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Madden NFL 2022 Trophy Guide And Road Map

Overview:
Estimated trophy difficulty: 2/10 
Offline trophies: 16 
Online trophies: 4 (All can be done solo, but do require a connection to the server)
Approximate amount of time to platinum: 6-20 Hours
Minimum number of playthroughs: 1 Online Franchise Mode + 1 Offline Franchise Mode + Multiple Play Now games
Number of missable trophies: 1, Already in Progress must be done during the real NFL season 
Glitched trophies: None if playing with the latest patch installed.
Does difficulty affect trophies? No, so feel free to play on Rookie. Having a second controller can also make things easier but is not required. The PS4 Versions shares the same trophies except for Momentum Stealer, Under Control, Saw It Coming so you can use this guide for both the PS4 and PS5 Versions. One final note is a bunch of trophies need specific requirements to unlock, that is why I will be providing extra details that may seem unnecessary but should be followed to ensure you get the trophy.


Introduction

Welcome to Madden NFL 22, you will be spending most of your time in Franchise and Play Now mode as there are no trophies for Ultimate team or Face of The Franchise Mode this year. All trophies are returning from the previous year, except for 3, the list is heavily single player focused and shouldn’t pose much difficulty to players familiar with the franchise.


Walkthrough:

Step 1: Single game accomplishments in Play Now mode

There are a couple of trophies to earn that can all be done in a single game so you might as well tackle those while you get used to the controls, you can do these very quickly with two controllers.

This step will earn you:

Already in Progress  
Lockdown Corner  
Primetime  
Saw It Coming  
Throwin’ Dots  
Unblockable  
Under Control 
Momentum Stealer 


Step 2: Solo Franchise mode

You will be doing a variety of tasks in franchise mode, a majority which will be done in the off-season. You can either try this in one long franchise run or multiple quick franchise runs, you can obtain all solo franchise trophies without playing a single game. It appears that using "Active Rosters" negates some of the trophies so you should use "Real NFL Rosters" or 75 Man Preseason Rosters.

This step will earn you:

Big Spender  
Change of Scenery  
Dealmaker  
Future of the Franchise  
MVP  
Pro Bowler  
Roster Reshuffle  
ROTY  
Stud Finder  


Step 3: Online League (Cloud Franchise)

There are two trophies that require playing an online league, you will need to win one head-to-head game against a friend, or you can try your luck by joining a public franchise. If you have an alternate account, you can also set it up to play against yourself, see Head-to-Head for more details. The other requires winning the Superbowl but this can be done solo as well, see Bragging Rights for more details.

This step will earn you:

Head-to-Head  
Bragging Rights  
Madden NFL 22 Master 

 

Madden NFL 22 Master

Madden NFL 22 Master

Congratulations on earning every Madden NFL 22 trophy!

Like all platinum's earn all other trophies to unlock this.

Primetime

Primetime

Gain over 50 total yards while using Celebration Loco over the course of a single game.

To use Celebration Loco you must hold L2 while controlling the player with the ball. It appears using a Quarterback will not work for this trophy so you will want to throw the ball to your wide receiver on screens and use celebration loco as soon as you pass the line of scrimmage. Playing on Rookie diffculty, with play style set to Arcade will make this easier to achieve.

Unblockable

Unblockable

On 3 plays create a sack or tackle for loss after a pass rush move win, using a different rush move each time.

There are 5 pass rush move this year: 1. Speed rush which is achieved by pressing R2. 2. Bull Rush which is achieved by holding r3 Down 3. Club Move flick r3 left or right 4. Rip Move flick r3 up and use L3 in any direction 5. Spin Move Turn r3 either clockwise or counterclockwise and have L3 held in any direction. Now you need to perform 3 of the above moves for either a sack or tackle for a loss. I suggest playing on rookie simulation or competitive at it seems causing fumbles prevent the move from being counted. I suggest using Aaron Donald of the Rams and setting the quarter length to 15 minutes to maximize your chances.

Throwin Dots

Throwin Dots

Throw a Passing TD using the low throw mechanic.

Play on Rookie difficulty and while on offense drive down the field until you are near the endzone. Now select a play where everyone is in the endzone and hold L2 as soon as you snap the ball. You will know you are doing this correctly if the players X Factor (Dax Prescott in the videos case) turns Red, now while holding L2 press the button of the reciever that is open. Some people are having issues with this trophy so to ensure you get it make sure the receiver is already in the endzone and you are not moving with the quarterback when you make the throw.

Lockdown Corner

Lockdown Corner

Win 3 presses in a single game with the same CB.

There are 3 ways of doing a press X +L3 Left, X + L3 Right and X + L3 Down. Those will be the 3 ways of pressing, now on defense select a man press defense then get right up on the person you are defending on the play. Once the ball is snapped quickly press one of the 3 combinations from above. If successful you will make the receiver adjust his route then where he wanted to go. You must do this with the same cornerback 3 times in one game. The easiest way to do this is on rookie difficulty. Note that just because you press the proper buttons doesn't mean you will win the press.

Already in Progress

Already in Progress

Create a league from a Play Now Live game.

Start an Exhibition game and choose one of the preselected games from this weeks schedule, now play the game to completion doesnt matter if you win or lose, now once the game is over it will ask you if you want to continue your season, press yes and play next week and then press continue to season and this will bring you to the franchise menu.

Change of Scenery

Change of Scenery

Relocate a team.

Start a franchise using the Washington Football Team as the owner, simulate one full season now scroll over to the manage team tab, then go to stadiums and scroll down to relocate and confirm that you would like to relocate. Now simulate a week at a time until it asks you to pick a city in your things to do, now simulate a week at a time until it asks you to choose a location, name, and stadium type it will take until the end of the season to build the new stadium and relocate and rebrand.

Roster Reshuffle

Roster Reshuffle

Complete a fantasy draft.

Start a franchise as an owner using the 75 man preseason rosters, once the roster imports choose your team, it doesnt matter who, then scroll down to starting point and select fantasy draft. Once you have fantasy draft selected scroll up and press start playing. Now under activities it will say start fantasy draft press this, now press make your selection to choose your player. After you choose the first player you can skip the rest of the draft using the skip ahead and the trophy will still pop. Note using a coach will not unlock this trophy.

Pro Bowler

Pro Bowler

Participate in the Pro Bowl during a Franchise season.

Start a franchise, then choose any team you would like, now under activities scroll to Advance Week and set Jump ahead to Sim to Playoffs. Once your reach the playoffs you will want to advance one week at at a time simulating the Wild Card game, Division game and conference game. After simulating the conference game it will be the week of the Pro Bowl so scroll down to play Pro Bowl and choose either the AFC or NFC it doesnt matter which and complete the game. Win or lose the trophy will be yours. Note: This trophy cannot be completed by playing the Pro Bowl from the Exhibition tab, it most be done in Franchise, and your team cant make it into the Superbowl as this will prevent you from playing the Pro Bowl.

Head-to-Head

Head-to-Head

Win a Head To Head game in an online league.

Start a cloud franchise and invite your friend by going to members and then invite users, play the week 1 preseason matchup by selecting 2 teams that face each other and win. You can play with 1 minute quarters to speed this up. If you dont have a friend with the game you can try joining a public league and try to win against another player. You can also have your friend or alternate account turn auto pilot on once they accept the invite in the members section to versus the computer instead of a real opponent and the trophy will still pop.

Bragging Rights

Bragging Rights

Win the Super Bowl in an online league.

Although it says and online league you can actually do this solo, you will need to create a cloud franchise which will be considered a online league, now choose a team that will likely make the playoffs such as the Buccaneers and simulate to the playoffs, now to be safe you should either play or supersim and playing the key moments to ensure that you win each playoff game, finally win the superbowl and make sure you play the final drive of the game if you are using supersim. The trophy should pop once you go back to the menu. Put the game on rookie difficulty to ensure the best chance of victory in each playoff game.

Future of the Franchise

Future of the Franchise

Reveal a rookie's X-Factor potential.

Follow the same set up as Stud Finder and once you draft the player it will tell you what you need to do to unlock his X-Factor by viewing his card in the adjust lineup section. On example of an X-Factor requirement could be play 500 downs. So what you want to do is simulate about half the season and then return to the adjust lineup section and view the player and his X-Factor should now be unlocked. If it hasnt unlocked keep simulating further. It appears you have to achieve the goal in one season so be sure to check back the status at-least once a season.

Stud Finder

Stud Finder

Draft a rookie with a Hidden Dev Trait.

Start a franchise with any team and simulate until the superbowl, now you will have the ability to scout college players in the upcoming draft. Now edit a player who will be projected a late first rounder or a second rounder, now set his development ability to Superstar X-Factor. Once you draft the player the trophy will pop.

Big Spender

Big Spender

Win a free agent bidding war for a 90+ OVR player.

Start a Franchise as the Denver Broncos as they have alot of cap room, now simulate until the offseason and try to sign any player who is over a 90 overall which will likely be 1 or 2 players, offer them the highest salary and signing bonus possible and they will likely sign with you. If you fail to sign these players you can simulate to the next offseason and try again as there should be more 90 overall players who will likely be free agents. Repeat the process until a 90+ overall player finally signs with you.

Dealmaker

Dealmaker

Re-sign a 90+ OVR player.

Start a Franchise with the Pittsburgh Steelers, now simulate until the offseason re-sign phase and resign TJ Watt as he will be over a 90 overall and the Steelers have plenty of Cap Space to resign him.

MVP

MVP

Win MVP with one of your players.

The fastest way to earn this is by starting a franchise with the Chiefs and simulating the season as there is a chance Patrick Mahomes will win MVP without playing any games however this isnt guaranteed. You can keep simulating further and have a chance aswell since this doesnt need to be done in the first season. If you prefer you can play all 17 games of the regular season on rookie difficulty to ensure you do win the MVP.

ROTY

ROTY

Win Rookie of the Year with one of your players.

The fastest way to earn this is by starting a franchise with the Bears and simulating the season as there is a chance Justin Fields will win ROTY without playing any games however this isnt guaranteed. It may take multiple simulations of franchise modes 2021-2022 seasons for this to happen. If you prefer you can play all 17 games of the regular season on rookie difficulty to ensure you do win ROTY

Momentum Stealer

Momentum Stealer

Accomplish the biggest Momentum Swing possible.

Momentum is a new feature added in Madden NFL 22, you will notice a meter on top of the scoreboard that goes up and down after every play. You will need to allow the opponent to fill up there meter completely and the stadium will start shaking. You can do this by allowing touchdowns on purpose, and negative plays. Now you will need to let the opponent get close to scoring another touchdown while they have full momentum, and you will need to intercept the ball from the opponents end zone and return it for a touchdown to have the maximum momentum shift in your favor. Using 2 controllers is highly recommended but if this is not an option playing on Rookie Difficulty and raising the quarter lengths will make this slightly easier to achieve.

Saw It Coming

Saw It Coming

Use a Tendency Counter and cause a turnover.

A new trophy this year, that is exclusive to the Next Gen versions. A new feature this year is choosing your gameplan on offense and defense before the game and at half time. What you need to do is select a gameplan that counters what your opponent is doing. The easies way to do this is with two controllers that way you will know the opponents gameplan ahead of time. Both teams should select the same gameplan e.g Medium passes and Defend Medium Passes. Now start up the game and when on defense select a play that is listed under the tab "gameplan" and choose any play, now on your second controller to the same on offense, now make sure to throw it around 10 yards and get intercepted, throwing a short or long pass even if it is apart of the gameplan will not net you the trophy.
If you don't have a second controller you can also do this against a friend online. It is also possible you will earn this nautrally, but since you don't know the gameplan of the A.I opponent it will be more difficult.

Under Control

Under Control

Perform a new Control Juke and Spin, then score.

For this trophy you will need to be the ball carrier, and perform both a juke (r3 left or right) and spin with circle and score a touchdown all on the same play. Playing on Rookie Difficulty with the play style set to Arcade will make it easier to pull off. Using a top tier running back such as Christian McCaffrey, Derrick Henry, Dalvin Cook or Alvin Kamara will make this easier. It may take multiple attempts to achieve this as sometimes the juke or spin may not register if the timing isn't perfect.

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