https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t08odsQn404
The Super Bowl is on the horizon, which means its time for video game simulations to inform the opinions of millions of NFL fans. Madden‘s annual, high-tech Super Bowl sim is dropping next week, so now we have a classic, 8-bit TecmoBowl simulation of the Eagles-Patriots game. It’s actually a hell of a tilt. Here’s what happens.
Jay Ajayi has himself a possible MVP day, rushing for a touchdown early. For the most part, the first half is full of running plays with not much happening which means it’s a classic Bill Belichick Needs to Adjust at Halftime game. Here’s what the stats looked like at the half. It seems like a slow day. Commercial-heavy, even.
In the third quarter, down 14-7, Brady drives down the field with sharp passes to Gronk and Danny Amendola:
James White looks like he’s going to be a Super Bowl hero again as a couple of big rushes sets up a Gostkowski field goal, which bounces off and through the uprights, making in 14-10. Then, things get really wild. Brady throws a pick deep in his own territory. On the next play, Foles throws a pick of his own. Then, on the following play, Brady is sacked by Fletcher Cox in his end zone for a safety with time running out. The Patriots kick off to the Eagles, then Foles throws another pick. The Pats are still in this. It’s 16-10 with a 1:17 left.
It looks like Brady is going to break hearts once again with a late rally, completing passes and eating up chunks of yards as the clock ticks down. But, the final play of the game is like an inverse of the Pats-Jags win, with an Eagles defender deflecting a Brady pass to Gronk just outside of the end zone.
The Eagles win.
