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. Information in this section was contributed by bmoud.

Touchdown sounds:
Press A or B after scoring a touchdown to heard celebration sounds. Information in this section was contributed by Jfhfootball.

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. Information in this section was contributed by Slugga519.

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. Information in this section was contributed by Airwalk3045.

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. Information in this section was contributed by JC Nolasco.

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.

Hint: Stall a two-minute offense:
Use the play Dime: Double Wide when you need to stall a two-minute offense. You will have a better chance of running the clock while the opponent is trying to score with a two-minute offense.

Hint: Team rankings:
The following a list of the teams from best to worst.

1. Rams
2. Broncos
3. Packers
4. Buccaneers
5. Vikings
6. Lions
7. Seahawks
8. Patriots
9. Panthers
10. Saints
11. Cardinals
12. 49ers
13. Chargers
14. Dolphins
15. Colts
16. Bills
17. Bengals
18. Browns
19. Titans
20. Bears
21. Giants
22. Falcons
23. Jaguars
24. Jets
25. Cowboys
26. Steelers
27. Chiefs
28. Redskins
29. Ravens
30. Eagles
31. Raiders
32. Texans