Notes: Madden 25 ratings revealed

I have waited a lifetime for the Detroit Lions to be a highly-rated team in Madden. The time has finally come.

For years when I was a kid (and if we are being honest, as a young adult) the release of Madden was almost a holiday. It signaled that football season was getting close, and playing the game was a great way to pass the time until the real thing got started. Now, in the year 2024, the time has finally come. The Detroit Lions are one of the best teams in the game as soon as the game is downloaded onto your console.

That’s right. The Lions are tied for the fifth best team in the game right from the jump. In fact, if you play online a lot, I would bet that they will be one of those teams that is used way too much in head to head matchups. And to be fair to gamers around the world, why wouldn’t you want to use the Lions?

From pass catchers like Amon-Ra St. Brown, Sam LaPorta, and Jameson Williams, to running backs Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery—this team is a tailor-made video game super power, especially on the offensive side of the football.

If you are interested in doing a deeper dive, you can view the full ratings website for the game here.

And now, onto the rest of today’s notes:

• Former Lions’ running back and overall good human Kerryon Johnson finished his degree at the University of Auburn.

• Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer wrote about the good vibes and salty edge of this year’s Lions’ team.

• The Lions checked in with five players on the NFL’s top-100 for the 2024 season, and the fact that it isn’t at least six players is an absolute travesty. The best center in football should be top-50 at the very least.

• Tough call here but I am going with deep space.

• Only five more. We can do this.

• And you know this, man.