Madden NFL 09

Life as a Superstar, Pt 4

My second season started up rather quickly, as I racked up 260+ yards against the Chicago Bears. At first I seemed to be running more then last year, which I attributed to having  Alex Smith under center rather then Daunte Culpepper. We beat the Bears soundly, and looked to be on our way to dominance. Then a funny thing happened: I hit a wall. Not a real wall (obviously), the proverbial Sophomore Wall. The teams were ready for me, and my big gains stopped. I earned four TDs in our first two games, and none in the next three. I'm starting to wonder if I peaked too early in my career. Hoping for better, I trudged on.

After our first loss of the season to the Giants, I looked ahead to our Monday Night Football showdown with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I was certain that they would want to avenge their loss to us in last year's Conference Final, but I had underestimated their fire. They scored on their first drive, putting us in an immediate hole. In the second quarter, we scored on an Antwaan Randel-El TD and a field goal, to take the lead into halftime. We also scored on our first drive of the second half, making it 17-7. However, once the Bucs got the ball back, their scored on one play to pull within three.

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