The new targeting is only one of the reasons why the game was a success. Furthermore, the freedom of receivers as well as defensive backs from canned animations implies that Madden 23 coins Madden NFL 23's artificial intelligence pass defense will be used more for deflections and pass breakups instead of interceptions.
"In Madden 22. when players attempt to catch the catch, a lot of times the defender would just go through them and nothing really occur because we weren't able to make it out of the catching motion,"
