This is news to my ears! EA Sports ran their annual Superbowl simulation in Madden NFL 12 and the outcome is the New York Giants repeat with another Superbowl win over the New England Patriots.
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TOTAL
Patriots
3
7
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14
0
24
Giants
7
10
7
3
0
27
Here are some previous simulation results and real world outcomes:
Super Bowl XXXVIII – Patriots 23, Panthers 20
Actual Score: Patriots 32, Panthers 29
Super Bowl XXXIX – Patriots 47, Eagles 31
Actual score: Patriots 24, Eagles 21
Super Bowl XL – Steelers 24, Seahawks 19
Actual score: Steelers 21, Seahawks 10
Super Bowl XLI – Colts 38, Bears 27
Actual score: Colts 29, Bears 17
Super Bowl XLIII – Steelers 28, Cardinals 24
Actual score: Steelers 27, Cardinals 23
Super Bowl XLIV – Saints 35, Colts 31
Actual score: Saints 31, Colts 17
And check out the video of this year’s simulation: