The Madden 26 team ratings have been revealed, sort of, as players who have access to the closed beta can see all the teams' ratings. However, the closed beta ratings aren't final, thank goodness, but it's stil worth taking a look at them.
There are many questionable team ratings in the Madden 26 closed beta. Thankfully, EA developers have said that: "team ratings were completely randomized and are not reflective of release ratings".
But are the Madden 26 team ratings in closed beta that bad? Let's find out!
Madden 26 Team Ratings in Closed Beta are Unique
Thank goodness the Madden 26 ratings we are going to take a look at aren't final, because if they were, there would be a protest by the Madden community, perhaps even a boycott.
In the Madden 26 closed beta, the top five consist of the Chiefs (92 OVR), 49ers (92 OVR), Ravens (91 OVR), Dolphins (89 OVR, and the Cowboys (88 OVR). As you can imagine, this top five generated a lot of discussion in the Madden community.
But there are worse things than this top five, such as the Eagles being the ninth highest rated team, the Buffalo Bills being out of the top ten, and the mighty New York Jets occupying the tenth position in the ranking.
The Commanders only having a 78 OVR and the Rams being ranked lower than the Cleveland Browns is also quite funny. But you need to remember something: these aren't the final Madden 26 team ratings, so don't take them seriously.
It's certainly an interesting marketing strategy by EA Sports, as it does get people talking about the game, but just not in a very positive way. But hey, I guess bad publicity is better than no publicity.
The real Madden 26 team ratings will likely be released in early August, close to the game's release date, which inches closer and closer with each day that goes by.
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