At the EA logo when the game is first started, hold L + R + Z.
When the referee tosses the coin, press Down for "tails", then press Up to select "heads" approximately two seconds before the coin lands. If done correctly, both sides of the coins will be "heads".
After entering the endzone, press C-Left to perform a touchdown dance.
At the team selection screen, select Exhibition mode and press C-Up + C-Right.
Select season mode, and enter the front office menu. Then, create a player and enter one of the following names. Note: "_" indicates a space. Use the "Continue" option and save the player. Press B(2) to return to the game selection screen and choose exhibition mode to access the cheat effect.
| Name | What It Does |
| Tiburon | Large players |
| Elec_Arts | Larger, more powerful players |
| Sixties | 1960's teams |
| Seventies | 1970's teams |
| Eighties | 1980's teams |
| B_Howlie | 1997 AFC Pro bowl team |
| Lei | 1997 NFC Pro bowl team |
| AT_Madden | All-Time Madden team |
| Stats_Men | Statistical leaders team |
| Maitland | Tiburon stadium |
| San_Mateo | EA stadium |
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Game Shark Codes
Infinite Time Outs Home Team
80082D97 0003
No Time Outs Home Team
80082D97 0000
Home Team Score Modifier
80082D95 00??
Infinite Time Outs Away Team
80084EE3 0003
No Time Outs Away Team
80084EE3 0000
Away Team Score Modifier
80084EE1 00??
Unlock Oakland Stadium
80073510 00FF
Unlock Miami Stadium
80073511 00FF
Unlock EA Sports Stadium
80073512 00FF
Unlock Cleveland Stadium
80073513 00FF
Unlock Houston Stadium
80073514 00FF
Unlock Tiburon Stadium
80073515 00FF
Unlock Washington Stadium
80073516 00FF
Unlock Tampa Stadium
80073517 00FF
Unlock Dallas Stadium
80073518 00FF
Unlock Bonus Stadiums
81073510 FFFF
81073512 FFFF
81073514 FFFF
81073516 FFFF
80073518 00FF
Unlock '97 Conference A Team
80073CF8 00FF
Unlock '97 Conference B Team
80073CF9 00FF
Unlock '60 Conference B Team
80073CFA 00FF
Unlock All '70's Team
80073CFB 00FF
Unlock All '80's Team
80073CFC 00FF
Unlock All Time Madden
80073CFD 00FF
Unlock All Time Stats Leaders Team
80073CFE 00FF
Unlock EA Sports Team
80073CFF 00FF
Unlock Tiburon Team
80073D00 00FF
Unlock Bonus Teams
81073CF8 FFFF
81073CFA FFFF
81073CFC FFFF
81073CFE FFFF
80073D00 00FF
