How Often Madden NFL Has Correctly Predicted the Super Bowl Winner
The Super Bowl is one of the most popular events in American sports, and has been for decades. Acting as the culmination of the NFL season, this year's Super Bowl 56 pits the Los Angeles Rams against the Cincinnati Bengals in what is sure to be an intense game. Where professional betting experts are mostly favoring the LA Rams to win, Madden NFL 22 has a different opinion.
Every year, EA carries out a virtual Super Bowl match in its latest Madden NFL game, then posts the final results for all to see. This year, EA used Madden NFL 22 to predict that the Cincinnati Bengals will win the Super Bowl, beating out the Rams with a final score of 24-21. Obviously, using a video game to predict the Super Bowl score is no real indicator of how the game will go, but it wouldn't be the first time that Madden NFL has gotten it right.
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Beginning in 2004 with Super Bowl 38, EA's Madden NFL Super Bowl predictions started out with a hot streak of correct predictions. Super Bowl 38 saw the Patriots beating out the Panthers, which Madden predicted. Super Bowl 39 saw the Patriots beat the Eagles, which Madden also predicted. Madden then predicted Super Bowl 40 would have the Steelers beat the Seahawks, and Super Bowl 41 would have the Colts take home the title over the Bears.
Starting with a streak of four correct predictions is pretty impressive, though it should be noted that none of these predictions guessed the correct score. After Super Bowl 41, Madden's track record became more unreliable, with Super Bowl 42 marking the game's first incorrect prediction. Super Bowl 43 and 44 were predicted correctly though, and after a wrong prediction in Super Bowl 45, Madden returned with another
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