One of the best ways to pass the boring July days without football is to play endless hours of Madden.

The good news is, both the NFL season and Madden 13 are right around the corner. M13 is featuring a new physics engine that from all the promos looks like it could finally be the game-changer Madden fans have been waiting for. We’ll have a review of the new game later this summer but for now, I thought I’d share the initial team ratings with you if you haven’t seen them yet.

Team Rating New England Patriots 86 Green Bay Packers 86 Pittsburgh Steelers 85 Philadelphia Eagles 84 New York Giants 84 San Francisco 49ers 81 Chicago Bears 81 Atlanta Falcons 81 Baltimore Ravens 80 Dallas Cowboys 79 New York Jets 79 Washington Redskins 78 New Orleans Saints 78 Houston Texans 78 San Diego Chargers 78 Detroit Lions 77 Carolina Panthers 76 Denver Broncos 76 Kansas City Chiefs 76 Arizona Cardinals 75 Cincinnati Bengals 74 Buffalo Bills 74 Seattle Seahawks 73 Tennessee Titans 72 St. Louis Rams 71 Minnesota Vikings 71 Oakland Raiders 70 Jacksonville Jaguars 70 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 69 Miami Dolphins 68 Cleveland Browns 67 Indianapolis Colts 66

The first thing that you will notice here is that the ratings for teams, on the whole, are much lower than normal. Not a single team has a rating of 87 or highers, so while KC’s rating is lower than you might have expected, it is important to frame your thinking with that knowledge.

I can live with this as an initial offering. I like that the Chiefs have the same rating as Denver, though I am not sure why SD gets the nod as the division leader. I think they belong on the same line as KC and Denver. Also, Cam Newton is awesome and all ,but what the heck are the Panthers doing rated higher than the Chiefs?

The Raiders, who I think got worse this offseason, took a bad tumble. They’re near the bottom of the league with a 70.

What do you think, Addicts? Are there any other teams the Chiefs should be rated higher than?