I've always maintained there's good players at every position. It's our job to find them. We treat the seventh round the same way we treat the first round.".While Madden no longer serves as a commentator in the game, he remains active in its design. This year's edition had to address the rise of the Pistol formation, run by quarterbacks such as the San Francisco 49ers' Colin Kaepernick and the Washington Redskins' Robert Griffin III, he said. "You have a lot more plays out of (that formation) with the quarterback up (closer to the center) and the backs are behind.".

But the Raiders held. Michael Turner was stopped just short of the goal line and, even after an offside penalty moved the tip of ball just short of the end zone, Atlanta couldn't get it in. Jason Snelling was thrown for a 2yard loss on third down, forcing Atlanta to settle for Bryant's 20yard field goal that tied the game at 13..The gestures went unremarked upon, for the most part, that Sunday, O