Console gamers occasionally complain that the Madden NFL games don’t change that much between the years, but the same thing can’t be said for EA’s mobile football efforts. Last year gave us Madden NFL Social, across-platform effort that was exactly what it said it was. For the series’ silver anniversary, Madden NFL 25 on mobile devices switches gears to be closer to the console experience, but it’s mostly just a free-to-play, watered down version of Ultimate Team mode.
Electronic Arts has used its Madden NFL franchise to simulate the winner of each Super Bowl every year since 2004. This year, Madden NFL 17 predicts the Patriots will beat the Falcons with a score of 27-24.
Now, a CPU vs. CPU game is not the most scientific way to place bets on a team, but the series’ predictions have been proven more correct than wrong. Starting with Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004, let’s look back at every prediction to see how accurate of a sim Madden truly is.
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