EDIT: I see that he already explained the situation while I was typing, but I did want to mention the stuff about my Xbox and internet setup since this game has been dropping far too frequently.
The Panthers are about to advance over the Packers. We tried playing the game twice, and I was getting killed both times. Game 1 started with a sack/fumble on Rodgers that was run back for a Carolina TD, and my offense never got anything going, with WRs dropping balls left and right and Carolina tearing through my o-line like it was perforated. We both got the "connection to peer has been lost" message during both attempts. MasterAwesome was leading 28-0 in the 3rd quarter and 21-0 in the 2nd quarter before the two drops.
He actually wanted to play again, but I figured that I didn't deserve another opportunity since he was crushing me, and the Kings/Rangers game is on with the Bulls game starting soon, so I'd rather watch those than deal with another dropped game, anyway. I was frustrated with Madden, but not the games were fun and MasterAwesome was his usual super-friendly self.
I'm not sure what the deal is with Madden 11. This is the only game that does this to me. It's happened when I've been winning big, when I've been in tie games, and then when I've been getting killed like today. People- not MasterAwesome- have blamed me and/or my connection before, but I'm playing on a wired connection and have played these last few games with a different copy of Madden than I started with (game installed now as well) and even a new Xbox. Not sure why all these games are dropping, but it's frustrating. Even when I'm getting beaten badly, I just want to finish the games and try to learn from them.
Good luck to MasterAwesome in the rest of the playoffs!