Cheat mode
Select season mode, and enter the front office menu.
Create a player and enter one of the following names. Note: "_"
indicates a space. Use the "Continue" option and save
the player. Press [B]x2 to return to the game selection
screen and choose exhibition mode to access the cheat effect.
| Name | Effect |
| Elec_Arts | Larger, more powerful players |
| Sixties | 1960's teams |
| Seventies | 1970's teams |
| Eighties | 1980's teams |
| B_Howlie | 1997 AFC Pro bowl team |
| Lei | 1997 NFC Pro bowl team |
| AT_Madden | All-Time Madden team |
| Tiburon | Tiburon team |
| Stats_Men | Statistical leaders team |
| Maitland | Tiburon stadium |
| San_Mateo | EA stadium |
Perfect players
Enter one of the following player names and positions
to create a player with 100% attributes.
| Name | <CENTER>Position</CENTER> |
| Hookie | <CENTER>HB</CENTER> |
| Shookie | <CENTER>K</CENTER> |
| Pickles | <CENTER>C</CENTER> |
| Peewee | <CENTER>DT</CENTER> |
View ending sequence
Hold [L] + [R] + [Z] at the EA logo
when the game is first started.
Touchdown show-off
Press [C-Left] after entering the endzone to perform
a touchdown dance.
Random team selection
Select Exhibition mode and press [C-Up] + [C-Right]
at the team selection screen.
Win the coin toss
Press [Down] for "tails" when the referee
tosses the coin, then press [Up] to select "heads"
approximately two seconds before the coin lands. If done correctly,
both sides of the coins will be "heads".
Select a team, then on the next screen change the color of the
controller to any selection except for gray. On the next screen,
if the background color matches the color of the controller you
changed, continue. If it did not match, return to the previous
screen and continue going back and forth between the two screens
until the color matches. When your are in the game and the referee
says call it in the air, quickly select "heads" and
you should win the coin toss the majority of the time.
High stepping into the endzone
Get within 10 yards of the endzone and press [C-Left]
to high step if there is enough room between the player and any
defenders.