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Threw down the Gauntlet Again

Threw down the Gauntlet Again

Defeat the Level 25 Boss of the Skills Trainer Gauntlet.

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How to unlock the Threw down the Gauntlet Again achievement in Madden NFL 17 - Definitive Guide

I attempted this with the Vikings99 roster but could not do it. Then I tried a roster called 'GauntletCheese' and got it on the first go around without losing any lives. This roster maxed out the main Steelers players and min out the Bills which made them so horribly slow in which you can just run by them.
1. Download GauntletCheese roster and remember to load it. (The Steelers won't be overall 99 but that doesn't matter)
2. Start up Skills Trainer and backing out until you get Bills as opponent then just choose Steelers and set to Rookie.
3. Start up Gauntlet and play through the easiest way possible.
4. Listen to that sweet new diamond level achievement sound popping!
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25 Oct 2016 13:43

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Finally completed the 1k in this, thanks. This was a cake walk with this roster. Now only if there was a similar roster in Madden 15 and 16 as I'm missing the same achievement in those games for the 1k also.
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By YazFromAlcatraz on 25 Oct 2016 20:30
That's what I was checking earlier too but didn't see anybody posting about a roster like this in those games, too lazy to redownload those games and check also oh well.
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By x iKrueLTyyy on 26 Oct 2016 00:44
I found similar type rosters throughout the community on Madden 15 and 16 that helped me beat the Level 25 boss in those games that haven't been posted in guides here on TA that I researched and need to share with the TA community just in case people were struggling in the 2 older games at the time of this post also for the same exact achievement.
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By YazFromAlcatraz on 26 Oct 2016 07:27
This is amazing thank you
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By Kaptn Crunch on 31 Oct 2016 22:34
After trying this for so long, I finally got it with this guide. If you suck as football games like I do, this guide will defiantly get you this achievement. Cheers!
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By GameGod03 on 21 Nov 2016 18:53
Too easy. Thanks!
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By Hamfam9598 on 21 Dec 2016 22:18
got 30 on first try. Thanks!
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By Vapor x Chaos on 15 Jan 2017 20:40
As you can see it is not impossible and if you only tried it a couple of times and failed or didn't even give it a try then that's on you. As you can see this solution has helped many get this achievement and completion of the game even if not everybody commented or liked it.
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By x iKrueLTyyy on 29 Jan 2017 13:55
Didn't even give it a try.. lol I had to do it 8 times until it finally worked. I guess I'm the only one here with terrible luck.
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By C0LE TrickIe on 31 Jan 2017 13:59
I've been struggling with this for ages. Just tried you guid and got it first time. Nice one, thanks
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By TheEmeraldEarl on 07 Feb 2017 13:56
I downloaded it but i'm not sure how to load it, still says the steelers are 89 ovr
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By PR0MOTE on 15 Apr 2017 18:30
Once you download you go into settings and load the roster, like I stated in the guide the steelers will not be some crazy 99 overall.
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By x iKrueLTyyy on 16 Apr 2017 02:07
Struggled for a bit on one of the boss levels. The rest was pretty easy. Took a few restarts. Thanks.

Oh and to anyone struggling. No worries. I got 3 ladder rounds and 2 bosses. Pretty much all I had to. So just keep trying.
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By prokop on 05 Jun 2017 00:06
Yeah when I had to redo it on my gf account it was not as easy as when I first did it, but this solution was not meant to be a one time breeze through.
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By x iKrueLTyyy on 05 Jun 2017 02:13
The hardest part about this is to actually be matched up against the Bills laugh
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By iFlyHi on 17 Jun 2017 23:43
The hardest part is actually trying to get the Bills. Took me over 30 tries.

Took me 3 tries to do the gauntlet and of course of the final go I became gauntlet champ.
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By Jezamiah on 27 Jun 2017 21:13
Had never even tried any of the gauntlet challenges before (Haven't played any madden including these new kinds of achievements) and finished all the gauntlet achievements on the first try using this roster. Thanks!
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By I am Mindslave on 30 Jul 2017 05:13
Btw the author is Awes0mer than Y0
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By fighterx93chipp on 12 Sep 2017 03:14
Btw the author is Awes0mer than Y0
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By fighterx93chipp on 12 Sep 2017 03:14
Btw the author is Awes0mer than Y0
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By fighterx93chipp on 12 Sep 2017 03:51
really? this makes it easier? rat maze for first boss lvl and i cant even keep the f*cker in the areas
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By Alphadrago10 on 22 Dec 2017 02:58
Read #2 in the solution...
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By x iKrueLTyyy on 25 Jan 2018 23:30
Thanks for the tips! It was unbearably hard until I saw this post! Managed to win with one life left!
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By Apostle92627 on 26 Jan 2018 03:16
Lol I got to wave 20 first time with the Bucs, tried this method and failed by wave 10 every time
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By Wick N Morty on 26 Nov 2021 22:09
Got to 25 in the first try, no achievement then played until 26, it popped. Used the 99 OVR Bills roster to get this achievement and played against the Jaguars.
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By KylaAnggeKZYeng on 20 May 2022 05:46
Nobody said it was going to work on the first try though... were you expecting it to just instantly work?
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By x iKrueLTyyy on 31 Jan 2017 14:05
Tried 200 times to get Bills to load and they never come up. Gotten the Rams over 10 times. I think it's now throwing out the lowest ranked team? Or I'm just INCREDIBLY unlucky.

Jesus finally. 250 tries later...
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By MAJORPOOPY on 04 Feb 2017 02:36
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Pre-Guide - The "I Can Confirm's"
Although XGC GunNut got some downvotes for some reason he was for the most part correct; downloading a customer 99 rated roster will work. I think this is hit and miss, though, as I downloaded the "Billz99" roster and it didn't work, however, when I tried Vikings99, it did (Rating as 98). Credit to XGC GunNut for this. Also, I can 100% confirm you have to complete Level 26. I got to 25 TWICE with no pop, got allocated a ladder challenge at 26, and failed each time, then failing the 25 boss. Stupid.

Anyway, the actually guide part now.

SET UP:

1) Download the Viking99 or Vikings99 roster by searching it in keywords, (can't remember which, will edit later with confirmation) which will give you a 98 rated Vikings team. Unless your console is somehow different, when you load the roster and go to Skills Trainer this WILL show the Vikings as being a 98 rating. Other "99" rosters didn't work for me. This is not my roster, and the credit to creating it goes to its listed creator.

2) Set Difficulty to Rookie

3) Always play against the Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns, New York Jets or San Francisco 49ers (my team, cry). They are all weak, 73 - 76 rated, and will provide the easiest possible opponents. This is randomly selected; you can't choose the team you face. So keep backing in and our until you face up against one of these. I list 4 as you're more likely to get one of the 4 quickly and the difficulty spike between the 4 is minimal. It doesn't take long to back in and our, and the load screens IN the skills trainer are virtually non-existent, so it's worth the time waiting until an easy opponent comes up.

4) Go in with the mindset that if you have under 6 lives by Level 10, restart. If you die after, never restart (you might luck out with a ladder, or get a free life.)

I'll update with bosses when I can give better guides on them!
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12 Sep 2016 07:59

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Can confirm this works. Made it all the way to 32 easily.
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By Drinking Helps on 13 Sep 2016 22:18
Really simple this year.
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By iManuBAD iT on 17 Sep 2016 09:23
I tried the Vikings99 roster but could not do it. Then I tried a roster called 'GaunletCheese' and got it to work. This roster max's out the Steelers and min's out the Bills. So when you start the mode, you may have to wait for a while for the CPU team to be the Bills. Once it is, you just pick the Steelers and choose Rookie difficulty. When playing, the Bills players are really slow. Running and Passing vs the Bills D is easy. On defense, depending on the task, it can be really easy or medium difficulty.
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By LuvMyXBOX on 18 Sep 2016 04:42
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The gauntlet are 25 random challenges of drills ramped up. This isn't too tough as long as you read your goal. Some tips

-Goto settings on main menu and be on rookie, use a pumped up roster for easier times

-Don't fret about ladder challenges, most are very tough as the AI is cheating with big players

-There is a drill asking you to run to the endzone only using hotspots, stay on the left side

-The boss challenge to run past all the defenders is easy as 3/4 just run straight down and are blind towards you. Only worry about the 4th

-If you beat a ladder challenge and skip over lvl 25 you get the trophy still
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07 Jun 2019 00:31

GLITCH NOTE – There have been reports of this trophy not unlocking until you complete level 26. It did not unlock for me until I competed level 26.

Welcome back to the gauntlet but this year the reward is only a bronze trophy as opposed to Gold’s in previous versions. The gauntlet can be tough but it really isn’t that bad. All the levels except for the Boss levels are very easy so you only really need to focus on beating the bosses. Bosses show up every five levels. Some bosses can be very annoying but after figuring out what you need to do they are all doable.

Last year's wrinkles make a return in this year’s version. The "extra life challenges" where you can earn and extra lives by successfully complete the challenge returns. There are also ladder challenges which can be very annoying or helpful; it all depends on if you beat it or not. Beating a ladder challenge will bump you up 3 levels; if lucky you can skip bosses this way, but on the downside if you lose the challenge you will be knocked down 2 levels; especially annoying if that makes you replay a boss level.

To make things even easier you can use my MEASYTROPHIES roster and use the 99 overall 49ers (when you select them from the skills trainer menu it will say they are a 76 overall). You can’t choose who you play against but every time you back out and re-enter the menu the opposing team will change. So keep at it until you are matched up with a low ranked team. Also, it will be easier if you play on rookie.

Use the following video as a reference on how to attack the boss levels:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVS074MOfv8

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Gauntlet Cheese roster!! File sharing section, stacked player team vs easy computer team. You can't miss with this, as long as you load up the roster and pick the right teams.

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