Paul Edinger Madden Career 2003-2006 - Peak 90 OVR
Paul Edinger Madden NFL 2006 rating

Paul Edinger Madden Career 2003-2006 - Peak 90 OVR

Position
K
Team
Height
5'8"
Weight
175
College
Michigan St.
DOB
Jan 17, 1978
Madden
2002-2005
83OVR
2005 Current
90OVR
Peak 2003
4
Seasons Played

The corkscrew kicker with the 56-yarder that sank Green Bay

Everything about him looked unusual. He used a corkscrew approach, turning his body before the snap and stepping in a circular motion toward the ball, and it worked. A sixth-round pick out of Michigan State in 2000, he kicked for the Bears for five seasons and hit 83.9 percent of his field goals in 2001.

After moving to Minnesota in 2005, he delivered his signature moment on October 23, drilling a 56-yard game-winner against the Packers that stood as the longest field goal in Vikings history at the time. He also finished a perfect 164 for 164 on extra points, tying for the most accurate extra-point mark in league history.

Madden rewarded the leg and the accuracy. He debuted at 82 in the 2000 edition, and after his sharp Chicago seasons the card climbed to matching peaks of 90 in the 2003 and 2004 editions before settling to 83 for his lone year in purple.

Paul Edinger Madden Career Milestones

  • Peak rating: 90 OVR in Madden NFL 2004 (age 25)
  • Appeared in 4 Madden releases (Madden NFL 2003 through Madden NFL 2006)
  • Entered at 86 OVR in Madden NFL 2003, climbed 4 points to his peak
  • Biggest single-year rise: 4 points into Madden NFL 2004
  • Played for 2 franchises: Bears, Vikings
  • Listed as a special-teams player in every Madden release
  • Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2006 at 83 OVR

Paul Edinger Madden Career Ratings

Madden Team Pos OVR Speed ACC AGI STR JMP STA INJ TGH AWR THP TAS TAM TAD CAR CTH RBK PBK TAK KPW KAC KRN
2003
2002 NFL season
Bears K 86 45 36 28 12 39 75 93 40 - 23 - - - 16 29 16 15 12 88 91 -
2004
2003 NFL season
Bears K 90 45 36 28 12 39 94 93 40 82 23 19 19 19 16 29 16 15 12 89 92 0
2005
2004 NFL season
Bears K 90 54 51 46 12 39 94 93 40 83 23 - - - 16 29 16 15 12 90 91 -
2006
2005 NFL season
Vikings K 83 54 51 46 12 39 94 97 - 82 23 19 19 19 16 32 16 15 12 89 87 0
How to read these: Each row is the player’s rating in that year’s Madden, listed by the NFL season it covers (Madden NFL 2001 = the 2000 season). Madden sets its ratings before the season is played, so they reflect the previous season’s performance - a player’s breakout year tends to show up as a jump in the following year’s game.
Note: Some Madden releases tracked fewer attributes than others. Cells shown as - were not published by EA that year.

Paul Edinger Madden Ratings by Year

Paul Edinger Madden NFL 2003 rating: 86 OVR (2002 NFL season, CHI). Paul Edinger Madden NFL 2004 rating: 90 OVR (2003 NFL season, CHI). Paul Edinger Madden NFL 2005 rating: 90 OVR (2004 NFL season, CHI). Paul Edinger Madden NFL 2006 rating: 83 OVR (2005 NFL season, MIN).