Madden NFL 27: Running a Successful Franchise (Coaching/GM Simulation), Part 3, Defensive Players

“Offense sells tickets, Defense wins championships.” Paul “Bear” Bryant, Alabama Crimson Tide Head Coach You may have the best offense in the league; the fastest receivers of any team, the most powerful running back to ever step on the field, and an offensive line that would give Hercules a run for his money, but none […]

Madden NFL 27: Running a Successful Franchise (Coaching/GM Simulation), Part 2, Offensive Players

You’ve picked your team, zeroed in on your team’s identity, and decided on the schemes you’re going to use on offense and defense. Now it’s time to start assembling the pieces that are going to define your success (or failure) as a GM or coach. The key to building your team are the players and […]

Happy Times are Here Again!

When I was in high school I borrowed the NES version of Tecmo Bowl from friend, and for the next eight or nine months it was the only game I played. I was completely absorbed. I took every team in the game to the Tecmo Bowl, their version of the Super Bowl, and enjoyed every, […]

Axis Football 2023, What Madden wishes it could be

It’s been 17 years since EA inked an exclusive rights deal with the NFL ensuring that EA Sports is the only publisher of American football games bearing the NFL license and players. Since the exclusive deal, EA has come under fire for pushing out incomplete games, bungled launches on the Xbox 360 and PS3, and […]

Madden NFL 23, WTH?

Whenever I write an article about the Madden NFL Series of games, I always struggle with where to begin the article. Where is the jumping off point? Where do I start writing about the latest installment of the long running franchise in EA’s lineup? Madden NFL 23 has been out for a little over a […]

Madden NFL 21, Post Demo

Another year, another installment of EA’s abandonware known as Madden NFL 21: Franchise Mode. The team at EA Sports has been repeating the same mantra for the past several years – they are going to focus on franchise mode to give Madden players the franchise experience they deserve and expect from the title. Instead, franchise […]

The Armchair Quarterback Series

I have been a fan of American football my whole life, even longer than I have been a gamer. When I was a kid, maybe 12 years old, my brother, some neighborhood kids, and I would take over the vacant lot behind our house and play pick up games of 3v3 or 4v4 football. When […]

Call it a Come Back

Hey 2CG Fans, Johncow here. I just wanted to take the opportunity to welcome you to our home on the web, twocowsgaming.com. We’ll be publishing everything 2CG related – blogs, news, game reviews, and other fun tidbits for you, our fans and supporters. Thank you for stopping by! What’s New DomCow and I are planning […]