If John Madden misses a game, and nobody watches, does it make a BOOM?

You may remember back in the post Deconstructing Madden how we revisited John Madden's first regular season NFL assignment way back in 1979.

After 28 years of BOOMS! POW! FWAKS! and DOINKS!, John has the week off Sunday Night Football. Welp, all I can say is, buddy, you've earned it! Enjoy your well deserved break.

By the way, this game is going up against Game 7 of the American League Championship Series on TBS. The audience for Sunday Night Football could be its lowest in years.

Now, whether John asked for the break himself is a matter for another post...