Josh Allen finally won something

[BigJay]

 

[BMR Genie]

That's a great cover.

 

[samsncharge99]

Madden curse!!!!

 

[stormtrooper8]

Buffalo Bills, back-to-back October Champions

 

[carolinakid]

i wish Dallas had him

 

[stormtrooper8]

i wish Dallas had him

He can lead you to more consistent Divisional Round exits

 

[jjgold]

lol

As soon as he stopped running he was an easy stop

 

[BigJay]

i wish Dallas had him

How are you not a Carolina fan? I’m guessing you grew up in the 70s-80s when everyone was either a Cowboys-Steelers or 49ers fan?

I was born in Dallas and been in Texas my whole life so I’m a lifer

 

[Tanko]

Madden curse!!!!

THIS!
Kiss of death. Bills are screwed now. You never want to be on the cover of Madden NFL.

 

[carolinakid]

i hate the panthers here and i like to see them lose every game

 

[carolinakid]

yes a die hard cowboys fan here Jay, i use to get the weekly cowboys paper here and i use to love going to the games, but not any longer, i think the last game we flew out to watch a monday night game with the giants, plus the cost to rent one of the lower suites are crazy now too, the last carolina game i went to was a game with seattle , when the new owner took over i got invited on a sunday to sit in his suite to watch it

 

[stormtrooper8]

Bills were always screwed

Most inexplicably overhyped team in recent memory

 

[stormtrooper8]

Buffalo could average 50 points per game in the regular season, and I would still money line fade them in the Divisional Round

Garbage chokey football team

 

[baz]

Madden curse!!!!

My thoughts as well.

 

[aikman.tr]

Ohhhhhh, Deluxe Edition
Whatever that's supposed to mean

 

[DiggityDaggityDo]

Madden curse!!!!

— Garrison Hearst, Madden 1999: Hearst was on the international edition of Madden, and suffered a gruesome broken ankle in the playoffs vs. the Falcons.

— Barry Sanders, Madden 2000: Sanders was on the cover alongside John Madden in 2000, and he unexpectedly retired prior to the start of the 1999 season.

— Eddie George, Madden 2001: George enjoyed a very successful season, skirting by the Madden curse.

— Daunte Culpepper, Madden 2002: Culpepper was coming off an excellent 2001 season, but suffered a season-ending knee injury late in the year.

— Marshall Faulk, Madden 2003: Faulk suffered an ankle injury that shelved him for a pair of games. The 2001 season would be the last year that Faulk would rush for over 1,000 yards.

— Michael Vick, Madden 2004: Vick suffered a fractured fibula during the preseason, missing 11 games in the 2003 campaign.

— Ray Lewis, Madden 2005: Lewis suffered a broken wrist that forced him to sit out the final game of the 2004 season. It would be the first time he would miss time since 2002.

— Donovan McNabb, Madden 2006: McNabb injured his groin during a Week 10 matchup with the Cowboys, and was placed on season-ending IR later that week.

— Shaun Alexander, Madden 2007: The reigning MVP suffered a broken foot in Week 3, but would return later in the season.

— Vince Young, Madden 2008: Young missed a game after dealing with a quad injury, which would be the only game he would miss that season.

— Brett Favre, Madden 2009: Favre, who was retired when he was named the cover athlete for the game, returned to play for the Jets in '09. While he wouldn't miss a game, he would suffer an injured biceps tendon and the Jets would finish the season 1-4.

— Larry Fitzgerald and Troy Polamalu, Madden 2010: The first game to feature multiple cover stars means double the chance someone will get hurt. Polamalu missed time while dealing with a career-threatening knee injury, while Fitzgerald dealt with injuries to his knee and elbow, but would miss no time.

— Drew Brees, Madden 2011: Brees would avoid injury in 2011, helping lead the Saints to the playoffs. They would, though, lose to the 7-9 Seahawks in the wild card round in a major upset.

— Peyton Hillis, Madden 2012: Hillis was voted the cover athlete by fans, and that … turned out to be something of a mistake. He dealt with hamstring issues twice during the season and sat out a game with strep throat.

— Calvin Johnson, Madden 2013: The Lions wide receiver avoided the curse, putting together one of the greatest receiving seasons in NFL history in 2012, catching 122 passes for 1,964 yards and five touchdowns.

— Adrian Peterson, Madden 25 (2014): Peterson suffered a foot sprain in Week 16 and also dealt with a groin injury that same season. He would miss two games and undergo surgery following the season.

— Richard Sherman, Madden 2015: The Seahawks defensive back played in all 16 regular season games in 2014, but would undergo Tommy John surgery following Seattle's Super Bowl loss to the Patriots. He suffered the elbow injury during the NFC championship game vs. the 49ers.

— Odell Beckham Jr., Madden 2016: Beckham would deal with a couple of lingering hamstring issues, but he was given a one-game suspension late in the season after an altercation with Panthers heel Josh Norman.

— Rob Gronkowski, Madden 2017: Gronkowski played in eight games in 2016, starting just six games as he was dealing with three separate injuries. He suffered a hamstring injury that forced him to sit out a few games, a pulmonary contusion and a back injury that required season-ending surgery.

— Tom Brady, Madden 2018: Brady followed up a Patriot-featured game with a Patriot-featured cover of his own, and as it turns out, no curse can touch the GOAT. Brady played in all 16 games, won the MVP and helped lead the Patriots to the Super Bowl. They were defeated by Nick Foles and the Eagles.

— Antonio Brown, Madden 2019: Brown suffered a knee injury in the penultimate game of the 2018 season, but reports say that he missed time because of issues with the team instead. It would be his last season in a Steeler uniform.

— Patrick Mahomes, Madden 2020: Mahomes missed some time with a dislocated kneecap later in the season, this after suffering an ankle injury in Week 1. He would miss two games, and the Chiefs would go on to win the Super Bowl.

— Lamar Jackson, Madden 2021: Jackson would miss a single game in 2020, when he was added to the COVID-19 list. He would also suffer a small knee injury, but would play through it.

— Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady, Madden 2022: Mahomes would play in all 17 regular season games, but would come up short of making it to the Super Bowl after an AFC championship game loss to the Bengals. He also would suffer a concussion in the regular season and the playoffs, but cleared protocol both times. Brady would also play in all 17 games and avoid any kind of injury throughout the 2021 season.

 

[Super_Position _98]

— Garrison Hearst, Madden 1999: Hearst was on the international edition of Madden, and suffered a gruesome broken ankle in the playoffs vs. the Falcons.

— Barry Sanders, Madden 2000: Sanders was on the cover alongside John Madden in 2000, and he unexpectedly retired prior to the start of the 1999 season.

— Eddie George, Madden 2001: George enjoyed a very successful season, skirting by the Madden curse.

— Daunte Culpepper, Madden 2002: Culpepper was coming off an excellent 2001 season, but suffered a season-ending knee injury late in the year.

— Marshall Faulk, Madden 2003: Faulk suffered an ankle injury that shelved him for a pair of games. The 2001 season would be the last year that Faulk would rush for over 1,000 yards.

— Michael Vick, Madden 2004: Vick suffered a fractured fibula during the preseason, missing 11 games in the 2003 campaign.

— Ray Lewis, Madden 2005: Lewis suffered a broken wrist that forced him to sit out the final game of the 2004 season. It would be the first time he would miss time since 2002.

— Donovan McNabb, Madden 2006: McNabb injured his groin during a Week 10 matchup with the Cowboys, and was placed on season-ending IR later that week.

— Shaun Alexander, Madden 2007: The reigning MVP suffered a broken foot in Week 3, but would return later in the season.

— Vince Young, Madden 2008: Young missed a game after dealing with a quad injury, which would be the only game he would miss that season.

— Brett Favre, Madden 2009: Favre, who was retired when he was named the cover athlete for the game, returned to play for the Jets in '09. While he wouldn't miss a game, he would suffer an injured biceps tendon and the Jets would finish the season 1-4.

— Larry Fitzgerald and Troy Polamalu, Madden 2010: The first game to feature multiple cover stars means double the chance someone will get hurt. Polamalu missed time while dealing with a career-threatening knee injury, while Fitzgerald dealt with injuries to his knee and elbow, but would miss no time.

— Drew Brees, Madden 2011: Brees would avoid injury in 2011, helping lead the Saints to the playoffs. They would, though, lose to the 7-9 Seahawks in the wild card round in a major upset.

— Peyton Hillis, Madden 2012: Hillis was voted the cover athlete by fans, and that … turned out to be something of a mistake. He dealt with hamstring issues twice during the season and sat out a game with strep throat.

— Calvin Johnson, Madden 2013: The Lions wide receiver avoided the curse, putting together one of the greatest receiving seasons in NFL history in 2012, catching 122 passes for 1,964 yards and five touchdowns.

— Adrian Peterson, Madden 25 (2014): Peterson suffered a foot sprain in Week 16 and also dealt with a groin injury that same season. He would miss two games and undergo surgery following the season.

— Richard Sherman, Madden 2015: The Seahawks defensive back played in all 16 regular season games in 2014, but would undergo Tommy John surgery following Seattle's Super Bowl loss to the Patriots. He suffered the elbow injury during the NFC championship game vs. the 49ers.

— Odell Beckham Jr., Madden 2016: Beckham would deal with a couple of lingering hamstring issues, but he was given a one-game suspension late in the season after an altercation with Panthers heel Josh Norman.

— Rob Gronkowski, Madden 2017: Gronkowski played in eight games in 2016, starting just six games as he was dealing with three separate injuries. He suffered a hamstring injury that forced him to sit out a few games, a pulmonary contusion and a back injury that required season-ending surgery.

— Tom Brady, Madden 2018: Brady followed up a Patriot-featured game with a Patriot-featured cover of his own, and as it turns out, no curse can touch the GOAT. Brady played in all 16 games, won the MVP and helped lead the Patriots to the Super Bowl. They were defeated by Nick Foles and the Eagles.

— Antonio Brown, Madden 2019: Brown suffered a knee injury in the penultimate game of the 2018 season, but reports say that he missed time because of issues with the team instead. It would be his last season in a Steeler uniform.

— Patrick Mahomes, Madden 2020: Mahomes missed some time with a dislocated kneecap later in the season, this after suffering an ankle injury in Week 1. He would miss two games, and the Chiefs would go on to win the Super Bowl.

— Lamar Jackson, Madden 2021: Jackson would miss a single game in 2020, when he was added to the COVID-19 list. He would also suffer a small knee injury, but would play through it.

— Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady, Madden 2022: Mahomes would play in all 17 regular season games, but would come up short of making it to the Super Bowl after an AFC championship game loss to the Bengals. He also would suffer a concussion in the regular season and the playoffs, but cleared protocol both times. Brady would also play in all 17 games and avoid any kind of injury throughout the 2021 season.

That is incredible. Did you use AI to do that?

 

[DiggityDaggityDo]

That is incredible. Did you use AI to do that?

No, I found this and did a copy/paste

 

[Tanko]

Guaranteed, as a result of this, Josh just upped his insurance policy on injury for next season.

 

[jjgold]

Allen was exposed last year because he stopped running which was a huge part of his game