Madden's NFL Predictions — And a Few of Our Own, Vol. 3

It’s an annual tradition for Madden NFL 12 to simulate the upcoming season and offer its predictions of how the football season will unfold. Last year it correctly picked one of the Super Bowl participants—the eventual champion Green Bay Packers. This year, the game calls for a rematch of their title game with the Pittsburgh Steelers.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); The Madden simulation does not pick a Super Bowl winner this far out; EA Sports waits until the week before the big game to run that one. But on a one-shot season simulation using the game’s standard settings—stuff you can do in your home if you like, Madden makes the following calls: • In w69 slot ทาง เข้า​ addition to Green Bay, NFC division winners include Philadelphia, New Orleans and St. Louis. Wild card teams are the Atlanta Falcons and, after a 12-year playoff drought, the Detroit Lions. • In addition to Pittsburgh, AFC division winners include New England, Indianapolis and San Diego. Wild card teams are w69 slot ทางเข้า​ the w69 slot เครดิตฟรี 188 บาท​ New York Jets and Baltimore. Kansas City finishes 10-6 yet doesn’t make the postseason. • The sim predicts that Eagles quarterback Michael Vick will win his first NFL MVP; Falcons receiver Roddy White is the offensive player of the year. Packers linebacker Clay Matthews is the defensive player of the year. Saints running back Mark Ingram, the highest-rated offensive rookie in the game, gets offensive rookie of the year. Last year, Madden NFL 11 got only two divisional winners correct, but predicted eight of 14 playoff participants. The year before, Madden NFL 10 predicted two division winners and six playoff participants. http://kotaku.com/5628962/maddens-nfl-predictions-+-and-a-few-of-our-own As is our custom, we also run our own simulations of the upcoming season and came up with the following projections, which you may trust as scientifically valid and statistically significant. • Chris Johnson, now unhappy that he’s doesn’t hold the title of highest-paid East Carolina graduate, initiates a second holdout resolved only when fellow alum Sandra Bullock casts him in Hope Floats 2 • At a disciplinary hearing, James Harrison hits Roger Goodell but is not suspended because he didn’t launch himself. • Plaxico Burress, demonstrating he’s turned things around completely, comes home from a club and shoots himself in the leg. • Anaheim successfully lands an NFL football team. They will be called the San Diego Chargers of Anaheim. • On the heels of Texas A&M announcing its departure for the SEC, the SEC announces its departure for the NFC. • In week seven, thousands of ticketholders threaten legal action against Jerry Jones when they are denied entry to Cowboys Stadium after the fire marshal declares the team unwatchable.