Madden sim predicts Patriots win 30-27

Pcgamer ran a Super Bowl simulation using an old Madden videogame and predicted the Patriots would win 30-27. The author framed the exercise as part of an annual tradition of simulating the Super Bowl with various football games and noted a 3-3 record for predicting the winner.

In the simulation both teams struggled early, with many incomplete passes and short runs, and the Patriots settling for multiple field goals including one by GROZU. The Seahawks returned a kickoff for a 57-yard touchdown, quirky player names like "Crazylegs" and "Buttcuss" appeared, and the halftime score was Patriots 9, Seahawks 10 — the piece also mentions a Mazda CX-50 price of $29,990.

Late in the game a 63-yard kickoff return set up a final Patriots drive; after a fumble recovered by the Patriots at the 8-yard line, the team ran a last-second fake handoff and completed a touchdown pass as time expired.