by Shopmaster

Baltimore running back Willis McGahee defeated Buffalo's running back Marshawn Lynch 43 - 7 in one-sided affair to win the 2008 Madden Bowl in Arizona last night.

RACZILLA from EA Sports had a running blog on EA Sports which covered the action all night.  << Link to RAC's BLOG on EA Sports >>

Here is an exerpt from the blog on the championship game:

First Quarter 

Lynch moves down the field quickly on his first drive, scoring on a Maroney run from two yards out.  He's unphased by the Madden Bowl veteran and dances in his seat between plays.  McGahee is focused and clearly wants to break his streak of tough Madden Bowl losses.  Willis tries to answer quickly by running a no huddle offense, but is picked off inside the Patriots 15 yard line.  Marshawn has a solid pass to Randy Moss, but is then sacked and forced to punt to end the quarter.
 

Second Quarter 

After a couple of completions, Willis throws another pick that is returned to his 40 yard line.  His defense holds but Lynch pins him at his own 1 yard line with a coffin corner punt.  On his first play from scrimmage, WIllis makes Madden Bowl history with a 99 yard touchdown pass to Skins WR Randle El.  Lynch continues to dance while Willis sits stone faced, focused on the game.  Willis holds again on defense with a 3 and out and starts his two minute offense.  He uses no huddle again and completes several passes including a screen pass to Santana Moss for a touchdown.  Marshawn tries to mount a drive with only 30 seconds left, but makes a critical mistake by allowing a safety to end the half.  The score is McGahee 16, Lynch 7.

Third Quarter 

The third quarter starts the same way the second quarter ended, with Willis McGahee applying a ton of pressure.  Faced with a fourth down. Lynch decides to go for it on his own side of the field and turns the ball over on downs.  Willis doesn't wait long to score his next touchdown on a short run, but then fails to convert a two point conversion..  Marshawn is still dancing, but is starting to lose confidence, down 22-7.  He's unable to do anything on his next drive and Willis ends the quarter with a long TD run by Ladell Betts.  The championship is within reach for McGahee.

Fourth Quarter

Willis continues his dominance in the fourth quarter with another quick score, but he's not done.  He  then creates yet another turnover and goes up 43-7 with 2:39 to play.  Lynch fails to score on the next drive and Willis runs out the clock to win by a final score of 43-7.  He's the 2008 Madden Bowl champion!

There is also a great article with some more pictures here:

http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/107934