Madden 22 Features: Dynamic Gameday Home-Field Advantages Revealed for Every NFL Team
With Madden 22 features recently revealed, an exciting new addition looks to be Dynamic Gameday. With this, NFL teams will have unique home-field advantages. These can come into play to help the home squad or disrupt the visitors.
In addition, there are also momentum shifts available that can affect the gameplay. With the game’s Community Playtest underway, details are known about all the Dynamic Gameday home-field advantages.
Madden 22 features: What is Dynamic Gameday?
Madden 22 features Dynamic Gameday with unique home-field advantages for each team. As a result, the home team will have a special boost, or the away team will have a disadvantage.
Some examples were provided ahead of the game’s official trailer reveal. The Denver Broncos’ stadium gives visiting teams stamina issues, for instance. The Chicago Bears’ Soldier Field is tougher for visiting teams to kick field goals in. Each team’s advantage is different, giving a unique aspect in Madden 22.
Along with home-field advantages, both teams have momentum shifts available. Based on a recent Zirksee YouTube video, each team has two momentum shifts possible during games. These are available for the home or away team to get.
Along with the above aspects, Dynamic Gameday includes the Next Gen Stats Star-Driven AI based on player and team performance in the NFL over the course of the season. These are updated as teams’ tendencies, and stats change during the season. EA unveiled an interactive graphic to check out Dynamic Gameday a bit more.
Thanks to the recent video from YouTuber Zirksee, all of the NFL teams’ Dynamic Gameday home-field advantages are known. However, they are subject to change before the game’s release.
What are AFC Teams’ Dynamic Gameday advantages?
Below are names and descriptions for each of the AFC teams’ home-field advantages or X-Factors available. They’ll either help the home team, or create disadvantages for the visiting team.
- Baltimore Ravens – Truzz the System (While winning, home team gets bonus momentum on running plays)
- Buffalo Bills – Downwind (Away team kick meter moves erratically)
- Cincinnati Bengals – Who Dey? (No Huddle Results in reduced clock runoff)
- Cleveland Browns – Dog Pound (Hot routes in the red zone have chance to fail)
- Denver Broncos – Mile High (Away team has less stamina for plays)
- Houston Texans – The Bullpen (Away team gains less momentum for touchdown
- Indianapolis Colts – Hat Count (Home team defense sees Hat count via Coach Cam)
- Jacksonville Jaguars – Duvall (Bonus momentum on touchdowns)
- Kansas City Chiefs – Home of the Chiefs (Away team’s audibles have chance to fail)
- Las Vegas Raiders – Just Win Baby (When winning, Home team has increased momentum gain/fatigue recovery)
- Los Angeles Chargers – Bolt Up (Chargers gain bonus momentum for yardage gains)
- Miami Dolphins – Home team fatigue is slower
- New England Patriots – Our House (Home team gains bonus momentum on touchdowns/3rd down stops)
- New York Jets – Turf War (Away team fatigues faster)
- Pittsburgh Steelers – Terribly Distracting (Away team’s hot routes have chance to fail on 3rd & 4th downs)
- Tennessee Titans – Titan Up (Home team has improved blocking, avoids holding penalties)
What are the NFC Teams’ Dynamic Gameday advantages?
Just like the AFC, each of the NFC teams has a different home-field advantage. Of note, the Jets and Giants share the same home-field advantage as do the 49ers and Washington Football Team.
- Arizona Cardinals – Rise Up Red C (Cardinals game momentum faster)
- Atlanta Falcons – Rise Up (Home team gains bonus momentum on offense)
- Carolina Panthers – Keep Pounding (Home team has more stamina during plays)
- Chicago Bears – Bear Down (Away team’s kick meter moves faster on the downswing)
- Dallas Cowboys – Deflected (Away team’s punt distance is shortened if kicking across 50-yard line)
- Detroit Lions – Motor City (Home team accelerates slightly faster)
- Green Bay Packers – Go Pack Go (Momentum gains are increased for home team)
- Los Angeles Rams – Rams House (Home team has bonus momentum on defensive stops)
- Minnesota Vikings – Skull (Home team is slightly faster in the red zone)
- New Orleans Saints – Who Dat (Away team receivers can mistakenly get incorrect routes on 3rd & 4th downs)
- New York Giants – Turf War (Away team fatigues faster)
- Philadelphia Eagles – Linked In (Momentum gains increased for Home team, decreased for Away)
- San Francisco 49ers – Unstable Ground (Away team has increasingly hard time changing directions)
- Seattle Seahawks – The 12s (Away team has distorted play art on 3rd & 4th downs)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Fire the Cannon (Home team recovers fatigue upon entering red zone)
- Washington Football Team – Unstable Ground (Away team has increasingly hard time changing directions)
Madden 22 release date details
Community members are currently beta testing the Madden 22 features and gameplay and finding issues. However, that feedback should help developers fine-tune the game before the expected release date on August 17, 2021.
Madden pre-orders are available. The Standard Edition is available for $59.99 on current-gen or $69.99 on next-gen consoles. However, pre-ordering the MVP Edition or Dynasty Edition gives three days earlier access. Check out pre-order details to learn about what’s included, like special Ultimate Team bonus content.
More details will arrive about the game’s features in the coming weeks. There will be a look at Madden 22 Franchise mode this coming week, for instance, with other modes covered each week.
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