Ecko team:
Create a custom team. Choose a game mode then press Y and load your custom team. After returning to the team selection screen, press Left until the Ecko team appears.

Hint: Unlimited creation points:
Create a player, then go to "Edit Player" at the roster screen. Press Up or Down to choose the player you want to edit. Press Right to get to the speed category, then press A(2). Choose attributes to adjust them up to 99 points.

Hint: Thanksgiving commentary:
Set the system date to the third Thursday in November.

Hint: Christmas commentary:
Set the system date to December 25 to hear Pat Summerall will say ''Season's Greetings''.

Hint: New Year's commentary:
Set the system date to January 1 to hear James Brown (JB) say "Happy New Year".

Hint: Created player announced:
Give a created player a pro's last name to hear his name announced.

Hint: Show off:
Hold A + B, A + Black, or A + White when you are within 10 yards of the endzone to have your player show off.

Hint: Free Madden cards:
Create a false profile. Use the false profile to earn points for Madden cards, then save the false profile. Every time you turn on your game, use the points to buy packs of cards with your false profile and trade them with your real profile. Do not save the false profile, but do save your real profile after the trading. Turn off the console then back on again. You can load your false profile again and continue to buy cards with that profile and trade for the ones that you want. You can make two hundred points go a long way.

Hint: Kiss a cheerleader:
After your first five seasons in franchise mode, at the end of the SuperBowl there will be a cheerleader waiting for you. You have to be a running back, corner back, wide receiver or a linebacker for this trick to work.

Hint: Easy passes:
When you are the QB, you can throw the ball two different ways: straight (hold the button of the receiver you want to throw it to) and up high (press and release the button for that receiver). When you throw it up high, the QB will throw the ball over the safety to your receiver. He will catch the ball most of the time. Throwing it straight is the most common way. He just throws it to the receiver and it will not go over the safety. It is best to use the straight pass if the WR is wide open.

Hint: Avoid tackles:
Stop running for a moment. You can sometimes easily avoid being tackled. Sometimes you will need to juke, spin, or stiff arm to get past defenders.

Hint: Good protection:
To get good protection on kick returns, choose "Onside Kick" as your play. When you run back the ball, you will usually get past the 20.

Hint: Get the ball at the start:
Set the weather to "Heavy Rain" before the game. If the CPU wins the coin toss, it will choose to kick most of the time.