Super Bowl LX

Madden NFL 26 predicts the winner of Super Bowl LX between the Patriots and Seahawks

A 22-year tradition, EA Sports shares its prediction of who will win Super Bowl LX between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks.

Gabriel Huerta

Update: Feb 5th, 2026 19:56 CET

Super Sunday is approaching, and as it does every year, EA Sports is keeping one of the oldest traditions in video games alive. Since 2004, EA Sports has been simulating the Super Bowl to predict which of the two teams will have the honor of lifting the legendary Vince Lombardi Trophy. In 2026, Super Bowl LX will feature the New England Patriots taking on the Seattle Seahawks. Who will win? Who should you bet on? Once again, we have a very close matchup.

According to EA Sports’ prediction, it will be the Seahawks who shatter the dreams of the Patriots, who were hoping to see their team lift the trophy again after Tom Brady’s departure, with a score of 23–20. With the Seahawks maintaining the lead during the first half of the game, the Patriots will close the gap in the third quarter. But for a truly heart-stopping finish, with 42 seconds left in the game, the Seahawks will take the final offensive drive from the five-yard line to clinch the victory. With 289 yards and two touchdown passes, QB Sam Darnold will win Super Bowl MVP.

How effective has Madden NFL been in other Super Bowls?

Since 2004, EA Sports has used the current version of Madden NFL to predict the Super Bowl champion. The simulation pits the two winning teams from each conference against each other using the most recent statistics to obtain the closest possible result to what could happen on Super Sunday. These are the results obtained:

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 LVI: Bengals 24, Rams 21 (Actual score: Bengals 20, Rams 23)
2023 – Super Bowl LVII: Eagles 31, Chiefs 17 (Actual score: Chiefs 38, Eagles 35)
2024 – Super Bowl LVIII: Chiefs 30, 49ers 28 (Actual score: Chiefs 25, 49ers 25)
2025 – Super Bowl LIX: Eagles 23, Chiefs 21 (Actual score: Eagles 40, Chiefs 22)

Madden NFL’s accuracy has been gaining ground in recent years, correctly predicting the outcome of two of the last five games. Currently, it has correctly predicted 13 of the 21 games played, with an accuracy rate of 62%.