Super Bowl LIV is less than 48 hours away. With the big game just hours away, football fans around the globe are betting on what team will walk away with the championship. Will the San Francisco 49 claim their sixth Superbowl title and tie the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers? Will the Kansas City Chiefs win their second Superbowl in the last 50 years. We will just have to wait and see but EA’s Madden seems to be picking the red helmeted players to have a close victory.
On Thursday, June 30th, 2020, EA Sports ran their annual Madden simulation with the goal of predicting the Super Bowl LIV champion. Unlike prior years, EA had the Manning brothers start the game and run the simulation. During the EA SPORTS BOWL in Miami, Peyton and Eli Manning released the prediction which states the Kansas City Chiefs will defeat the San Francisco 49ers 35 – 31. The Chiefs quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, had an astounding 392 passing yards, four touchdowns, and one interception. This performance nets Mahomes the Super MVP title and gives the Chiefs their first Superbowl win in fifty years. This accomplishment would have Mahomes breaking the most passing touchdowns in a single postseason
In the past, The Madden NFL Super Bowl predictions have had a solid track record correctly predicting Super Bowl winners and at times, as it happened with Super Bowl XLIX, the prediction has been scary accurate predicting the winning team, MVP, final score and even who would score the winning touchdown.
Manning Brother’s Quotes
“It was a great experience to unveil the prediction. We’ll see on Sunday, if the Chiefs will prove Madden right and take home that Super Bowl ring,” said Eli Manning.
“I’m really looking forward to seeing the 49ers and Chiefs play it out on Sunday. Two great teams with two great quarterbacks,” said Peyton Manning. “I’ll be watching to see if Madden’s prediction is right.”
Simulation Results
In the first quarter, the 49ers come out strong, confident and ready to win, scoring the game’s opening touchdown on a 16-yard run from new running back sensation Raheem Mostert and then Robbie Gould hammers a 41-yard field goal. The Chiefs got off to their usual slow start in the first quarter, with no points on the board.
In the second quarter, the Chiefs come alive unleashing their most powerful weapon – the unstoppable Patrick Mahomes. Mahomes throws two touchdown passes to Tyreek Hill and Damien Williams to grab the lead for the Chiefs. However, the 49ers refuse to back down and score a late second-quarter touchdown – with a 26-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo, to end the half with a 17-14 lead.
Mahomes and the Chiefs refuse to remain silent in the second half, with Damien Williams and Travis Kelce scoring another pair of touchdowns. George Kittle nabs a touchdown for the 49ers, keeping things close in the third quarter – proving no one is safe in this game. The Chiefs lead entering the final quarter, 28-24, but Garoppolo comes in hot throwing another touchdown pass to Raheem Mostert – bringing the score to 31-28.
Not ready to accept defeat, Mahomes drives the Chiefs down the field late in the quarter, pushing the 49ers defense back. Finding Watkins open in the end-zone, Mahomes throws an 18-yard touchdown pass to take a 35-31 lead, seconds before time is up. The Kansas City Chiefs take home the title of Super Bowl LIV champions.
Even in defeat, Jimmy Garoppolo still managed to throw for 254 yards and two touchdowns. Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce led all receivers with 102 yards on 10 receptions, with one touchdown.
Will it be?
If Super Bowl LIV goes as Madden NFL 20 is predicting, we will be in for an intense game. Hopefully, Super Bowl LIV will be more interesting than last year’s Superbowl where the New England Patriots slowly defeated the Los Angeles Rams.
Madden NFL 20 is now available for Xbox One, PlayStation®4 and Origin for PC. Madden NFL 20 is also available in The Vault for all EA and Origin Access members.
