“Competitive Madden 26: 4 Features to Improve Realism and Fairness”

I want to share a few focused ideas that could make competitive online gameplay in Madden 26 more realistic, fair, and exciting:

1. Bring Injuries Back
• Real football has injuries, and adapting to them adds strategy and unpredictability.
• EA’s motto is “If it’s in the game, it’s in the game.” Injuries should be in competitive play too.
2. Challenges + Chains
• Let players throw the red flag and challenge plays, especially ball spots.
• Bring back the chains for measuring first downs—this adds authenticity and removes doubt.
3. Rematch Feature
• After intense games, both players often want a run-back.
• A rematch option would add hype and build true competitive rivalries.
4. All-Madden, No Assistance
• Competitive modes should be pure All-Madden difficulty—no computer assists.
• Madden used to be harder, and at the competitive level, players should win or lose purely on skill.

These four changes would make competitive Madden more strategic, authentic, and rewarding. I do have more ideas, but I wanted to start here to test the waters and hopefully get a direct response from the EA developers.

What do other players think—should these features be added to competitive Madden 26?