In the gaming world, the Kansas City Chiefs will be hoisting the Vince Lombardi Trophy for the second straight season.
“Madden NFL 21,” EA Sports’ pro football simulation game, has the Chiefs defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 37-27 in Super Bowl LV.
EA Sports dropped its official trailer online Wednesday, and Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes won MVP honors for the second consecutive season. Mahomes scored the go-ahead touchdown with about six minutes left to play, scrambling out of trouble with a 12-yard run to break a 27-27 tie. Kansas City would kick a late field goal to ice the game.
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The Madden simulation got last year’s game right, picking the Chiefs to defeat the San Francisco 49ers and crowning Mahomes as the MVP. That snapped two consecutive losses for the Madden game, ESPN reported. The game did, however, pick the New England Patriots to rally past the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI, although it did not predict Tom Brady engineering a 25-point comeback.
While Brady has impressive numbers in the “Madden NFL 21″ super simulation, Mahomes stole the show. The Chiefs’ quarterback completed 31 of 41 passes for 422 yards and four touchdowns, according to the simulation. Tyreek Hill, who bedeviled Tampa Bay during the teams’ real-life meeting earlier this season, was a force again, catching a pair of touchdown passes. Tight end Travis Kelce and Clyde Edwards-Helaire also caught scoring passes for Kansas City.
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Brady completed 30 of 44 passes for 322 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing an interception, according to the simulation. The Buccaneers’ quarterback threw scoring tosses to Chris Godwin, Mike Evans and Rob Gronkowski.
The Chiefs led 7-3 after the first quarter and 14-13 at halftime.
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The trailer is narrated by “Spokesplayer,” who is actor-comedian “King” Keraun Harris, according to Forbes. Spokesplayer made his “Madden NFL 21″ debut in August 2020, according to Bleacher Report.
Spokesplayer was described in a press release as a “man who’s stepping into the spotlight and speaking up for the next generation of Madden players and NFL athletes and inspiring them to go all out in Madden NFL 21.”
His commentary is just as exciting as the flurry of offenses that “Madden NFL 21″ projects for Super Bowl LV.
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