When it comes to gaming, sports video games are rarely a miss. With EA developing a major chunk of sport-based games, its fanbase has risen dramatically. With titles such as FIFA, Madden, the NBA 2K franchise, and many more under its belt, there is a variety of choices for gamers to choose their favorite titles. Now, real-life sports players are in the news for playing themselves in a video-game.

NFL legends Marshawn Lynch and Marcus Peters worked with Full Squad Gaming in a high-stakes game of Madden with an interesting twist.

Marshawn Lynch plays Marcus Peters in Madden during a high-stakes game

Playing a sport gets gritty and intense. Similarly, when playing sports-based video games, there is no lack of intensity. Add to that a high-stakes bet, you have yourself a very interesting situation. That is exactly what happened when Marshawn Lynch and Marcus Peters came together for Full Squad Gaming.

Lynch was on offense, while Peters was on defense. The challenge was simple: if Lynch fails to score, his teammate, a member of Full Squad Gaming, gets shot with a paintball. If he scores, he gets to shoot Marcus Peters’ teammate.

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Once the game began, Peters looked like he was in control, blocking the first attempt Lynch made. As a result, Lynch’s teammate got shot with a paintball. Following this, Lynch failed to score again, with his teammate facing a second paintball. It was at this time he realized he was on offense, not on defense. With the realizations set in, Lynch wasted no time picking up the pace. Finding space between two players, he scored. As he pointed the paintball gun, he accidentally pointed it at his teammate, before correcting himself and shooting Peters’ teammate.

While Lynch looked settled, it would be his last paintball shot in the high-stakes challenge. In his next attempt, he came very close to scoring, when Peters made a last-minute save. Peters followed it up with another perfect block, leaving him as the winner of this high-stakes paintball challenge.

It was interesting to watch a former NFL star be bewildered as he tried to come to grips with the game. Once he did get settled in, it became much more of a fair fight, especially after Lynch realized he was on offensive duties. It garnered a lot of adoration from fans, especially with Lynch and Peters looking like they had a lot of fun in the game.

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