003 is divided into two sections. The upper menu
manages gameplay options and the Revolver menu in the lower-right corner lets
you set system settings, user profiles and other options. If you need help, click on
the button in the center of revolver menu to get help for your current screen.
Use the mouse to navigate through both menu sections.
MENU CONTROLS
ACTION MOUSE
Highlight menu item Move cursor over option
Cycle through options Click on arrows
Select highlighted item Left-click/
Cancel/Return to previous screen Left-click on back arrow/
s
Help Menu Left-click on Help icon
Start Exhibition Game (from Main menu)
NOTE:
You can move forward and backward along the critical path at any
time by pressing or s.
GENERAL GAMEPLAY
GRAVIS
™
KEYBOARD
ACTION GAMEPAD PRO AND MOUSE KEYBOARD
Pause game start or
s
or
s
Call timeout select
eT
Instant replay L1 + R1
W+ RW
+
R
Zoom In/Out N/A Mouse wheel N/A
(during gameplay)
PLAY SELECTION
GRAVIS KEYBOARD
ACTION GAMEPAD PRO AND MOUSE KEYBOARD
Cycle sets and D-Pad
E, S, D
, and
F
Arrow Keys
formations
ikjl
Select sets and Button 2 Left Mouse button
D
formations
Cycle plays D-Pad
↕
E
or
D
Arrow Keys
ik
Select play Button 1, Button 2, A, Left Mouse,
S, D
, or
F
or Button 3 or
G
Flip play R2
TG
Cancel formation Button 4 Right Mouse button
E
BASIC GAMEPLAY CONTROLS
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KICKING
GRAVIS KEYBOARD
ACTION GAMEPAD PRO AND MOUSE KEYBOARD
Start kick meter/ Button 2 Left Mouse button
D
kick the ball
OFFENSE
GRAVIS KEYBOARD
ACTION GAMEPAD PRO AND MOUSE KEYBOARD
Snap the ball Button 2 Left Mouse button
D
Bring up passing Button 2 Left Mouse button
D
icons (if Quick
Passing is OFF)
Pass the ball to Button 1, Button 2, Move crosshairs
S, D, F, W
,
a receiver Button 3, L1, or R1 towards eligible or
R
receiver and press
the Left Mouse button
Move player D-Pad
E, D, S
, or
F
Arrow keys
ikjl
DEFENSE
GRAVIS KEYBOARD
ACTION GAMEPAD PRO AND MOUSE KEYBOARD
Switch player Button 2 Left Mouse button
D
or
F
Move player D-Pad
E, D, S
, or
F
Arrow Keys
ikjl
Dive Button 1
AS
NOTE:
For more detailed information about all gameplay controls,
➤ Complete Control Summary p. 4.
NOTE:
When using the mouse & keyboard controls at the Playcalling screen, "L"
refers to the left mouse button.
For more info about Madden NFL 2003 and other titles, check out EA
SPORTS™on the web at www.easports.com.
NOTE:
See enclosed Install Guide for technical support information.
COMMAND REFERENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
COMPLETE CONTROL SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
MAIN MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
SETTING UP THE GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
STARTING AN EXHIBITION GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
PLAYING THE GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
PLAYCALLING SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
GAME SCREEN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
PAUSE ME NU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
OTHER GAME MODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
FRANCHISE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
PLAY WEEK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
FANTASY DRAFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
TEAM MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
THE END OF THE REGULAR SEASON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
OFF-SEASON SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
PRACTICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
SITUATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
2-MINUTE DRILL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
MINI-CAMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
REVOLVER MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
USER PROFILE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
STATS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
NEWS & INFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
FILE MANAGEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
BUDDIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
USER PROFILE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
CUSTOMIZE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
ROSTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
CREATING CUSTOM TEAM LOGOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
PLAYER MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
ONLINE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
LOGG ING ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
ONLINE GAME MODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
NOTICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
This product has been rated by the Entertainment Software Rating Board.
For information about the ESRB rating, or to comment about the appropriateness
of the rating, please contact the ESRB at 1-800-771-3772.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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NOTE:
EA reserves the right to retire the EA SPORTS Online
Service for this product after 90 days notice, or 30 days after the
last day of the 2002–2003 NFL football season.
Navigate the Madden NFL 2003 menus using the mouse. This section includes the
basic controls for Madden NFL 2003 menu navigation and gameplay.
NOTE:
In this manual, the default controls are for Gravis Gamepad Pro controls. For a different control device (e.g. keyboard or keyboard-and-mouse
combination), refer to the conversion table on p. 4 for the control equivalents.
GRAVIS GAMEPAD PRO
COMMAND REFERENCE
3
CUSTOM TEAM LOGOS
Create logo images with a standard paint program and import them
into Madden NFL 2003. The Custom Team Logos feature allows you to
create a customized team, helmet, midfield, and endzone logo for your
created team. For more information on Custom Team Logos, please
refer to the PDF file located on the Madden NFL 2003 game CD.
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1
1
1
Directional
Pad (D-Pad)
Button 4 (blue)
Button 3 (green)
L1 Button
R1 Button
R2 Button
L2 Button
Button 2 (yellow)
STARTSELECT
Button 1 (red)
CONVERSION TABLE
GRAVIS KEYBOARD
GAMEPAD PRO AND MOUSE KEYBOARD
D-Pad
E, D, S
, and
F
Arrow Keys
ikjl
Button 1 (Red)
AS
Button 2 (Yellow) Left Mouse button
D
Button 3 (Green)
GF
Button 4 (Blue) Right Mouse button
E
L1
WW
R1
RR
L2
QA
R2
TG
select
eT
start /
s
/
s
OFFENSE (BEFORE THE SNAP)
GRAVIS KEYBOARD
ACTION GAMEPAD PRO AND MOUSE KEYBOARD
Call an audible Button 1, then
A
, then A, Left Mouse Sthen S,
➤ Audibles (Offense Button 1, Button 2, button,
G, W
or
RD, F, W
,
and Defense) on Button 3, L1, or R1 or
R
p. 14.
Cancel audible Button 4 Right Mouse button
E
selection
Run original play Button 1, then L2
A
then
QS
then
A
Flip play Button 1, then R2
A
then
TS
then
G
Coach’s cam L2
QA
Coach’s cam with R2
TG
play diagram
Fake the snap Button 3
GF
Call timeout select
eT
Snap the ball Button 2 Left Mouse button
D
Zoom camera N/A Mouse wheel N/A
in/out
COMPLETE CONTROL
SUMMARY
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RUNNING
GRAVIS KEYBOARD
ACTION GAMEPAD PRO AND MOUSE KEYBOARD
Move player D-Pad
E, D, S
, and
F
Arrow keys
ikjl
Sprint Button 2 Left Mouse button
D
Dive (except for QB) Button 1
AS
Slide/Dive (QB) Button 1
AS
Jump/Hurdle Button 4 Right Mouse button
E
Spin Button 3
GF
Stiff arm L2/R2
Q/TA
/
G
Juke left/right L1/R1
W/RW
/
R
PASSING
GRAVIS KEYBOARD
ACTION GAMEPAD PRO AND MOUSE KEYBOARD
Bring up passing Button 2 Left Mouse button
D
icons (if Quick
Passing is OFF)
Pass to the Button 1, Button 2, Look at player and
S, D, F, W
,
receiver with Button 3, L1, or R1 press the Left Mouse or
R
corresponding button
control symbol
Throw ball away L2 + Button 4 N/A
A+ E
(when passing
icons are up)
Toggle passing Button 4 Right Mouse button
E
icons OFF/ON
Route-based L2 + receiver N/A
A
+ receiver
passing symbol symbol
Pump fake R2
TG
RECEIVING
GRAVIS KEYBOARD
ACTION GAMEPAD PRO AND MOUSE KEYBOARD
Control intended Button 2 Left Mouse button
D
receiver
Dive for pass Button 1
AS
Jump for pass Button 4 Right Mouse button
E
5
BLOCKING
GRAVIS KEYBOARD
ACTION GAMEPAD PRO AND MOUSE KEYBOARD
Switch to closest Button 2 Left Mouse button
D
blocker/receiver
Cut block Button 1
AS
Sprint/ Button 3
GF
Engage block
AFTER THE PLAY
GRAVIS KEYBOARD
ACTION GAMEPAD PRO AND MOUSE KEYBOARD
Bypasscut-scene Button 2 Left Mouse button
D
Spike ball Button 3
GF
Fake spike ball Button 1
AS
Instant Replay L1 + R1
W+ RW
+
R
No Huddle Button 4 Right Mouse button
E
(hurry-up offense)
Call timeout select
eT
DEFENSE (BEFORE THE SNAP)
GRAVIS KEYBOARD
ACTION GAMEPAD PRO AND MOUSE KEYBOARD
Cycle defenders Button 2 / Button 3 Left Mouse button/
GD
or
F
Reposition player D-Pad
E, D, S
, or
F
Arrow keys
ikjl
Defensive line shift L1 then D-Pad
W
then E, D, S,
W
then
and
F
Arrow keys
ikjl
Reset defensive L1 then L2
W
then
QW
then
A
line shift
Linebacker shift R1
R
then E, D, S,
R
then
or
F
Arrow keys
ikjl
Reset Linebacker R1 then L2
R
then
QR
then
A
shift
Call an audible Button 1, then Button
A
then A, Left Mouse Sthen S,
➤ Audibles (Offense 1, Button 2, Button 3, button,
G,W
, or
RD, F, W
,
and Defense) on L1, or R1 or
R
p. 14
Cancel audible Button 4 Right Mouse button
G
selection
6
DEFENSE
(continued)
GRAVIS KEYBOARD
ACTION GAMEPAD PRO AND MOUSE KEYBOARD
Coverage Audibles Button 4 then Right Mouse then E, Ethen
D-Pad
S, D
or
F
Arrow keys
ikjl
Reset coverage Button 4 then L2 Right Mouse then
QE
then
A
Cancel Coverage Button 4 Right Mouse button
E
Audible
Run Original play Button 1 then L2
A
then
QS
then
A
Flip play Button 1 then R2
A
then
TS
then
G
Coach’s cam L2
QA
Coach’s cam with R2
TG
play diagram
Call timeout select
eT
DEFENSE (AFTER THE SNAP)
GRAVIS KEYBOARD
ACTION GAMEPAD PRO AND MOUSE KEYBOARD
Control player Button 2 Left Mouse button
D
nearest to the ball
Move player D-Pad
E, D, S
, or
F
Arrow keys
ikjl
Strafe Move R1 + D-Pad
R+ E, D, S
,
R
+
or
F
Arrow Keys
ikjl
Dive Button 1
AS
Sprint Button 3
GF
Jump Button 4 Right Mouse button
E
Strip ball L2/R2
Q/TA
/
G
Spin move L2/R2
Q/TA
/
G
Swim move L1/R1
W/RW
/
R
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KICKING GAME
GRAVIS KEYBOARD
ACTION GAMEPAD PRO AND MOUSE KEYBOARD
Direction/ D-Pad
E, D, S
, or
F
Arrow Keys
Elevation of kick
ikjl
Start Kick Meter Button 2 Left Mouse button
D
Stop Kick Meter Button 2 Left Mouse button
D
upswing (sets power)
Stop Kick Meter Button 2 Left Mouse button
D
downswing
Delay the kick Hold Button 2 Hold Left Mouse button Hold
D
Call an audible Button 1 then L1 or
A
then Wor
RS
then Wor
R1 for an onside for an onside kick
R
for an
kick (Button 1, then (
A
then Qreverts onside kick
L2 reverts to to regular kick) (
S
then
A
regular kick) reverts to
regular kick)
Cancel audible Button 4 Right Mouse button
E
selection
Reset play Button 1 then L2
A
then
QS
then
A
Call timeout select
eT
Kicking the Ball
The Kick Meter appears at the bottom left hand corner of the screen during kicks
and punts.
A
Over-kicking adds power to a kick. However, the Kick Meter speeds up on the
downswing and your chance for making an accurate kick decreases. Try to stop
the Kick Meter in the middle of the yellow accuracy range for best results.
➥➥
To aim your kick or change the trajectory with the directional arrow, press the
D-Pad.
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Over-kick area
Highest
desirable point
Best accuracy
KICKOFF/PUNT RECEIVING
GRAVIS KEYBOARD
ACTION GAMEPAD PRO AND MOUSE KEYBOARD
Control D-Pad
E, D, S
, or
F
Arrow keys
return man
ikjl
Switch players Button 2 Left Mouse button
D
Fair catch/Kneel Button 4 Right Mouse button
E
(you must have
control of the
return man)
MAIN MENU
9
Select GAME MODES to choose
from the following options:
Play an EXHIBITION
game (➤ p. 10)
Build a FRANCHISE
and play in a full
NFL season
(➤ p. 17)
PRACTICE a play
from a playbook
(➤ p. 27)
Work on a game
SITUATION
(➤ p. 27)
Get your offense and
defense ready for the
2-MINUTE DRILL (➤ p. 28)
Lead your team through
pre-season MINI-CAMP
(➤ p. 29)
CUSTOMIZE rosters
or create teams
and players
(➤ p. 36)
View Madden NFL
2003 Credits and
more
Join or connect
to play Madden
NFL 2003 online
(➤ p. 41)
Set your Game
(➤ p. 31) and
System (➤ p. 33)
settings
Create and manage
your User Profile
(➤ p. 29)
Quit Madden NFL
2003
Get help
Edit your Buddy
List (➤ p. 35)
View stats for Madden
NFL 2003 (➤ p. 34)
Get latest news and
information about
Madden NFL 2003
Load or Save
game files
(➤ p. 35)
SETTING UP THE GAME
Before you start playing, you may want to create a new User Profile, review
statistics and records, and check out the latest online matchups through
EA SPORTS Online Service.
➥➥
For more information on creating a User Profile, ➤ User Profile on p. 29.
NOTE:
EA reserves the right to retire the EA SPORTS Online Service
for this product after 90 days notice, or 30 days after the last day of the
2002–2003 NFL football season.
ABOUT THIS MANUAL—GETTING HELP
This manual covers why and what in greater detail than how. However, you can get
additional help for specific screens.
➥➥
To get help in any screen or menu, click the icon in the center of the
Revolver menu in the lower-right corner.
NOTE:
Default options are listed in bold in this manual.
STARTING AN EXHIBITION GAME
Play an Exhibition game between any two teams.
➥➥
To continue to team selection, click PLAY NOW or press . To play an
Exhibition game over a network, click MATCHUP. For information on online
Exhibition games, ➤ Remote Connect on p. 12.
TEAM SELECT SCREEN
Select the teams for your game.
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Go to the
Controller
Select screen
Away team
Scouting Report
Stadium Select
Home team
Return to the
Main menu
INSIDE EA SPORTS
Get in the game and inside EA SPORTS. Click INSIDE EA SPORTS™from
the Main menu and see who won the 2002 Madden Bowl™and view
Madden NFL 2003 game credits.
➥➥
To select a different team, use the arrow buttons next to Away
or Home.
➥➥
To play in a different stadium, click STADIUM. For more information,
➤ Stadium Select below.
➥➥
To choose controllers after you have selected your teams, click CONTROLLER
SELECT.
STADIUM SELECT
In the Stadium Select screen, you can select the location for your game,
weather conditions, and time of day. All 32 NFL stadiums are included,
plus NFL Europe venues.
Stadium Use the arrow buttons to select a different stadium.
Time of Day Select the time for kickoff: DAY, AFTERNOON, DUSK
or NIGHT.
Weather Choose RANDOM or CUSTOM weather.
A
CUSTOM weather effects can be adjusted by adjusting the sliders for Temp,
Fog, Precip, and Wind. Weather settings do not apply to indoor stadiums.
➥➥
To finish your stadium selection, click DONE.
CONTROLLER SELECT SCREEN
Select a team to control in the game.
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Return to the
Team Select
screen
controller types
Active User Profile
Select a team
playbook
Select a different
uniform
Quit Madden
NFL 2003
Play the game
PLAYBOOKS
During a game, you can call plays from any playbook that you select in the
Controller Select screen.
➥➥
To choose a different playbook from real NFL coaches and generic offenses,
use the arrow buttons.
UNIFORMS
You can select a different uniform for your team, including throwback uniforms
or alternate jerseys from the past.
A
Expansion teams may not have throwback uniforms. Make sure that the
selected uniforms do not match too closely.
➥➥
To choose your team’s uniform, click HOME UNIFORM or AWAY UNIFORM.
In the pop-up, use the arrow buttons to select a different uniform. To finish
selection, click DONE.
SELECT CONTROLLERS
At the bottom of the Controller Select, you can see all of the available controller
types connected to your computer.
➥➥
To assign a controller to a team, click and drag the icon for that controller
under the appropriate team.
➥➥
To finish controller configuration and play a game, click Play Game to head out
onto the field for the coin toss.
REMOTE CONNECT
Madden NFL 2003 can be played either over a Local Area Network (LAN) or over the
Internet.
➥➥
To play over a LAN or through a direct Peer-to-Peer Internet connection, select
Exhibition and choose Matchup.
➥➥
At the Remote Connection screen, press the left or right arrows to cycle
through the different selections. You can join or host either a LAN game or
Peer-to-Peer Internet game.
➥➥
In order to join an Internet game, you will need to know your opponent’s
IP Address. To find out what your IP Address is, click on the RESOLVE
IP button on the Matchup screen.
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After all the pre-game adjustments, the captains meet midfield for
the coin toss.
PLAYCALLING SCREEN
From the Playcalling screen, select the plays for your controlled team.
To select a play:
1. Press the D-Pad
↕
to review formations.
2. Press the D-Pad
↔
to scroll through the sets of the formation. To select the
highlighted formation and set, press Button 2.
3. A list of three plays appears. Press the D-Pad
↕
to scroll through the available
plays.
➥➥
To flip plays (change the formation to the opposite side of the field), press R2.
4. To select the desired play, press Button 1, Button 2, or Button 3.
➥➥
To go back to the previous window, press Button 4.
NOTE:
After each play, the offense has 40 seconds (25 after penalties and
timeouts) to select a play and snap the ball before a delay of game penalty is
called. After the offense is ready to break the huddle, the defense has five
seconds to choose a play.
PLAYING THE GAME
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Defensive windows
are always at the
top of the screen
Offensive Set/
Formation/Play
windows
D-Pad
↕
to cycle
through plays
and formations
Defense:
Timeouts
remaining
and score
Down, quarter
and clock
information
Offense:
Timeouts
remaining
and score
GAME SCREEN
If your controlled player is off-screen, an arrow the same color as your control
star points in his direction at the edge of the screen.
➥➥
To bring the player on-screen, press and hold the D-Pad in the opposite
direction of the arrow.
GAMEPLAY TIPS
Audibles (Offense and Defense)
If you see a weakness in the opposition, call an audible and set up a new play
at the line of scrimmage before the ball is snapped.
To call an Audible:
➥➥
Before the ball is snapped, press Button 1 and then press Button 1, Button 2,
Button 3, L1, L2, R1 or R2. The players adjust the set and/or formation as the
audible play is called on the field.
➥➥
Press Button 4 to cancel before selecting an audible. To customize your
offensive and defensive audibles, ➤ Audibles on p. 30.
Hot Routes
Hot Routes let you change a receiver’s original route before the ball is snapped.
NOTE:
Hot Routes are not available with the mouse & keyboard control scheme.
To call a Hot Route:
1. Press Button 4 and then press the button symbol of the receiver whose route
you want to change.
2. Press the D-Pad i to send him on a fly pattern, press the D-Pad g for a curl
pattern, or press the D-Pad ↔to run an in/out pattern, or press L2/R2 for slant
in or out, or post route, depending on which side of the ball the receiver is
lined up at.
NOTE:
You can also assign hot routes to tight ends and running back
whose initial assignment is a receiving route. Pressing R2/L2 will always set
a tight end or running back to block.
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First down
marker
Controlled
player
Game clock
Down and
Yards to go
Play clock
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