Super Bowl XLV is a wrap: Steelers Win!

[Shayn•Da•Pain]

http://blog.games.yahoo.com/blog/355-steelers-will-win-super-bowl-xlv-predicts-madden-11/

Forget Punxsutawney Phil -- Madden 11, EA's pigskin prognosticator, has emerged from its burrow just in time to make its annual wintery pick.

And it's going with Pittsburgh.

According to the simulation, the Steelers storm back from an early fourth quarter deficit to narrowly beat the Green Bay Packers, 24-20, nabbing their record seventh Vince Lombardi Trophy. With five catches for 111 yards -- including the game-winning TD -- Steelers wide receiver Mike Wallace wins the MVP.

EA Sports has been using Madden to predict the Super Bowl winner for years now, and the famed football franchise is proving eerily good at it. Not only has Madden correctly picked six of the last seven winners, it's actually been quite close on the final scores in a few of them.

Super Bowl XXXVIII
Madden: Patriots 23, Panthers 20
Actual Score: Patriots 32, Panthers 29

Super Bowl XXXIX
Madden: Patriots 47, Eagles 31
Actual score: Patriots 24, Eagles 21

Super Bowl XL
Madden: Steelers 24, Seahawks 19
Actual score: Steelers 21, Seahawks 10

Super Bowl XLI
Madden: Colts 38, Bears 27
Actual score: Colts 29, Bears 17

Super Bowl XLII -- WHOOPS
Madden: Patriots 38, Giants 30
Actual score: Giants 17, Patriots 14

Super Bowl XLIII
Madden: Steelers 28, Cardinals 24
Actual score: Steelers 27, Cardinals 23

Super Bowl XLIV
Madden: Saints 35, Colts 31
Actual score: Saints 31, Colts 17

So it botched the underdog Giants victory in 2008, but check out the scores of the two recent Pittsburgh wins. Madden might not be Grays Sports Almanac, but with that kind of track record, we're not inclined to bet against it.

Check out highlights of the game, courtesy EA:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwYij...layer_embedded

[Shayn•Da•Pain]

Before anybody attempts to knock me off my high horse, I want you to know that I consider the Packers a very good team, and it's not going to be an easy contest. The Packers have everything it takes to win the Super Bowl, and obviously have a great chance to take the win. But my team is the Steelers, and I just have to represent.

[ram29jackson]

Madden doesnt even play like real football to begin with

[Shayn•Da•Pain]

Madden doesnt even play like real football to begin with

It's a simulation silly.

[ram29jackson]

It's a simulation silly.

there might be something to the ratings they give the players in a computer logic sense but it doesnt translate well when playing the game.

I can try use football strategy to play the game but some 12 year old can beat it with 3 long bombs without even trying.

I bet theres hardly any decent rushing stats in those sims because the O line is useless in the game. And what settings did they use? some guy did an AI VS AI sim and it was 7 nothing till the last play and went to overtime.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dKNqSHjBuI[/ame]

[Houston]

Aaron Rodger cheeses in real life. An advantage he wouldn't use in a Madden sim.

[Juggernaut]

there might be something to the ratings they give the players in a computer logic sense but it doesnt translate well when playing the game.

I can try use football strategy to play the game but some 12 year old can beat it with 3 long bombs without even trying.

I bet theres hardly any decent rushing stats in those sims because the O line is useless in the game. And what settings did they use? some guy did an AI VS AI sim and it was 7 nothing till the last play and went to overtime.

See here's the thing, a player versus the computer could exploit things like this. Since its cpu vs cpu, there will be no exploitation.

[red33]

r2j is right this is stupid. every one of the SBs the favs won i believe except the Pats.

what i mean by favs i mean the higher rated team on madden.

[KnightNoles]

cursed

*damn*

[packersfan4eva]

I bet theres hardly any decent rushing stats in those sims because the O line is useless in the game. And what settings did they use? some guy did an AI VS AI sim and it was 7 nothing till the last play and went to overtime.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dKNqSHjBuI

AI versus AI sims don't work on five minute quarters because they let the play clock run down like they do in real life.

[Awesometrax]

Did the people simming it have Pouncey in for Pittsburgh?

[G-men]

they also ran a simulation Tosh.0. i think we can all agree his is more accurate.

[Shayn•Da•Pain]

lol Sterling Sharpe. That's awesome. Also :vogel: but I love the reminder of Sterling Sharpe and Rod Woodson's greatness.

[G-men]

lol Sterling Sharpe. That's awesome. Also :vogel: but I love the reminder of Sterling Sharpe and Rod Woodson's greatness.

yeah i found the whole thing is hilarious. that game is so old, Favre wasnt even the QB for the Packers yet.

Tecmo Super Bowl >>>>>>>>>> Madden

[Awesometrax]

Well, so much for this eh? Last two times FOX has hosted the Super Bowl the Madden simulation has been wrong.