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Madden NFL 12 Simulation Crowns the New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Champions
January 30, in the year of our Lord 2012 – The
New York Giants captured their fourth Vince Lombardi Trophy,
defeating the New England Patriots 27-24 in Super Bowl XLVI,
according to the annual EA SPORTS Madden NFL Super Bowl
simulation powered by Xbox 360, the official console sponsor of
the NFL and NFL PLAY 60.
Kicker Lawrence Tynes kicked a game-winning 40-yard field goal
as time expired to lift the Giants past the AFC Champion
Patriots, bringing home the Giants’ second Super Bowl
championship in four years.
The exciting ending was reminiscent of what took place in the
title game four seasons ago when the Giants stunned the Patriots
17-14 after a heroic game-winning touchdown late in the fourth
quarter of Super Bowl XLII.
Giants Quarterback Eli Manning was named the game’s MVP,
completing 25 of 39 passes with two touchdowns and an
interception. New England’s Tom Brady also had a big day,
throwing for 327 yards and three touchdowns with one
interception.
Most of Brady’s best moments came late in the game.
Trailing 24-10 with less than 10 minutes remaining in the fourth
quarter, Brady led New England on a furious rally, scoring two
touchdowns to tie the game 24-24, the second coming on a 14-yard
pass to wide receiver Wes Welker with 1:50 left on the clock.
Unfortunately for New England, there was still plenty of time
left for Manning and the Giants’ offense.
Mixing in short passes to wide receivers Victor Cruz and Hakeem
Nicks, and with key runs by running back Ahmad Bradshaw, Manning
drove New York down the field and into New England Territory,
setting up Tynes’ second game-winning conversion in two games.
To watch the official EA SPORTS Madden NFL Super Bowl XLVI
simulation video, please visit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqq96Dh3H8s
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
TOTAL |
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Patriots |
3 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
24 |
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Giants |
7 |
10 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
27 |
Dating back to Super Bowl XXXVIII, EA SPORTS has conducted the
annual Super Bowl simulation using the latest iteration of the
Madden NFL franchise. The Super Bowl XLVI simulation was
conducted utilizing artificial intelligence powered by real-life
data from each team to determine player ratings, and includes
variances, such as injuries, to predict the outcome. Six out of
the last eight Super Bowl champions have been accurately
predicted by Madden NFL. Previous results include:
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
Madden NFL 12 is available on the Xbox 360® video game system
from Microsoft, PlayStation®2 and PlayStation 3 computer
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handheld entertainment system. Madden NFL 12 is also available
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