Madden NFL 11

Complete all Madden Moments until you unlock the Super Bowl Sunday Madden Moment. Make sure to save frequently on the way to unlocking the Super Bowl Sunday one, so you don't accidentally lose your progress.

After many failed onside kick attempts, the easiest way I found to beat this challenge is to take advantage of a design flaw:

1. Score a TD on the fourth down.
2. Go for two to lock in the win, just in case you can pull off the remaining steps. If you fail the conversion, start over to save yourself some headache.
3. Kick the ball off normally or squib kick it. Oddly enough, I got the achievement using a squib kick.
4. Call a timeout ASAP after 1st and 2nd down ensuring they don't gain 5 yards or more. On 3rd down, they will almost always kneel the ball because there isn't enough time to get the ball back.
5. This is the key. After the 3rd down play/kneel, get back to the playcalling menu and call any defense ASAP. Run into an offensive player as soon as the game will allow. After the encroachment penalty is called, the play clock will reset to 25 instead of 40. This will allow enough time for the Saints to punt the ball.
6. Fair catch the ball and give your best Hail Mary or deep play a shot. If you score a TD, kick the PAT and achievement unlocked.

I got this on my first attempt with this method. I tried doing this after the failed onside kick, but they would just end up making 50+ yard field goals instead of punting.

Edit: Changed "game clock" to say "play clock" as intended.

My method is EASIEST. I Promise! I followed all of these tips and couldn't quite do it. Follow these steps exactly, I even scored 2 TDs and a FG to win.

1) Go into edit player on the main screen. Go to Saints and select Courtney Roby (the return guy). Make him slow and horrible. (You can Edit the player stats from the main menu before you launch any game format)
2) Go to the scenario and score on 4th down.
3) On the Kickoff, select Normal Kick. Then aim right and as high as the arrow goes. Kick it about 75-85% and straight.
4) The Saints returner will not be able to get to it and it will bounce and your guys will recover it.
5) Score another TD! Go for two or kick extra point for OT.
6) Repeat step #3 if OT and you lost the toss.

Not really a guide but don't be fooled by Madden Moments Live. Go to game modes then select madden moments. I hope this helps.

This is the last madden moment in the game so complete all others up until this point.

for this one I believe an onside kick is what you're suppose to do but there is an easier way

1. get a touchdown and a two point conversion on your first play. if you don't, restart. Now do a normal kick off, full power.

2. the saints will do a run play most likely, don’t let them get a first down, call time out right away. if they do get a first down restart.

3. know they should take a knee, once they do call your final time out right away.

4. now this time go into your plays and special teams, pick a field goal block. the saints will see this and call a pass play, as soon as you see them move into formation for a pass hit X for audible and pick the 3 man cover. make sure they don’t catch the pass if they do or if they make a run play restart.

5. now if they don’t catch the pass the clock will stop and they will punt it to you, or best case you may intercept the pass.

6.when you have the ball again, try to keep running out and stopping the clock, or make a hail marry pass for the end zone.

7. Achievement Unlocked! celebrate

To get to the "Super Bowl Sunday" Moment, you have to get through 45 other Madden Moments. Since all of these solutions focus on the final moment, it seems like that is pretty covered in terms of tips and solutions. However, if you're like me who had a lot of trouble with the Moments previous, I've got a few tips for you.

First off, use this site, which breaks down each Madden Moment and gives you pretty good tips.

http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/madden-nfl-11/69999-madden-...

Another helpful tool is this playlist with a few of the earlier (and more difficult) Madden Moments being successfully completed on video, including "Brady and the Jets", which gave me some trouble at first.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL416E1E0D4CEF3F0A

I used stat boosting and turned offsides off to get most of this games achievements. You can't do that with the Madden Moments. As such, you quickly have to learn how to actually play Madden relatively well. The first thing you want to do is to find pass and run plays that work for you.

In terms of run plays, the "HB Stretch" and "HB Power O" plays were consistently working for me. I generally used these to get a guaranteed 1-3 yard gain, to run the clock down, and most importantly, 2-pt conversions. I used the "HB Power O" most times and 95% of the time I could dive it into the endzone. Of course, you might find another run play that works for you, but make its something you can count on to get pretty consistently.

In terms of pass plays, there are a lot of options, but I found myself using the "Verticals" play the most often, passing to the "A" receiver. Another thing you should be aware of (which I did not realize until halfway through the Moments) is how the pass is affected by how long you hold the button down. If you simply tap the button, your pass goes to the end of the route and is thrown high and far. If you hold down the button, the pass is quick and low, aimed at where the receiver is currently at. I generally used the second method and looked for open receivers.

Another thing you will quickly learn is time management. For more tips on that, visit the earlier linked website.

Overall, don't give up. Some of them are really frustrating, but with a little persistence, you should be able to nail them. And if you are having trouble with the very last Madden Moment, just look at all of the other amazing solutions, and I hope this helps anyone who was struggling. :D

The above solution is ok, and may work, but I think there's easier ways.

You obviously have to score the 4th down. Once you've done that, kick it deep. Don't squib, don't onside, just kick it down the field.

The first two plays they call will be run plays, so overload blitz them and immediately timeout after each play. Third down they will go to run the ball again. HOWEVER, before third down, choose "Field Goal Block" or "Punt Block" as your defensive formation. For some reason, this will cause them to audible the current play they are running and it should change to some sort of pass. Immediately audible your defense to a Cover 2 or Cover 3 and do not let them complete the pass, this is the key to the whole achievement. After you stop the pass, they will punt the ball back to you. From there, you have to score with very limited time so throw mostly out routes.

*It is your choice whether or not you want to go for the win immediately by going for 2 on one of your scores, or just tie it up and win it in OT. I chose to tie it up and won in OT because I thought that was the easiest route to take. That choice is yours though*

Just remember = Run field goal block and your life will be easier.

Here is a big tip on the final moment. After scoring and if you didn't cause a fumble/ get the ball back, choose field goal block and bring your secondary guy to the gap right next to the QB. On 1st and 2nd down they will get super stuffed at the line. On 3rd down they will audible and pass the ball instead of taking the knee, when this happens make sure it drops incomplete, thus giving you a chance to score with about 30 seconds left and no timeouts after receiving the punt. It sure beat trying to cause a random fumble or having a wack onside recovery happen.

Another easy way to get this achievement is to squib kick the ball at about 50 percent power and hit stick the runner with the ball to force him to fumble. I tried the first solution about 30 tries with no success and tried this and got it on my 3rd try.

I won’t be covering the Super Bowl Sunday Madden Moment, as the other various solutions already have that covered. This will be to provide you with useful information on certain Moments I found to be difficult, as well as some overall tips regarding all Moments.

Throughout the Madden Moments, there are two specific plays I used: the first, for driving up the field, is either Four Verticals or simply Verticals (make sure the A-route is slanting up the middle). These two plays are accessed via By Play Type, followed by Standard Pass.

The second play is used for 2-point conversions and when under the 5 yard mark (I still mainly used the Verticals when in the red zone). When going for 2-point conversions, always use any variation of HB Dive. Just run up the middle and press X to dive over everyone, works virtually every time. To access this, select By Play Type and push the left-stick to the right to get to run plays, then select Inside Handoff and it’ll be in that category.

When using the pass play on my drives I would only pass to the TE (A). Once he cuts towards the middle hit him with a bullet pass (hold A). Occasionally, there will be a safety between you and the receiver, in this case, simply press A (not tap) rather than holding to throw a standard pass. It should fly over the safety, but may occasionally be swatted down

I’d almost always go for 2-point conversions unless there was really no reason to, e.g. there was only 10 seconds left and I was up by a touchdown.

While on defense, I found it most effective to allow the CPU to play for you (don’t need to do much in the way of actually controlling anyone) except for trying to get sacks.

Lastly, remember to be smart with the clock. You don’t want to leave the opposing team time to score after you’ve taken the lead. Often times when driving up the field let the play-clock count down to one second before hiking the ball. Make sure you leave yourself enough time as well, though. Holding Y directly after a completed pass will hurry up your offense to the line with the same play.

The Nevermore Moment

This one gave me a little bit of trouble. For this Moment you’re tasked with scoring two touchdowns in three minutes and 40 seconds. You have two timeouts, as well as the other team. I’d recommend going for 2-point conversions after both TDs.

The real tricky part of this is preventing the opposing team from getting a first down after you’ve kicked the ball off to them.

I discovered a foolproof way of stopping them: select a Special Teams’ FG Block (accessed via By Play Type, left-stick to the left) each down. The reason this works is because the CPU is so determined to run down the clock they’ll only pick run plays, despite what you choose.

So with that, you should be able to complete this Moment. If they do magically happen to score a first down, you’re pretty much screwed. Once they’ve secured that, they’ll either get close enough to attempt a field goal or QB Kneel to run the clock down. If they manage a first down, you’re best off just restarting the Moment.

After completing that particular Moment (if you haven’t unlocked it already), you’ll receive Even if you managed to enter overtime, it’ll still unlock.

The “The Return of Favre” and “New Season, Same Game” Moments are similar to the above. After your first TD just spam their offense with FG Blocks. Be sure to give them as little amount of time as possible on the clock after scoring the second TD.

For New Season, Same Game, because they had no Vertical plays in their playbook, I went with Flood, which had the TE running a similar route.

The Finish the Comeback Moment

I’d try using this method if you get really unlucky with the onside kicks. I found the best way, with the highest chance of recovery, is to kick the ball with 99% power and stop it as close to the accuracy marker as possible. It’s still fairly unlikely to recover an onside kick, but this seemed to be the best method.

This one is very tight and a little luck dependent, similar to the Super Bowl Sunday Moment, this one is a pain. Choose your usual Four Vertical play, passing to A when open (if it’s incomplete, just repeat the process). After the TD, follow up with an HB Dive 2-point conversion.

Then, rather than an onside kick, choose to normal kick. The trick here is to kick the ball out of bounds to stop the clock. Move the arrow down and all the way to the left or right before kicking. They’ll get the ball on the 40 yard line.

Now, again choose to FG Block and use a timeout immediately after the first two plays. On third down is when you’ll be doing something different: choose to Punt Block which will cause their offense to audible out of a QB Kneel. They should audible into a run which you should then stop with your Punt Block. On fourth down, if the play-clock is above 25 seconds, run into the punter for a penalty to drop it to 25.

After receiving the punt, you’re now presented with three options: either return the punt for a touchdown (easier said than done), try your success at some form of a Hail Mary, or attempt getting into field goal range and putting up three points (which will also prove to be difficult as the remaining time on the clock is very limited).

If going for the field goal, because you have no timeouts, try running out of bounds after you’ve caught the ball. If going for a punt return, the best way to do this is to immediately start running left or right after catching the ball. When you have all the opposing team running in that direction, switch directions and start running the other way. It will be tight but you should manage to squeeze past all of them and return it for a TD.

After completing 45 Madden Moments, you’re finally able to take a dive at Super Bowl Sunday. Good luck and I hope this helps you in getting that much closer to earning this achievement!

A helpful hint, if you call punt block the cpu will audible out of kneeling formation giving you a chance for a pick or incomplete pass.