2. Each play consists of 2 parts - team effort and the action itself. Based on what type of play Quarteback will dictate, the different areas on the football pitch are tested and compared. For example, if Quarteback decides on the passing game, the first calculations decide how well he is protected by his linemen against the opponent's linemen and linebackers. If the engine sees the quarteback protected, the passing play is initiated and the receiver and his covers come into play. If he is not protected though, and if the opponent's player is trying to get to him, the quarteback stats and the "blitzer" stats are used to calculate how this will proceed. The quarteback can either get sacked, forced to make incomplete pass, or he can still throw a usable pass or decides to try and evade the blitzer and to progress with the ball on his own. Similar with the running play, just that different players and set of stats are used (of course).

Jeg hælder mere og mere til at tro at physicals kun betyder noget for udregningen af start-rating, som så igen bliver ganget ind i en formel og vægtet ved hvert spil, men det er utroligt svært at sige når der er så få stats til rådighed som der er, specielt for linierne

Lige nu arbejder jeg med denne formel

WR/TR (Smidighedx2 + Gribex4) + QB (Afleveringx4 + Overblikx3) - Opdækningx13