Joe Berger Madden Career 2007-2018 - Peak 83 OVR
Joe Berger Madden NFL 2018 rating

Joe Berger Madden Career 2007-2018 - Peak 83 OVR

Position
RG
Team
Vikings
Height
6'5"
Weight
305
College
Michigan Tech
DOB
May 25, 1982
Madden
2006-2017
83OVR
2017 Current
83OVR
Peak 2016
10
Seasons Played

A Division II walk-on whose best came absurdly late

Joe Berger walked on at Michigan Tech, converted from linebacker, and graduated with an engineering degree, an unlikely prospect whose early career bounced through Carolina, Miami and a reserve stint in Dallas.

His best football came a full decade in. Madden had him at a 61 for years, then peaked him at an 83 by the 2018 edition, when he was a genuinely excellent starting center for Minnesota in his mid-thirties, once rated the league's top run-blocker at the spot. He started all sixteen games for the first time at 33 and kept it up, a late bloomer in the truest sense.

Joe Berger Madden Career Milestones

  • Peak rating: 83 OVR in Madden NFL 2017 (age 34)
  • Appeared in 10 Madden releases (Madden NFL 2007 through Madden NFL 2018)
  • Entered at 61 OVR in Madden NFL 2007, climbed 22 points to his peak
  • Biggest single-year rise: 6 points into Madden NFL 2011
  • Played for 3 franchises: Dolphins, Cowboys, Vikings
  • Listed as a offensive lineman in every Madden release
  • Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2018 at 83 OVR

Joe Berger Madden Career Ratings

Madden Team Pos OVR Speed ACC AGI STR JMP STA INJ TGH AWR PRC THP TAS TAM TAD PAC TOR CAR TRK BCV SFA SPM JKM CTH SPC CIT SRR MRR DRR RLS RBK PBK IBL TAK POW PUR MCV ZCV PRS KPW KAC KRN
2007
2006 NFL season
Did not play
 Dolphins G 61 48 49 44 83 18 68 80 80 55 26 31 29 29 29 - - 11 10 10 10 10 10 30 - - - - - - 79 74 79 29 - 23 24 19 - 16 12 0
2008
2007 NFL season
 Cowboys G 66 48 54 46 84 18 68 80 - 54 26 31 29 29 29 - - 11 10 10 10 10 10 30 15 15 15 15 15 15 79 72 79 29 20 23 24 19 10 16 12 0
2009
2008 NFL season
 Cowboys G 68 48 54 46 84 18 70 84 80 60 26 31 29 29 29 - - 40 10 10 10 10 10 30 15 15 15 15 15 15 79 74 79 29 20 23 24 19 10 16 12 10
2011
2010 NFL season
 Dolphins C 74 52 65 49 85 18 70 84 80 77 26 31 5 5 5 5 5 40 10 10 10 10 10 30 15 15 15 15 15 15 85 78 83 29 20 35 11 19 10 16 12 10
2013
2012 NFL season
 Vikings C 77 60 73 63 86 28 83 90 82 72 26 31 5 5 5 5 5 40 10 10 10 10 10 30 15 15 15 15 15 15 84 77 80 29 20 35 11 19 10 16 12 10
2014
2013 NFL season
 Vikings C 74 60 - 63 86 28 83 90 82 72 26 31 5 5 5 5 5 40 10 10 10 10 10 30 15 15 15 15 15 15 84 77 80 29 20 35 11 19 10 16 12 10
2015
2014 NFL season
 Vikings RG 75 60 73 62 85 28 83 90 82 73 26 31 5 5 5 5 5 40 10 10 10 10 10 30 15 15 15 15 15 15 82 76 80 29 20 35 11 19 10 16 12 10
2016
2015 NFL season
 Vikings C 77 60 71 62 85 28 83 90 82 77 26 31 6 6 6 6 6 40 10 10 10 10 10 30 15 15 15 15 15 15 84 79 80 29 20 35 11 19 10 16 12 10
2017
2016 NFL season
 Vikings C 83 59 71 61 88 28 83 90 82 82 26 31 6 6 6 6 6 40 10 10 10 10 10 30 15 15 15 15 15 15 94 81 80 29 20 35 11 19 10 16 12 10
2018
2017 NFL season
 Vikings RG 83 60 72 62 89 28 83 90 82 84 26 31 6 6 6 6 6 40 10 10 10 10 10 30 15 15 15 15 15 15 81 88 85 29 20 35 11 19 10 16 12 10
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.

Era Offensive Linemen who played alongside Joe Berger

Trent Williams Madden ratings
Trent Williams
Madden NFL 2011-2026 - 49ers
99
 Lane Johnson Madden ratings
Lane Johnson
Madden NFL 2014-2026 - Eagles
99
 Zack Martin Madden ratings
Zack Martin
Madden NFL 2015-2025 - Cowboys
99
 Walter Jones Madden ratings
Walter Jones
Madden NFL 1999-2010 - Seahawks
99
 Larry Allen Madden ratings
Larry Allen
Madden NFL 1995-2008 - 49ers
99
 Jonathan Ogden Madden ratings
Jonathan Ogden
Madden NFL 1997-2008 - Ravens
99
 Marshal Yanda Madden ratings
Marshal Yanda
Madden NFL 2008-2020 - Ravens
98
 Jahri Evans Madden ratings
Jahri Evans
Madden NFL 2007-2018 - Packers
98
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Joe Berger Madden Ratings by Year

Joe Berger Madden NFL 2007 rating: 61 OVR (2006 NFL season, MIA). Joe Berger Madden NFL 2008 rating: 66 OVR (2007 NFL season, DAL). Joe Berger Madden NFL 2009 rating: 68 OVR (2008 NFL season, DAL). Joe Berger Madden NFL 2011 rating: 74 OVR (2010 NFL season, MIA). Joe Berger Madden NFL 2013 rating: 77 OVR (2012 NFL season, MIN). Joe Berger Madden NFL 2014 rating: 74 OVR (2013 NFL season, MIN). Joe Berger Madden NFL 2015 rating: 75 OVR (2014 NFL season, MIN). Joe Berger Madden NFL 2016 rating: 77 OVR (2015 NFL season, MIN). Joe Berger Madden NFL 2017 rating: 83 OVR (2016 NFL season, MIN). Joe Berger Madden NFL 2018 rating: 83 OVR (2017 NFL season, MIN).