Bears - Colts Super Bowl v1

[Songsdream]

Here's a save file you can use to play either team in the Super Bowl. To play as the Colts, go to the league editor and make Bears a computer team, and Colts a human team.

The only ranking updating I've done so far is on the QBs and kickers. Also I've put a few people on the disabled list. Oh and I've updated Joseph Addai. All the updating was done simply by entering a composite of their regular season and playoff stats.

Feel free to customize further and post your save file. I will post if I update anything else. Let me know who wins so I can place my bets wisely. ;)

:Dave

[Songsdream]

Well I played it. I was DA BEARS!!! Computer was down by one, 22 seconds to go, 1st down at my 19 yard line. Easy field goal to win the game, right?

Naw, the AI ran it twice to run out the clock, losing 24-23. I'll chock that up to an odd AI error and see it as a 2 point Colts win.

[ohms_law]

Yea, the AI has a real problem with kicking winning field goals...
:rolleyes:

[michaelg123789]

Yeah i've noticed that also.

[Songsdream]

Yeah actually this is like my 3rd experience with it. All 3 times the computer failed to do it I'm pretty sure.

[ohms_law]

There's a bug report about it... here: 5.120 AI don't make FG's towards end of halfs (http://forum.sportsmogul.com/showthread.php?t=130633&highlight=field)
I just realized that I failed to rename the thread a while back, but I've taken care of that now.

[Songsdream]

Question-- when I start the game, it shows my Bears special teams unit as 2 stars. And it shows time after time as Indy consistently runs back kickoffs into my own territory.

I put in Devin Hester's great season numbers, and that hasn't helped-- still 2 stars.

What can I edit to upgrade this Bears special teams unit to the 4+ stars they deserve?

[ohms_law]

I'm not really sure.

[Wassit3]

it seems to me how well you punt is what determines more of the special team ratings...for example i got a punter that average 40 plus yards per punt now and my punting rating is 4 stars up from 1

[Wassit3]

Well I played it. I was DA BEARS!!! Computer was down by one, 22 seconds to go, 1st down at my 19 yard line. Easy field goal to win the game, right?

Naw, the AI ran it twice to run out the clock, losing 24-23. I'll chock that up to an odd AI error and see it as a 2 point Colts win.

no no no, lets not get rash here, the computer has spoken, DA bears win woohoo lol:)

[Songsdream]

I played this as the Bears with the new patch. What a finish! Check it out:

Bears 27 / Colts 31
3:00 IND Kickoff (IND 30) Hester returns kickoff 20 yards to his 27
2:48 CHI 1-10 (CHI 27) Spread 828 Diamond Cover-2 Corner Blitz Grossman 27-yard pass to Muhammad
2:26 CHI 1-10 (IND 46) Spread 21 Draw Cover-2 Bracket Jones rushes up the middle for 2 yards
2:15 CHI 2-8 (IND 44) Gun 24 Draw New England Cover-2 Jones rushes right for no gain
2:00 CHI 3-8 (IND 44) Spread 828 Diamond Goal Line Stack Grossman 23-yard pass to Muhammad
1:46 CHI 1-10 (IND 21) Spread 828 Diamond Tampa 2 Short Yardage Grossman 17-yard pass to Muhammad
1:25 CHI 1-G (IND 4) Gun 24 Draw Cover-3 Safety Blitz Jones rushes right for a 2-yard loss
1:17 CHI 2-G (IND 6) Ace 742 Seam New England Cover-2 Grossman incomplete to Muhammad
1:13 CHI 3-G (IND 6) Trips 29 Sweep Tampa 2 Squeeze Jones rushes left for 2 yards
1:03 CHI 4-G (IND 4) Ace 508 H-Bench Eight-man front Grossman 4-yard TD pass to Jones
0:58 CHI Conversion (IND 2) Extra Point Gould kicked the extra point

Bears 34 / Colts 31
0:58 CHI Kickoff (CHI 30) Rhodes returns kickoff 24 yards to his 40
0:47 IND 1-10 (IND 40) Pro 9-9-Screen Tampa 2 React Manning 4-yard pass to Addai
0:42 IND 2-6 (IND 44) Pro 152 Under Cover-3 Safety Blitz Manning 5-yard pass to Rhodes
0:31 IND 3-1 (IND 49) Ace 508 H-Bench Cover-2 All-Out Blitz Manning 2-yard pass to Addai
0:21 IND 1-10 (CHI 49) Spread 927 Maverick Cover-2 All-Out Blitz Manning 11-yard pass to Wright
0:12 IND 1-10 (CHI 38) Field Goal Vinatieri misses 55-yard FG!!!!
0:06 CHI 1-10 (CHI 45) Pro 20 Blast Balanced Cover-3 Jones rushes up the middle for 2 yards

Final-- Bears 34 / Colts 31!! YAY!!! Vinatieri misses a 55-yard FG that would have put it into overtime. I hope this is actually what happens!!

[ohms_law]

hehe
Somehow I doubt that that's what's going to actually happen though. Although, I wouldn't mind in the least if the Bears actually win. :D

[Songsdream]

yeah it's in part to 240 rushing yards from Thomas Jones, compliments of the still over-rated draw plays.

[Songsdream]

Okay I played it again, and it had a different outcome. It all came down to on play. I had it at the 50 yard line, 9 seconds to go. Called a hail mary. Since I had no time outs left, there's no time for a field goal, even if I complete downfield...

Bears 21 / Colts 24

0:09 CHI 1-10 (-- 50) Hail Mary Dime Package Grossman 50-yard TD pass to Gage

Final: Bears 28 / Colts 24

The weird thing was, in the play by play it said "Colts win on the final play of the game!" But then it let me kick the PAT, and on the recap clearly showed the Bears as having won the game. Minor bug I guess.

[ohms_law]

It should still be reported, if it's actually a problem. ...Football's rules say that the game is actually over at that point? Their not (even theoretically) required to actually attempt the extra point?

[Songsdream]

I was just thrilled to win. The main thing I wanna report is that the play by play calling gets the team wrong sometimes. Not the first time I've seen it. But it did give me a scare though! I was jumping around celebrating then I saw "Colts Win on last play of the game!!!" and I was like wtf. But then it was just a glitch, Bears had won after all. DA BUGSSS!!!

[Songsdream]

Oh here's why I wish I could find a way to make the Bears Special teams to show up as 5 stars:

Sports Illustrated: [NFL record setting 6 return TDs] Hester isn't the only player who flourishes on Chicago's special teams. Kicker Robbie Gould and Brendon Ayanbadejo, a reserve linebacker used primarily on coverage, give Chicago three of the four players on the NFC's Pro Bowl special-teams unit. And the Bears unit has been so special that punter Brad Maynard -- a Pro Bowl alternate - easily could have been a fourth. Even Chicago's long snapper, Patrick Mannelly, is considered to be one of the best at his position.

[Songsdream]

Okay here is my updated file. I have gone through and made ever Bears starter the actual expected starter for the Super Bowl. If a Colts fan wants to do the same for the Colts go for it.

I decided to auto-sim it 5 times and post the results, so you know which side is favored without human intervention. Here are the results:

Colts 20-7
Colts 20-14
Colts 23-10
Colts 21-20
Colts 31-0