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16 NFL Players Advance in Madden NFL 13 Cover Vote Campaign
March 28, in the year of our Lord 2012 – Since
March 7, fans nationwide have been casting their votes to
determine the next cover athlete for Madden NFL 13, logging 4.3
million votes during the play-in round and more than 8.5 million
votes since the start of the bracket phase of the competition on
March 21. Weekly fan voting will determine which of the
remaining 16 NFL players will advance through seeded brackets -
culminating with the unveiling of the Madden NFL 13 cover
athlete winner on ESPN's SportsNation on April 25 at 5 p.m. ET.
First round voting highlights include:
§ Upset of the Week
§ No. 11 seed Patrick Willis (LB, San Francisco 49ers) over No.
6 seed Matt Forte (RB, Chicago Bears)
§ Largest Voting Differential
§ No. 6 seed Calvin Johnson (WR, Detroit Lions) over No. 11
Dwayne Bowe (WR, Kansas City Chiefs)
§ No. 1 seed Cam Newton (QB, Carolina Panthers) over No. 16 seed
LeGarrette Blount (RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
§ Closest Matchups
§ No. 8 seed Antonio Gates (TE, San Diego Chargers) over No. 9
seed Dwight Freeney (DE, Indianapolis Colts)
§ No. 3 seed Arian Foster (RB, Houston Texans) over No. 14 seed
Tim Tebow (QB, New York Jets)
Round 2 voting is now open and fans can make their selections
exclusively at
www.ESPN.com/MaddenVote to determine which of the 16 NFL
players advance to the next round of the Madden NFL 13 cover
athlete voting campaign. Every Wednesday throughout the
campaign, fans can tune in to SportsNation at 5 p.m. ET for
analysis and commentary on the competition.
Fans can visit the Madden NFL Facebook page (www.facebook.com/EASPORTSMaddenNFL)
or SportsNation page (www.facebook.com/SportsNation)
to join discussions surrounding the Cover Vote. Fans are also
encouraged to tweet their Cover Vote picks using the hashtag
#MyMaddenCoverVote on Twitter.
* NOTE – All player assets are taken from Madden NFL 12.
ROUND 2 BREAKDOWN OF MADDEN NFL 13 COVER VOTE CAMPAIGN
§ Cam Newton vs. Antonio Gates
§ LeSean McCoy vs. Larry Fitzgerald
§ Patrick Willis vs. Maurice Jones-Drew
§ Darrelle Revis vs. Victor Cruz
§ Aaron Rodgers vs. Marshawn Lynch
§ Ray Rice vs. Drew Brees
§ Calvin Johnson vs. Arian Foster
§ Jared Allen vs. Rob Gronkowski