Super Bowl LVI
Madden NFL predicts Bengals to win Super Bowl LVI
As a tradition since 2004, Electronic Arts shares their prediction for Super Bowl LVI where Bengals and Rams will face each other this Sunday.
As every year, EA Sports runs a simulation in its latest version of Madden NFL to predict the winner of the Super Bowl. According to the game, the winning team of this year's Vince Lombardi Trophy will be the Cincinnati Bengals with a nail-biting result.
According to Electronic Arts' prediction - with the help of retired running back Marshawn Lynch - the Cincinnati Bengals will defeat the Los Angeles Rams at home with a 24 - 21 victory. Bengals QB Joe Burrow will also take home the Super Bowl MVP award. According to Electronic Arts' prediction - with the help of retired running back Marshawn Lynch - the Cincinnati Bengals will defeat the Los Angeles Rams at home with a 24 - 21 victory. Bengals QB Joe Burrow will also take home the Super Bowl MVP award.
How effective are Madden NFL Super Bowl simulations?
Since 2004, EA Sports has used Madden NFL to simulate and predict the Super Bowl champion who will take home the coveted Vince Lombardi Trophy. The annual simulation is conducted with the most recent version of the game, pitting the two winning teams from each conference against each other with the most up-to-date statistics, looking to get the closest possible Super Sunday outcome.
Madden's prediction streak is not bad at all, and below is the list of Super Bowls simulated so far, with the year, the result of the simulation and the actual score.
- 2004 - Super Bowl XXXVIII: Patriots 23, Panthers 20 (Actual score: Patriots 32, Panthers 29)
- 2005 - Super Bowl XXXIX: Patriots 47, Eagles 31 (Actual score: Patriots 24, Eagles 21)
- 2006 - Super Bowl XL: Steelers 24, Seahawks 19 (Actual score: Steelers 21, Seahawks 10)
- 2007 - Super Bowl XLI: Colts 38, Bears 27 (Actual score: Colts 29, Bears 17)
- 2008 - Super Bowl XLII: Patriots 38, Giants 30 (Actual score: Giants 17, Patriots 14)
- 2009 - Super Bowl XLIII: Steelers 28, Cardinals 24 (Actual score: Steelers 27, Cardinals 23)
- 2010 - Super Bowl XLIV: Saints 35, Colts 31 (Actual score: Saints 31, Colts 17)
- 2011 - Super Bowl XLV: Steelers 24, Packers 20 (Actual score: Packers 31, Steelers 25)
- 2012 - Super Bowl XLVI: Giants 27, Patriots 24 (Actual score: Giants 21, Patriots 17)
- 2013 - Super Bowl XLVII: Ravens 27, 49ers 24 (Actual score: Ravens 34, 49ers 31)
- 2014 - Super Bowl XLVIII: Broncos 31, Seahawks 28 (Actual score: Seahawks 43, Broncos 8)
- 2015 - Super Bowl XLIX: Patriots 28, Seahawks 24 (Actual score: Patriots 28, Seahawks 24)
- 2016 - Super Bowl 50: Panthers 24, Broncos 20 (Actual score: Broncos 24, Panthers 10)
- 2017 - Super Bowl LI: Patriots 27, Falcons 24. (Actual score: Patriots 34, Falcons 28)
- 2018 - Super Bowl LII: Patriots 24, Eagles 20 (Actual score: Patriots 33, Eagles: 41)
- 2019 - Super Bowl LIII: Patriots 27, Rams 30 (Actual score: Patriots 13, Rams 3)
- 2020 - Super Bowl LIV: Chiefs 35, 49ers 31 (Actual score: Chiefs 31, 49ers 20)
- 2021 - Super Bowl LV: Chiefs 37 - Buccaneers 27 (Actual score: Chiefs: 9, Buccaneers: 31)
- 2022 - Super Bowl VI: Bengals 24 - Rams 21
Although Madden NFL's effectiveness streak has dropped in recent years, failing 3 out of the last 5, it still has picked the correct winner a total of 11 out of 18, with a 61% rate.
Super Bowl LVI will kick off on Sunday, February 13 at 6:30pm EST from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. If you're not so interested in the Super Bowl, but are a fan of JRR Tolkien's works, don't forget that during the game the first trailer for Amazon Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, will be aired.