Never on Defense
In order to make this "cheat" work, go to the options menu after you have selected season, franchise, etc. then click on the penalty switch so that it says off. Then, when your team is kicking off, chose onside kick and after the kicker raises his arm, move the red arrow all the way to the left and make it as short as possible by using the directional pad. then press X really fast until the ball is kicked. one of your guys will usually recover the kick before the opponent and you have the ball once again. it is important to have the penalties off because usually the onside kick has to go 10 yards before your team can recover it, but this way it doesnt have to go any certain # of yards. this can be used unlimited times and you always get the ball after a touchdown.
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