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Following the conclusion of the first week of the 2020 NFL season, EA has released the player ratings for Madden NFL 21. While the devs have only made two changes in the top 20 players, there are many big gainers as well as losers after the first week.

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Russel Wilson, from Seattle Seahawks, saw an increase of one point in his overall rating, taking it to 98. He gained a point each for his awareness and pressure throws. Zack Martin, from Dallas Cowboys, on the other hand, saw his rating go down a point after week 1, taking his overall to 97. He lost a point each in awareness and run block power.

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Madden NFL 21 Player Rating Reactions

EA tweeted out the Week 1 ratings and used Aaron Rodgers of Green Bay Packers for the poster. He had delivered an outstanding performance in the first week and so received buffs in his short and deep accuracy.

Among the other gainers in the top 100 were Davante Adams from the Packers, Jamal Adams from the Seahawks, Josh Jacobs from Raiders, and Mark Andrews from the Ravens.

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While a lot of fans are satisfied with these changes, many are also disappointed.

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One disappointed fan said, “It’s cuz the guys who do the ratings don’t understand football“.

Additionally, a few users, who had come across some bugs in the game, took this opportunity to post their complaints on Twitter. These bugs include lags and freezes in the game.

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And even though EA is not known to be proactive with its games, the fans got what they wanted. EA’s support team has replied to one of the tweets, offering to look into the matter.

Week two of the NFL season has already begun with the first match between Bengals and Browns. Bengals won the match 35-30. Stay tuned till the end of the week to read about further changes in the NFL Madden 21 ratings.

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Shwetang Parthsarthy is an eSports author at EssentiallySports. His love for arguments and games has led him down two paths: being a law student and writing about the world of gaming since 2017. What started as a teenage hobby in the relatively small mobile gaming world with FPS games like Critical Ops and Call of Duty: Mobile, has grown into a professional pursuit with EssentiallySports. He has ardently followed most gaming entities making up for the lack of hours playing games. His knowledge about titles like Call of Duty and Valorant would be at par if not more than a passionate gamer.

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