For the past 14 years EA Sports' Madden NFL video game, has been running game simulations to predict the out come of the Super Bowl. These game simulations have been uncanny in predicting the outcome of these games, having predicted the correct outcome 10 out of 14 times.
For Super Bowl XLIX, played three years ago, Madden NFL 15 not only predicted that the New England Patriots would win the Super Bowl, it predicted that they would come from behind in a last minute comeback to defeat the Seattle Seahawks by a score of 28-24, which was correct.
It also predicted that:
The Patriots would score first - Correct
Tom Brady would win MVP - Correct
Tom Brady would have 4 touchdown passes - Correct
Julian Edelman would catch the game winning touchdown - Correct
Madden NFL 15 other amazingly close game day stats included:
Tom Brady would pass for 335 yard (he throw for 328, 7 yards shy of total)
It was only 3 yards and 1 catch away from perfectly calling Julian Edelman’s entire game.
Halftime score 17 - 14 (game was actually tied at 14)
The Madden 15 game simulation was the most detailed and amazingly accurate one of all time.
Last year, Madden 17 once again predicted correctly the outcome of the game when it went out on a limb and said the Patriots would mount a last drive, come from behind victory over the Atlanta Falcons.
How close will this years prediction be? We'll have to watch the game to find out.
It's been nearly a week now since Super Bowl 49 ended with the New England Patriots beating the Seattle Seahawks on a play that will go down in Super Bowl lore that will forever be known as "The Call" by those that follow the NFL. It was a play that no one foresaw coming (except for the Patriot's defensive backs) or that could be predicted without a sneer or snicker from devout fans or pundits. What was predicted from fans, pundits and soothsayer alike ran the gamut from the obvious to the improbable nevertheless. However, no entity was more successful at predicting this year's big game than EA Sports, the makers of the extremely popular video game series Madden NFL
For the past 12 years EA Sports has been running game simulations using its Madden NFL game to predict the eventual outcome of the Super Bowl. In doing so, they have been able to tell us the winners of 9 of the last 12 Super Bowls with uncanny accuracy.
Not only did Madden NFL 15 predict that the Patriots would win, it predicted that they would come from behind in a last minute comeback to defeat the Seahawks by a score of 28-24. It also predicted that:
The Patriots would score first - Correct
Tom Brady would win MVP - Correct
Tom Brady would have 4 touchdown passes - Correct
Julian Edelman would catch the game winning touchdown - Correct
And came amazingly close to other game day stats such as:
Tom Brady would pass for 335 yard (he throw for 328, 7 yards shy of total)
It was only 3 yards and 1 catch away from perfectly calling Julian Edelman’s entire game.
Halftime score 17 - 14 (game was actually tied at 14)
As I mentioned above, this was the 9th time in 12 years that the Madden NFL game predicted the final outcome of the Super Bowl but by far, this year's game simulation was the most detailed and amazingly accurate one of them all.
For the 11th year in a row EA Sports has run a number of simulations using it's Madden NFL video game to predict the outcome of the NFL's biggest game - the Super Bowl. This year's simulations were run using the Xbox One version of Madden NFL 15.
If you're a New England Patriots fan - good news. Madden 15 says the Patriots will defeat the Seahawks 28-24. Now wouldn't that make this Sunday's game super special.
In its 11 years history of game simulations, EA Sports and it's Madden NFL game franchise has predicted the winning team correctly 8 out 11 times with uncanny accuracy.
Much like last year game between the Broncos and Seahawks, everyone's reckoning this year's game between the Patriots and Seahawks is going to be close. No one is expecting a huge blowout as last year's Super Bowl turned out to be.
So which team is going to win? I have no clue. I like both teams for different reason and just hope for a competitive and exciting game.
Watch the official EA SPORTS Madden 15 Super Bowl Predictions video now to find out who is going to win Super Bowl 49 featuring Richard Sherman and the Seattle Seahawks against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.
Here is a list of EA Sports previous Madden predictions and their eventual outcomes:
- Super Bowl XLVIII
Madden: Broncos, 31, Seahawks,28 Actual score: Seahawks, 43, Broncos, 8
- Super Bowl XLVII
Madden: Ravens, 27, 49ers, 24
Actual score: Ravens, 34, 49ers, 31
- Super Bowl XLVI
Madden: Giants, 27, Patriots, 24
Actual score: Giants, 21, Patriots, 17
- Super Bowl XLV
Madden: Steelers, 24, Packers, 20 Actual score: Packers, 31, Steelers, 25
- Super Bowl XLIV
Madden: Saints 35, Colts 31
Actual score: Saints 31, Colts 17
- Super Bowl XLIII
Madden: Steelers 28, Cardinals 24
Actual score: Steelers 27, Cardinals 23
- Super Bowl XLII
Madden: Patriots 38, Giants 30 Actual score: Giants 17, Patriots 14
- Super Bowl XLI
Madden: Colts 38, Bears 27
Actual score: Colts 29, Bears 17
- Super Bowl XL
Madden: Steelers 24, Seahawks 19
Actual score: Steelers 21, Seahawks 10
- Super Bowl XXXIX
Madden: Patriots 47, Eagles 31
Actual score: Patriots 24, Eagles 21
- Super Bowl XXXVIII
Madden: Patriots 23, Panthers 20
Actual Score: Patriots 32, Panthers 29
For the tenth year in a row EA Sports has run a number of simulations using it's Madden NFL video game to predict the outcome of the NFL's biggest game - the Super Bowl. This years simulations were run using the Xbox One version of Madden NFL 25.
If you're a Broncos' fan - good news. Madden 25 says that the Broncos will defeat the Seahawks 31-28 in overtime! Now wouldn't that make this Sunday's game super special.
In its ten years history of game simulations, EA Sports and its Madden NFL game franchise has predicted the winning team correctly 8 out 10 times with uncanny accuracy. It's good enough reason as any to place my money on the Broncos:
- Super Bowl XLVII
Madden: Ravens, 27, 49ers, 24
Actual score: Ravens, 34, 49ers, 31
- Super Bowl XLVI
Madden: Giants, 27, Patriots, 24
Actual score: Giants, 21, Patriots, 17
- Super Bowl XLV
Madden: Steelers, 24, Packers, 20 Actual score: Packers, 31, Steelers, 25
- Super Bowl XLIV
Madden: Saints 35, Colts 31
Actual score: Saints 31, Colts 17
- Super Bowl XLIII
Madden: Steelers 28, Cardinals 24
Actual score: Steelers 27, Cardinals 23
- Super Bowl XLII
Madden: Patriots 38, Giants 30 Actual score: Giants 17, Patriots 14
- Super Bowl XLI
Madden: Colts 38, Bears 27
Actual score: Colts 29, Bears 17
- Super Bowl XL
Madden: Steelers 24, Seahawks 19
Actual score: Steelers 21, Seahawks 10
- Super Bowl XXXIX
Madden: Patriots 47, Eagles 31
Actual score: Patriots 24, Eagles 21
- Super Bowl XXXVIII
Madden: Patriots 23, Panthers 20
Actual Score: Patriots 32, Panthers 29
