On the field of play, it looks better than ever, which is no surprise, and although there's plenty of weird limb and funny collision moments going on thanks to the fancy new physics model, it plays a better game than last year, and you can feel that immediately.

Like last year’s installment, Madden NFL 26 faces some direct internal pressure from the revived college football series, this time with College Football 26.

Madden NFL 26 has finally arrived — and we used the new and improved franchise mode to simulate the outcome for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2025 season.