In spite of the ridiculousness that is "Deflate-gate," the New England Patriots will go on to defeat the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in a nail-biter this coming weekend to win Super Bowl XLIX...at least that's what EA Sports' annual Madden NFL Super Bowl Prediction (via Sports Illustrated) tell us.
Just as real-world pigskin experts are pronouncing, the Madden simulation predicts a tight contest. In the end, Tom Brady and the Pats will lock up the victory on the game's final drive. Here's how the Madden simulation sees things going down in the closing seconds:
"In the waning seconds Tom Brady hooked up with Julian Edelman, who managed to slip out of a tackle and make a break for the end zone. Kam Chancellor sprinted toward Edelman to try and make a Super Bowl-saving tackle, but the speedy Edelman dove into the Promised Land as time expired, securing victory."
Brady wins his fourth Super Bowl title and is named MVP of the game for his 335-yard, four-touchdown performance.
This year's simulation was run on Xbox One using the latest available rosters and player data. You can see how the simulation played out in the video below.
Madden Super Bowl predictions have a pretty impressive track record of picking the winner. Although the simulation picked the wrong team last year, previous to that, it correctly chose eight of the past ten winners.
Super Bowl XLIX will be held this Sunday, Feb. 1 in Glendale, Ariz.
