Concussions are a common topic, and Madden 23 coins the Oakland Raiders suffered a pair in their loss against the Tennessee Titans. A tight-end Mychal Rivera and cornerback Mike Jenkins both had to be taken off the field with head injuries. With the Raiders competing on Thanksgiving day against the Dallas Cowboys, it is highly unlikely either will play.
The Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons both already have Super Bowl aspirations in 2013 and Thursday Night Football's matchup between these two teams offered a glimpse into the best matchup for the coming Madden NFL 23 season.
Unfortunately, the starters didn't bring much fireworks. Andy Dalton and Matt Ryan had only a brief appearance during the first half of the game.
Ryan was the more effective of the two starting quarterbacks running 6-for-9 and 89 yards. The Falcons enjoyed a three-point lead due to this.
Josh Johnson entered for the Bengals and the offense went off. Johnson did the majority of the damage with his legs, running around four times, gaining 64 yards. The quarterback also completed all nine of his 16 passes, which accounted for 100 yards and buy madden coins an touchdown.