I doubt there's an expert out there who has done the same.

MugzyBrown: I doubt there's an expert out there who has done the same.

There's a catch, here. The game DID predict this year's winner before the season started. But it did NOT do that for 6 of the prior 7:

"Sure, experienced football writers will make their picks, but EA has done this kind of simulation every January since 2004. Since then, EA has picked the Super Bowl winner six out of seven times, so maybe the algorithm is on to something."

Frankly, that'd be pretty damn impressive if it had, but the article implies that historical performance has been predicting the game when the conference champs are already known.

Still interesting, though.

dukeblue219: There's a catch, here. The game DID predict this year's winner before the season started. But it did NOT do that for 6 of the prior 7:

"Sure, experienced football writers will make their picks, but EA has done this kind of simulation every January since 2004. Since then, EA has picked the Super Bowl winner six out of seven times, so maybe the algorithm is on to something."

Frankly, that'd be pretty damn impressive if it had, but the article implies that historical performance has been predicting the game when the conference champs are already known.

Still interesting, though.

It would be even more impressive if it didn't predict a Steeler win before the SB. Link (new window)

/I guess if they pick everybody at different times they will always be right at least once.

There was no point in beginning that article with a Farve reference, other than the writer having never watched a game in his life and using the only name related to football that he can think of.

dukeblue219: There's a catch, here. The game DID predict this year's winner before the season started. But it did NOT do that for 6 of the prior 7:

"Sure, experienced football writers will make their picks, but EA has done this kind of simulation every January since 2004. Since then, EA has picked the Super Bowl winner six out of seven times, so maybe the algorithm is on to something."

Frankly, that'd be pretty damn impressive if it had, but the article implies that historical performance has been predicting the game when the conference champs are already known.

Still interesting, though.



I'm confused now. The game did correctly predict the Packers back in September of 2010, before the season started - but that was the first time they ever did that? Usually it had just run a simulation of the two teams playing in the Super Bowl?

Yea but can it predict me with you're mom last night.

classicalmurray: There was no point in beginning that article with a Farve reference, other than the writer having never watched a game in his life and using the only name related to football that he can think of.

Other than the fact that Favre (note the correct spelling) used to play for the Packers, right?

My buddy and I played Madden '11 the night before the Super Bowl. We played 10 minute quarters, and I won (as the Green Bay Packers) 118-59. I believe something was wrong with the A.I. since I had over 1200 yards of total offense, and the only points scored by the Steelers (save for a random field goal) were on kickoff returns for touchdowns. It was still fun nonetheless.
/csb

ChrisDe: Aaron Rodgers has jazz hands?

I think he's just showing off; "Hey, I can throw for a TD and wave at you too".

Yeah well I predicted Green Bay would win the Super Bowl before Week 1 also.

But I had them beating San Diego.

frozenhotchocolate: Yea but can it predict me with you're mom last night.

I am mom? What does that even mean?

I didn't know Chad Clifton was black.

Come on, chicken.

Treygreen13: y: Will the upcoming Madden predict a lock out? Is that how it works?

Madden 2012 has all the options disabled except for "practice alone".

You have to buy the CFL game and create A. Rodgers, QB #12.

I LOL'd

EA Sports: "We really want to be 2K-era Sega Sports so bad it hurts. Except we suck."

DubyaHater: My buddy and I played Madden '11 the night before the Super Bowl. We played 10 minute quarters, and I won (as the Green Bay Packers) 118-59. I believe something was wrong with the A.I. since I had over 1200 yards of total offense, and the only points scored by the Steelers (save for a random field goal) were on kickoff returns for touchdowns. It was still fun nonetheless.
/csb

I need to handicapped friend too...I guess he was just good on "special" teams?