It’s August, so you know what that means: Time to get involved in Yahoo Sports’ annual “Madden” simulation. This is the seventh year in a row that we’ve hosted an entire season of EA Sports’ popular football simulation video game, which released this week.
Last year, season simulations by Charles McDonald and Anthony Sulla-Heffinger produced mixed results. Madden accurately predicted a strong rookie season for Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud and a Super Bowl victory for the Chiefs, but also 16-1 and 14-3 seasons for the Cowboys and Broncos, respectively.
This time, the same rules apply: McDonald and Sulla-Heffinger each simulated a season in Madden NFL 25 and extracted a few key takeaways that may or may not In factAnd arrive.
Super Bowl:
Sulla-Heffinger: Hey, San Francisco, you were back in the Super Bowl, and it wasn’t against Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs. Unfortunately, Lamar Jackson and the Ravens crushed you in a rematch of Super Bowl XLVII. Jackson won the game’s MVP, finishing with 323 total yards (273 passing, 49 rushing) and four total TDs. Zay Flowers had a monster game, catching six passes for 126 yards and two TDs as Baltimore hoisted the Lombardi Trophy for the third time in franchise history with a 35-14 victory.
McDonald: The Ravens and 49ers also made it to the Super Bowl in my league, with the Ravens winning a fiery 23-17 overtime victory. Marlon Humphrey was voted Super Bowl MVP thanks to a game-winning pick-6 that cemented him in Madden history.
It is more likely that this will happen: Madden clearly believes the Ravens, but we’ll go with the Super Bowl score closest to Charles’ simulation
MVP
McDonald: Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott won the MVP award in my simulation. He barely passed 4,000 yards passing, but he threw for 36 touchdowns against just five interceptions and rushed for 350 yards with seven more touchdowns and no fumbles. Forty-three touchdowns and five turnovers would be enough to finish in the MVP race in real life.
Sulla-Heffinger: Last season, I incorrectly predicted the Cowboys would win the Super Bowl. While they didn’t go as far in my numbers this year, Dallas had plenty to add to their list. Dak Prescott led the league in passing, finishing with 4,822 yards and 49 total TDs (46 passing, 3 rushing). Prescott would have led the NFL in passing, but his 73% completion rate is slightly lower than Brock Purdy’s 75%. If Prescott can have a season like that in real life, he’s going to get a very big contract from Jerry Jones.
It is more likely that this will happen: We’ll go with the lowest total number from Charles’ simulation, with CeeDee Lamb’s contract status still up in the air.
Offensive Player of the Year
Sulla Heffinger: …
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