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Madden NFL 13 Predicts Super Bowl XLVII

by Matthew Kato on January 28, 2013 at 09:12 AM

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Find out who wins the HarBowl and whether Colin Kaepernick can lead the Niners to victory in the biggest game of his life in EA Sports' Madden NFL 13 sim of Super Bowl XLVII.

According to the sim, the Baltimore Ravens wil beat the San Francisco 49ers 27-24 thanks to a 40-yard field goal by rookie Justin Tucker with 50 seconds left to play.

The Ravens never trailed in the sim; holding a 24-10 lead at the beginning of the fourth quarter. The Niners mounted a comeback, tying the game on a Colin Kaepernick pass to Vernon Davis just before the two-minute warning, and they could have outright won the game with 17 seconds left, but Ed Reed intercepted Kaepernick in the end zone on the Niners' final drive. An earlier 50-yard missed field goal back in the third quarter that could have tied the game also came back to haunt them.

Kaepernick was held in check all afternoon, running for 48 yards on six attempts (with his longest run being 15 yards), and Ravens QB Joe Flacco excelled, going 19 of 27 for 260 yards and two TDs. Both teams' running backs, Ray Rice for the Ravens and Frank Gore of the Niners, went for just over 100 yards rushing apiece.

This is a far cry from the Texans-Bears Super Bowl the game spat out in a one-off sim we conducted at the start of the season.

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by frank bell Monday, January 28, 2013 at 09:32 AM

i hope this is true
by thegodofwine7 Monday, January 28, 2013 at 09:34 AM

I know its a joke, but that whole "Ray Lewis murder" excerpt seems in slightly poor taste. The outcome seems realistic though...except for Baltimore winning lol.
by jackson stone Monday, January 28, 2013 at 09:37 AM

I'm cheering for the niners personally.
by Zachary Pligge Monday, January 28, 2013 at 09:40 AM

This might be one of the first Madden Superbowl sims that I would actually believe. But I'm still rooting for the 49ers.
by tj2424 Monday, January 28, 2013 at 10:00 AM

I'm not a fan of either team but I'd like to we ray go out with another Super Bowl and Ed Reed finally getting one arguably the 2 best at their positions in history
by Benny Shores Monday, January 28, 2013 at 10:01 AM

Now that would be an ending.
by The Car Geek Monday, January 28, 2013 at 10:01 AM

I hope they're wrong.
by GSWarriorsFan Monday, January 28, 2013 at 10:08 AM

They beat my Broncos, but I want the Ravens to take it. I honestly rather see Ed Reed get his ring more so than Randy Moss. Plus, the 9ers team is still young so they have another opportunity. Flacco is just going to have to play strong throughout, as I believe him along with countering the 9ers' read option packages are key.

Fun fact: Kaepernick played in a high school in the county next to where I grew up. Our schools were rivals, but I never got the chance to face him since he was a senior when I was a freshman.
by sealsaa Monday, January 28, 2013 at 10:09 AM

I've was doing this last weekend on Madden 13. I managed to beat Baltimore twice, but only beat San Fran once...
by Zero Monday, January 28, 2013 at 10:15 AM

The game can predict which storyline reads better to the NFL execs? :p
by ADAMMWOOLLEY Monday, January 28, 2013 at 10:21 AM

49ers fan here, so of course my prediction is without bias. 28-23 49ers.
by outlaw4728 Monday, January 28, 2013 at 10:52 AM

I want the 49'ers to kick some but. But it'll be a great game either way!
by colonelsanders Monday, January 28, 2013 at 11:06 AM

This sounds about right actually
by John Monday, January 28, 2013 at 11:20 AM

I think I'd prefer Baltimore to win cause I sorta like the Seahawks and the miners are in the same division .

But really I don't care too much . Just hoping for a good game.
by douglasdfresh Monday, January 28, 2013 at 11:21 AM

If the game is decided in the last minute, I'll enjoy it either way!
by ebilcanival123 Monday, January 28, 2013 at 11:25 AM

If the 49ers hadn't brutally beaten the Packers, I'd be cool with them winning, but now GO RAVENS!
by Foba Bett Monday, January 28, 2013 at 11:30 AM

I hope the Ravens win. I always want the opposing conference to lose bc my Dolphins are in the AFC. This will show which conference was built strong :) AFC or NFC ?
by Companion Cube Monday, January 28, 2013 at 11:32 AM

It's got to be horrible to be Papa Harbaugh.
by eramthgin007 Monday, January 28, 2013 at 11:38 AM

gettin' sick of the ads

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