The game could be considered a successor to the NFL Street franchise, but it was converted to the new hardware (PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360).

In 2007, a fan vote decided which NFL player would be on the game's cover.

The candidates were defensive ends Dwight Freeney of the Indianapolis Colts and Jason Taylor of the Miami Dolphins, and linebacker Shawne Merriman of the San Diego Chargers.

"[2] Jeff Haynes of IGN said "For a title that's being shown on the two most powerful console systems available, the game doesn't really take advantage of the visual capabilities of either one."

Of the game's playability, he said "missing tricks, gamebreakers and character progression or squad creation, this is an incredibly weak NFL title.