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(STATS) -- Theres no Wi-Fi at the Look Up Lodge in Travelers Rest, South Carolina, but theres paintball, a bouldering wall and a giant swing that looks like it would comfortably hold three average teenagers or about half an offensive lineman from The Citadel.All in all, it doesnt sound like a bad place to wait out a hurricane. Except for that pesky one shower per cabin that houses up to 16 people.The Bulldogs probably feel like theyve spent more time this season at the Christian retreat nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains than they have back home in Charleston. The Citadel (5-0, 3-0 Southern Conference) has taken the field at Johnson Hagood Stadium for a grand total of one game since Nov. 7, playing its final four contests on the road last season and four of five outside of the Lowcountry in 2016.The latest trip wasnt planned. With Hurricane Matthew baring down on Charleston, the Bulldogs moved their game against Division IIs North Greenville upstate -- a typical three-hour trip that took the team buses nine with their fellow South Carolinians planning similar evacuations.Enter the close, comfortable quarters at the Look Up Lodge.We definitely got to know each other better than we thought we did, linebacker Tevin Floyd said. Being up there in the mountains, we took in some nature and kind of relaxed.Its back home and back to reality this week, and theres little time to worry about getting a 4G signal or catching up on that Netflix queue. Theres no gradual transition back to civilization for the eighth-ranked team in the STATS FCS Top 25, but rather a showdown between two of the nations five remaining unbeaten teams that for a second straight season figures to decide the SoCons champion.Strutting into town is No. 5 Chattanooga (6-0, 4-0), which has the largest point differential in the FCS (plus-178) and has won the last four games in this series. The Mocs needed to beat The Citadel in their final conference game of 2015 to share a third straight league title and they did, scoring the games first three touchdowns and holding on to win 31-23.We didnt come out as great as we should have, Floyd said. I think we got too hyped and too caught up in the situation last year. I feel like if we can just relax, play the game like we do every other game, well be fine.The Bulldogs got a taste then of what the rest of the FCS has found out this season: that Alejandro Bennifield (9.35 yards per attempt, 19 total TDs) has quite an arm. Then a backup sophomore quarterback, Bennifield caught a swing pass from Jacob Huesman on the games first play, stopped and found Xavier Borishade deep for a 75-yard touchdown that was the quickest score in school history.That one took seven seconds longer than Chattanoogas strike from a year earlier in Charleston. Huesman and C.J. Board hooked up for a 66-yard TD just 19 seconds in, and that set off the floodgates toward a 31-0 Mocs lead at the half.That sets us on our heels, first-year Citadel coach Brent Thompson said Wednesday on his weekly radio show. Youve got a really good football team that jumps out ahead of you right away while were trying to nickel and dime it down the field on offense. I think if we can absorb that blow earlier this year and create a little bit of field position, itll be a different football game for us.The triple-option offense of The Citadel, built around the nations most prolific rushing attack (388.8 yards per game), is hardly built to play from a multi-score deficit. Dominique Allen attempted a career-high 16 passes in last seasons meeting trying to bring the Bulldogs back, completing eight -- the same number hes been successful with on just 21 attempts this season.Bennifield isnt counting on building another big lead, though, and he knows The Citadel would love nothing more than to limit the possessions of an offense thats averaging 41.8 points. The Bulldogs are second in the FCS in time of possession, holding the ball for nearly 35 minutes per game.Our execution has to be perfect this week, said Bennifield, who directs an offense thats 10th in time of possession at 34:09 per game. A little mistake here or there we might not get the ball back with their offense holding the ball for so long. So we have to execute on offense and score to take care of our defense.The Mocs defense doesnt need much help. Theyre the No. 1 unit in the FCS, yielding nearly 30 yards fewer per game (225.7) than Wofford at No. 2. Chattanooga is fifth in yards per pass attempt (5.44), fourth in yards per rush (2.3) and easily first in scoring defense (12.2).But its the skill position combo of Bennifield and Derrick Craine -- the senior tailback is averaging 7.2 yards per rush with eight TDs -- thats arguably the biggest concern for Thompson.You put (Bennifield) in conjunction with Craine and theyve got an All-American on the offensive line (Corey Levin), so theyve got a lot of offensive weapons and they can put you in a lot of binds, Thompson said. They know where youre a little bit weak and theyll hit you in your weak spot. 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But the playoffs were a different story (4.7 percent), catapulting Miller into Maddens 99 club.Biggest surprise:?Steelers WR?Antonio Brown?has been the single most unstoppable offensive player of the past two seasons -- 132.5 catches, 1,766 receiving yards and 11.5 TDs on average. And yet, Brown landed a 97 Madden rating for the second consecutive year.Best rookies1. Jalen Ramsey, CB, Jaguars (82) 2. Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Cowboys (80) T-3. Robert Aguayo, K, Buccaneers (79) T-3. Joey Bosa, DE, Chargers (79) T-3. Ronnie Stanley, LT, Ravens (79)Biggest takeaway: Elliott will get more opportunities than any rookie to exceed his rating, which is tied for 31st among all RBs. Running behind the NFLs best offensive line, Elliott has a real chance to finish in the top five in rushing.?Biggest surprise: Texans speedy WR?Will Fuller?is getting rave reviews in training camp, but he didnt even crack the top-10 rookies. Houstons lack of a clear-cut No. 2 receiver could play in Fullers favor as a rookie. ?Best awareness ratingT-1. Tom Brady, QB, Patriots (99) T-1. Antonio Brown, WR, Steelers (99) T-3. Drew Brees, QB, Saints (98) T-3. Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Cardinals (98) T-3. Luke Kuechly, LB, Panthers (98)Biggest takeaway: Just two defenders (Kuechly and Derrick Johnson) had an awareness rating of 95 or higher, compared to 12 offensive players. Kuechly fits right in among this crew: He makes a habit of jumping routes and shooting gaps based on pre-snap reads.?Biggest surprise: Aaron Rodgers?91 awareness rating sounds high, but Brady, Brees, Carson Palmer (94) and Philip Rivers (94) ranked ahead of him among quarterbacks. Watch this video and tell me Rodgers doesnt deserve to be in that group.?Best speed ratingT-1. Brandin Cooks, WR, Saints (96) T-1. Phillip Dorsett, WR, Colts (96) T-1. Jakeem Grant, WR, Dolphins (96) T-1. Corey Grant, RB, Jaguars (96) T-1. J.J. Nelson, WR, Cardinals (96)Biggest takeaway: Pure speed doesnt always translate to on-field success. The average overall Madden rating of the five players above is 69.4, with Cooks (82) being the most established. The Saints WR had 1,138 yards and 9 TDs last season.Biggest surprise: Panthers WR?Ted Ginn Jr.?ran past just about every secondary he played against last season, but mustered only a 92 speed rating in Madden NFL 17. That sound you hear is Ginn challenging the 31 receivers rated faster than him to a foot race.Best agility ratingT-1. Tavon Austin, WR, Rams (98) T-1. Antonio Brown, WR, Steelers (98) T-1. LeSean McCoy, RB, Bills (98)Biggest takeaway:?McCoy was banged up last season, but when healthy, Shady is still as shifty as ever. Just check out how easily he shakes Bengals CB Dre Kirkpatrick on this pplay.ddddddddddddBiggest surprise: Jerick McKinnon and Denard Robinson?(96) both had a better agility rating than Steelers RB?LeVeon Bell (95). Lets poll defenders and see who they think is more terrifying in the open field.Best strength ratingT-1. Stephen Paea, DE, Redskins (98) T-1. Ndamukong Suh, DT, Dolphins (98) T-3. Russell Bodine, C, Bengals (97) T-3. Mike Iupati, G, Cardinals (97) T-3. Dontari Poe, DT, Chiefs (97) T-3. Jared Veldheer, T, Cardinals (97) T-3. J.J. Watt, DE, Texans (97)Biggest takeaway:?Suh makes $3 million more annually?and?has a better strength rating?than Watt??How does J.J. sleep at night? (Answer: With his three Defensive Player of the Year awards snuggled close.) In all seriousness, how much would you pay to watch these two have a bench-pressing contest? Count me in for $20.Biggest surprise: Aaron Donald?--?who?put up 35 reps on the bench press at the 2014 NFL combine and beasts through double-teams with regularity -- could muster only a 94 strength rating. Thats tied for 18th overall. Something aint right.TEAMSBest offenses1. Pittsburgh Steelers (93) T-2. Carolina Panthers (91) T-2. Arizona Cardinals (91)Biggest takeaway: Most NFL pundits would agree that the Steelers have the widest array of offensive weapons -- when at full strength. The problem? The lethal combination of QB Ben Roethlisberger, WR Antonio Brown, RB LeVeon Bell and WR Martavis Bryant has played just 13 percent of the Steelers offensive snaps together the past two seasons. That number will be at 0 percent in 2016 with Bryant slated to miss the entire season because of another suspension.Biggest surprise:?The Oakland Raiders -- the same team that ranked 23rd in points per games from Weeks 10-17 (18.3) -- are tied for fourth in Maddens offense ratings.?Best defenses1. Kansas City Chiefs (93) T-2. Denver Broncos (91) T-2. New England Patriots (91)Biggest takeaway: The Chiefs defense finished No. 2 in Football Outsiders DVOA metric?last season -- and that was with OLB Justin Houston (97 overall rating) missing all or most of the final six games. So Kansas City showed enough to be one of the top-three defenses, but ...Biggest surprise:?How didnt the Broncos finish with the best rating?!? When you hold Tom Brady and Cam Newton to a collective Total QBR of 18.9 in the two biggest games of the season, you should probably be the No. 1 defense the next season. Just sayin.?Best overall teamsT-1. Carolina Panthers (87) T-1. New England Patriots (87) T-3. Green Bay Packers (85) T-3. Kansas City Chiefs (85) T-3. Pittsburgh Steelers (85) T-3. Seattle Seahawks (85)Biggest takeaway:?Regression, what regression? Madden has high hopes for the Panthers after they went 15-1 in the 2015 regular season. If Carolina ends up getting the NFCs No. 1 seed again, you have to think QB Cam Newtons overall rating (94) will be on the rise in Madden NFL 18.Biggest surprise: The Dallas Cowboys -- who are banking on brittle QB Tony Romo staying healthy for 16 games -- have the same rating as the Arizona Cardinals (84). Yes, the same Cardinals who went 13-3 last season and made it to the NFC Championship Game. ' ' '