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Steer Clear achievement in Madden NFL 18

Steer Clear

Complete every Steer the Ball mechanic without hitting an obstacle.

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How to unlock the Steer Clear achievement

  • SashamorningSashamorning
    23 Aug 2017 24 Aug 2017 19 Oct 2017
    First of all, if you mess up a mechanic, quit out to the main menu. When you go back in, you'll restart the scene. You'll probably have learned it early in the game already. (Kaine614 noted in the comments that after an update, you can use Game Rewind to redo misses. Thanks for the info!! toast)

    The last steering mechanic is missable, as stated elsewhere. As an FYI, when you get there, you're probably going to want to do this and then restart the finale.

    Yes. The whole finale.

    That's why I'm not going to put this in a spoiler. When you get to the part when you have to choose between Colt and Forsett, press cn_B for Colt. Then follow the video below.



    This is the video of when i got the achievement. You'll notice that I restarted. (IF YOU MISS, MAKE SURE YOU PRESS cn_A TO RETRY. It gives you a few chances before it gives you the chance to skip. Don't skip.) I trimmed the video. I actually restarted around 7-8 times. You can too, so don't stress about having to do it right the first time. If you've done the other mechanics, this will pop immediately when you finish this last one.

    Hope this helps!

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    SashamorningI wouldn't count on it.
    Posted by Sashamorning on 16 Jan 21 at 00:33
    Brodysseus93Did this get changed at some point? I got it and it doesn't mention the part about "without hitting any obstacle." Also, does it show the ball actually hitting something when it does or does it just fade and you retry? If the second, that happened a few times on the last Colt throw for me at about the defender before Colt, so I'm wondering if that was a hit or just a missed catch.
    Posted by Brodysseus93 on 27 Feb 21 at 06:08
    SashamorningI don't remember. I know that every time it wasn't a clear catch, I restarted.
    Posted by Sashamorning on 27 Feb 21 at 18:28
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  • XGC GunNutXGC GunNut
    22 Aug 2017 22 Aug 2017 23 Aug 2017
    After finishing this, i can confirm that you do NOT have to hit the receivers hands on the first try, and cannot restart the mode to "reset" it. Has to be done without hitting something, you however CAN miss and go right past the receiver or restart the entire longshot story. As far as Steer the ball mechanics, there are 5 times we had Steer the Ball mechanics:
    First Act:
    Intro throwing a TD to Colt against your dad (Go slightly right past your dad, then back left to Colt)
    At the combine, throwing to the receiver (Ensure you throw slightly right as the receiver cuts right at the last second)
    Third Act:
    During High School Flashback (Junior year, throw right behind the safety, then come back to the left to the receiver)
    At the initial 7 on 7 game (ensure you throw left to miss ALL 3 defenders, and then pull back to the right to hit your receiver)
    Final challenge, where you have to pick between Colt and Forsett (Choose Colt, go to the right of the first defender and between the arms of the diving defender to feather it in to Colt)

    EDIT: Thanks to RusselIWD for help!
    EDIT: The 5th one is missable, as it is a choice you must make!
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    mossfan563So not sure what i got to trigger this but here's what i did to make sure the steer the ball scene happened during the 7 on 7 game:

    1. Have the game tied at 14 (probably not needed but you need to have 14 points)
    2. Get all 3 prompts from Dan Marino (good deep ball pass, TD pass, throw 5 passes in a row with no incompletions)
    3. Get the ball down to the 20-25 yard line.

    If you don't have any of the above happen, you won't get the Steer the Ball scene.
    Posted by mossfan563 on 02 Sep 17 at 17:58
    WiznyattI never got the 7 on 7 steer the ball animation but I did unlock the achievement after completing the final one during act #5 of the longshot finale.
    Posted by Wiznyatt on 03 Sep 17 at 22:06
    Arsenic 17didnt get the 4th one cause it never happened in 7 on 7 game. Still got achievement after doing #5
    Posted by Arsenic 17 on 09 Sep 18 at 21:17
  • MrNoLuckFoxMrNoLuckFox
    26 Sep 2017 26 Sep 2017
    I just want to tack onto the other solutions in this guide mostly.

    So there has been controversy around what happens if you hit an "obstacle".

    I can confirm that, in Steer the Ball #4, in the 7v7 game, I did hit an obstacle and it did play the animation showing I hit the obstacle.

    In that moment, I paused. Quit. Reloaded Madden and was able to start over and complete the Steer the Pass again and then go on to #5 in the Legends game, where when I successfully threw to Colt, the achievement popped.

    In this instance, the achievement did unlock for me.
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