Coming off back-to-back All-Pro seasons and a Super Bowl XLIV win, Brees defied the "Madden curse" with another Pro Bowl season in 2010. But while he threw 33 touchdowns, Brees did toss a career ...

12. Marshall Faulk, "Madden 2003" 11. Eddie George, "Madden 2001" 10. ... The least accomplished player to grace the cover of "Madden," Hillis never made a Pro Bowl during his career.

Madden 12: Peyton Hillis. ... Fitzgerald cemented his superstardom with over 1,000 yards receiving, a career-high 13 touchdown catches and a Pro Bowl nod, ...