Raiders Maintain Commitment to Crapulence in Madden Ratings

The at-launch team ratings for Madden NFL 11 were revealed earlier today and the Raida Organization, despite shoveling 260 pounds of No. 2 from its roster, improved not one whit from last year’s game to this.

Oakland’s 71 represents zero improvement over last year’s rating, which must make Jason Campbell, the Raidas’ new quarterback, feel just awesome. Especially since Campbell’s old team, the Redskins, surged to a 76 from a 70 with his departure, the single-biggest gain. Although they’re still in last place in the beefier NFC East.

The Arizona Cardinals lost QB Kurt Warner to retirement and receiver Anquan Boldin to free agency, accounting for their eight-point slide, worst in the game. And interestingly, last year’s Super Bowl participants New Orleans and Indianapolis each lost two points overall but remain No. 1 and No. 2 for a second straight year, respectively, which maybe indicates a tightening in EA Sports’ formula. Who knows.

Rank	Team	Madden 11	Madden 10	Change
1	New Orleans Saints	92	94	-2
2	Indianapolis Colts	91	93	-2
3	Baltimore Ravens	90	87	+3
4	New York Jets	89	88	+1
5	Minnesota Vikings	88	90	-2
6	Green Bay Packers	87	87	NA
7	Dallas Cowboys	87	88	-1
8	New England Patriots	86	88	-2
9	Cincinnati Bengals	86	86	NA
10	San Diego Chargers	85	89	-4
11	Pittsburgh Steelers	84	85	-1
12	Atlanta Falcons	83	83	NA
13	New York Giants	81	81	NA
14	Philadelphia Eagles	80	86	-6
15	Arizona Cardinals	79	87	-8
16	Miami Dolphins	79	77	+2
17	San Francisco 49ers	79	78	+1
18	Houston Texans	78	82	-4
19	Denver Broncos	78	80	-2
20	Chicago Bears	77	75	+2
21	Tennessee Titans	77	79	-2
22	Washington Redskins	76	70	+6
23	Carolina Panthers	75	78	-3
24	Seattle Seahawks	75	72	+3
25	Jacksonville Jaguars	74	76	-2
26	Oakland Raiders	71	71	NA
27	Kansas City Chiefs	71	68	+3
28	Cleveland Browns	70	69	+1
29	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	69	67	+2
30	Detroit Lions	68	66	+2
31	Buffalo Bills	67	71	-4
32	St. Louis Rams	66	65	+1