Madden NFL 1997 Player Ratings - 1996 NFL Season

1996 NFL Season / Madden NFL 97

Madden NFL 1997 shipped in summer 1996 for the 1996 NFL season. Launch ratings are set before the season is played, so they reflect the previous year’s performance - a player’s breakout shows up in the next year’s game.

Madden NFL 97 released in 1996 with John Madden on the cover and was the first in the series to offer a 3D player view on the PlayStation. The database's top-rated names that year read like a Hall of Fame ballot: Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith, Barry Sanders, Reggie White, and a young Drew Bledsoe in New England.

Green Bay won Super Bowl XXXI, 35-21 over New England, return man Desmond Howard named game MVP after a 99-yard kickoff return. Brett Favre won his second straight regular-season MVP, Barry Sanders led the league with 1,553 rushing yards, Mark Brunell paced the NFL with 4,367 passing yards, and Bruce Smith won Defensive Player of the Year.

Favre's 13-3 Packers ended the franchise's 29-year title drought and were the league's measuring stick all year. Rice and Smith anchored the top of the ratings as they had all decade, while Reggie White's Super Bowl sack flurry validated his place among the highest-rated defenders in the game.

Year Madden NFL 1997 ▼

Position Special Teams ▼

#	Player	OVR	AWR	KPW	KAC	SPD	AGI
1	K Gary Anderson	74	17	66	73	68	61
2	LS Trevor Matich	73	75	-	-	24	29
3	K Morten Andersen	71	21	99	84	63	61
4	K Adam Vinatieri	70	17	90	70	37	26
5	K Doug Brien	67	17	88	66	64	57
6	K Carlos Huerta	66	17	74	74	65	61
7	K Jason Hanson	66	20	97	82	68	61
8	K Cary Blanchard	66	18	79	79	49	44
9	K Norm Johnson	66	17	79	83	63	61
10	K Greg Davis	65	17	94	77	66	61
11	K Chris Boniol	65	22	67	97	68	61
12	K Chris Jacke	64	17	86	74	66	61
13	LS Jeff Dellenbach	64	66	-	-	28	35
14	K Michael Husted	63	17	94	73	66	61
15	K Scott Blanton	63	19	90	75	68	61
16	LS Dan Turk	61	66	-	-	29	33
17	K Steve Christie	60	17	87	78	40	32
18	K John Carney	60	22	69	81	68	61
19	K Al Del Greco	59	25	95	87	69	61
20	K Nick Lowery	59	22	77	81	23	20
21	K Cole Ford	59	17	72	72	68	61
22	LS Danny Villa	59	54	-	-	24	29
23	K Jason Elam	58	22	98	82	68	61
24	K Scott Sisson	58	17	75	59	68	61
25	K Brad Daluiso	57	18	84	71	43	39
26	K John Kasay	56	17	94	79	69	61
27	P Rohn Stark	56	17	63	57	69	61
28	K Mike Hollis	53	17	92	74	59	44
29	K Matt Stover	51	21	74	88	68	61
30	K Todd Peterson	51	17	83	82	54	44
31	K Chip Lohmiller	51	11	57	64	62	68
32	LS Adam Schreiber	47	51	-	-	30	35
33	K Doug Pelfrey	46	17	84	81	76	69
34	P Louie Aguiar	44	22	91	95	63	61
35	P Bryan Barker	43	28	94	85	63	61
36	P John Kidd	43	24	85	74	62	61
37	P Jeff Gossett	43	29	72	79	63	61
38	P Tom Rouen	42	28	78	89	62	61
39	P Tommy Thompson	41	22	71	65	55	44
40	K Pete Stoyanovich	40	17	89	79	68	61
41	K Joe Nedney	40	17	89	79	68	61
42	K Jeff Wilkins	40	26	57	92	65	61
43	P Chris Mohr	40	22	71	86	59	61
44	P Brian Hansen	40	23	74	74	60	61
45	P Sean Landeta	40	24	98	89	66	61
46	P Jeff Feagles	39	28	94	84	65	61
47	P Dan Stryzinski	39	24	72	80	63	61
48	P Greg Montgomery	39	24	63	57	63	61
49	P Lee Johnson	39	24	78	96	63	61
50	P Reggie Roby	39	28	87	87	62	61
51	P Tom Tupa	39	26	79	62	44	43
52	P Josh Miller	39	22	76	71	62	61
53	P Darren Bennett	39	35	97	96	44	44
54	P Tommy Barnhardt	39	29	75	89	63	61
55	LS Mark Rodenhauser	38	50	-	-	26	32
56	P Todd Sauerbrun	38	21	64	65	66	57
57	P Chris Gardocki	38	20	85	67	65	61
58	P Klaus Wilmsmeyer	38	24	76	80	65	61
59	P Mike Horan	38	25	85	74	68	61
60	P Matt Turk	38	30	86	97	44	44
61	P Craig Hentrich	37	25	77	87	62	61
62	P Mitch Berger	37	23	74	74	62	61
63	P John Jett	36	28	74	70	66	61
64	P Tom Hutton	36	27	90	76	49	44
65	P Rick Tuten	36	25	99	85	63	61
66	K Greg Davis	28	59	-	-	80	81
67	LS Frank Wainright	24	21	-	-	45	49
68	P Mark Royals	21	34	70	70	68	68
69	KR Mel Gray	14	19	-	-	83	74
70	KR Glyn Milburn	13	33	-	-	83	83

Madden NFL 1997 Player Ratings - 1996 NFL Season

1996 NFL Season / Madden NFL 97

Special Teams, Madden NFL 1997

K GaryAnderson

LS TrevorMatich

K MortenAndersen

K AdamVinatieri

K DougBrien

K CarlosHuerta

K JasonHanson

K CaryBlanchard

K NormJohnson

K GregDavis

K ChrisBoniol

K ChrisJacke

LS JeffDellenbach

K MichaelHusted

K ScottBlanton

LS DanTurk

K SteveChristie

K JohnCarney

K AlDel Greco

K NickLowery

K ColeFord

LS DannyVilla

K JasonElam

K ScottSisson

K BradDaluiso

K JohnKasay

P RohnStark

K MikeHollis

K MattStover

K ToddPeterson

K ChipLohmiller

LS AdamSchreiber

K DougPelfrey

P LouieAguiar

P BryanBarker

P JohnKidd

P JeffGossett

P TomRouen

P TommyThompson

K PeteStoyanovich

K JoeNedney

K JeffWilkins

P ChrisMohr

P BrianHansen

P SeanLandeta

P JeffFeagles

P DanStryzinski

P GregMontgomery

P LeeJohnson

P ReggieRoby

P TomTupa

P JoshMiller

P DarrenBennett

P TommyBarnhardt

LS MarkRodenhauser

P ToddSauerbrun

P ChrisGardocki

P KlausWilmsmeyer

P MikeHoran

P MattTurk

P CraigHentrich

P MitchBerger

P JohnJett

P TomHutton

P RickTuten

K GregDavis

LS FrankWainright

P MarkRoyals

KR MelGray

KR GlynMilburn

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Gary
Anderson

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Trevor
Matich

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Morten
Andersen

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Adam
Vinatieri

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Doug
Brien

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Carlos
Huerta

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Jason
Hanson

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Cary
Blanchard

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Norm
Johnson

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Greg
Davis

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Chris
Boniol

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Chris
Jacke

LS
Jeff
Dellenbach

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Michael
Husted

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Scott
Blanton

LS
Dan
Turk

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Steve
Christie

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John
Carney

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Al
Del Greco

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Nick
Lowery

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Cole
Ford

LS
Danny
Villa

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Jason
Elam

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Scott
Sisson

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Brad
Daluiso

K
John
Kasay

P
Rohn
Stark

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Mike
Hollis

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Matt
Stover

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Todd
Peterson

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Chip
Lohmiller

LS
Adam
Schreiber

K
Doug
Pelfrey

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Louie
Aguiar

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Bryan
Barker

P
John
Kidd

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Jeff
Gossett

P
Tom
Rouen

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Tommy
Thompson

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Pete
Stoyanovich

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Joe
Nedney

K
Jeff
Wilkins

P
Chris
Mohr

P
Brian
Hansen

P
Sean
Landeta

P
Jeff
Feagles

P
Dan
Stryzinski

P
Greg
Montgomery

P
Lee
Johnson

P
Reggie
Roby

P
Tom
Tupa

P
Josh
Miller

P
Darren
Bennett

P
Tommy
Barnhardt

LS
Mark
Rodenhauser

P
Todd
Sauerbrun

P
Chris
Gardocki

P
Klaus
Wilmsmeyer

P
Mike
Horan

P
Matt
Turk

P
Craig
Hentrich

P
Mitch
Berger

P
John
Jett

P
Tom
Hutton

P
Rick
Tuten

K
Greg
Davis

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Frank
Wainright

P
Mark
Royals

KR
Mel
Gray

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Glyn
Milburn