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Jason Owens,Yahoo Sports•January 28, 2019
“Madden” has a surprisingly successful track record of predicting Super Bowl winners.
The EA Sports NFL video game has simulated Super Bowls before they happened since 2004. Ten out of 15 times it has predicted the winner.
In 2015, it picked the exact score of the New England Patriots’ 28-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks. Three years later, it picked the Patriots to come from behind to beat the Atlanta Falcons.
Madden simulates Rams in a thriller
So if that means anything to you and you’re a Los Angeles Rams fan, here’s some good news.
“Madden NFL 19” simulated a 30-27 Rams win over the Patriots on Sunday.
And the game flow reads like a reasonable path to a Rams win.
Madden predicts that Bill Belichick will hone in on the strength of the Rams by limiting Todd Gurley and forcing them to beat the Patriots elsewhere. That, of course, is Belichick’s calling card. C.J. Anderson leads the Rams with 64 rushing yards in the simulation.
Gurley finds his Super Bowl moment
But Gurley gets his moment in the end, breaking through for the game-winning touchdown on a five-yard run.
It’s a completely believable game story that could be the formula for a Rams win. So regardless if “Madden” ends up getting it right again, it’s a solid effort from EA Sports.
“Madden” has a surprisingly successful track record of predicting Super Bowl winners.
The EA Sports NFL video game has simulated Super Bowls before they happened since 2004. Ten out of 15 times it has predicted the winner.
In 2015, it picked the exact score of the New England Patriots’ 28-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks. Three years later, it picked the Patriots to come from behind to beat the Atlanta Falcons.
Madden simulates Rams in a thriller
So if that means anything to you and you’re a Los Angeles Rams fan, here’s some good news.
“Madden NFL 19” simulated a 30-27 Rams win over the Patriots on Sunday.
And the game flow reads like a reasonable path to a Rams win.
Madden predicts that Bill Belichick will hone in on the strength of the Rams by limiting Todd Gurley and forcing them to beat the Patriots elsewhere. That, of course, is Belichick’s calling card. C.J. Anderson leads the Rams with 64 rushing yards in the simulation.
Gurley finds his Super Bowl moment
But Gurley gets his moment in the end, breaking through for the game-winning touchdown on a five-yard run.
It’s a completely believable game story that could be the formula for a Rams win. So regardless if “Madden” ends up getting it right again, it’s a solid effort from EA Sports.
