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Madden Super Bowl Simulation Is Pretty Good
Are you someone who likes to bet on the big game? Then you might want to sim your next Super Bowl in Madden.
EA Sports said last week the New York Giants would win Super Bowl XLVI and that quarterback Eli Manning would win the playoff MVP award, and that's just what happened yesterday night.
This marks the seventh time in the nine Super Bowl attempts that the Madden simulator predicted correctly since EA started doing so in 2004. The two times Madden was wrong in picking the winner was last year taking the Steelers over the Packers and in 2008 with the Patriots over the Giants.
Below are some player stats from the most recent Super Bowl simulation provided by EA:
Final Score:
- Actual score: Giants 21, Patriots 17
- Sim score: Giants 27, Patriots 24
Eli Manning:
- Actual: 30/40 for 296 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT (MVP)
- Sim: 25/39 for 342 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT (MVP)
Tom Brady:
- Actual: 27/41 for 276 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
- Sim: 28/42 for 327 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Ahmad Bradshaw:
- Actual: 17 for 72 yards, 1 TD
- Sim: 21 for 82 yards, 1 TD
BenJarvus Green-Ellis:
- Actual: 10 for 44 yards, 0 TD
- Sim: 13 for 41 yards, 0 TD
Lawrence Tynes:
- Actual: 2/2
- Sim: 2/2
Stephen Gostkowski:
- Actual: 1/1
- Sim: 1/1
Justin Tuck:
- Actual: 2 sacks
- Sim: 2 sacks
Below is a comparison between the actual scores from the Super Bowl games where EA Sports picked the correct winner:
Super Bowl XXXVIII – Patriots 23, Panthers 20
- Actual Score: Patriots 32, Panthers 29
Super Bowl XXXIX – Patriots 47, Eagles 31
- Actual score: Patriots 24, Eagles 21
Super Bowl XL – Steelers 24, Seahawks 19
- Actual score: Steelers 21, Seahawks 10
Super Bowl XLI – Colts 38, Bears 27
- Actual score: Colts 29, Bears 17
Super Bowl XLIII – Steelers 28, Cardinals 24
- Actual score: Steelers 27, Cardinals 23
Super Bowl XLIV – Saints 35, Colts 31
- Actual score: Saints 31, Colts 17
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