Written by Glenn | 17 December 2010

Perhaps the funniest change in the Madden 11 update is that San Francisco quarterback Alex Smith gained a point and is now with an overall rating of 77. He's still the best quarterback on the team by rating. I'm guessing that this change happened before the flop last night against the San Diego Chargers.

Adrian Peterson last week had an overall rating of 99, but slipped back to 98.

Here's more from EA Sports:

It's been another busy week of transactions and rating adjustments in the NFL. Here are a few of the highlights for this week:

• Big Week 15 rating adjustments at the top: Houston Texans WR Andre Johnson is back to 99 Overall. Adrian Peterson slips to 98 Overall after a lackluster performance against the Giants. A couple of other players are pounding on the 99 Overall door, including Troy Polamalu, Haloti Ngata, and Champ Bailey who all move up to 98 Overall in this week's update.
• Approximately 430+ transactions, rating adjustments and depth chart moves are updated in this Week 14 update.
• Over 175+ player equipment updates this week thanks to our resident NFL Player Gear Guru and Madden tester extraordinaire, Mr. Dustin Smith.

• Eight Team Overall ratings updated this week. The Patriots keep moving up the charts with their elite level of play; now at 93 Overall. On the flip side, the Bengals and Vikings continue to slide.