Madden NFL 13 Super Bowl Prediction Picks Baltimore Ravens To Win
The Electronic Arts Madden NFL 13 Super Bowl Prediction Powered by Xbox 360 has predicted the Baltimore Ravens as Super Bowl XLVII champions, defeating the San Francisco 49ers 27—24. With the victory, the Ravens captured their second Lombardi Trophy and allowed linebacker Ray Lewis to end his illustrious NFL career as a Super Bowl champion.
EA’s Super Bowl simulation has been an annual occurrence since 2004 — for your reference, here’s how the past years have shaped up:
- 2004 – Prediction: Patriots 23, Panthers 20 | Actual: Patriots 32, Panthers 29
- 2005 – Prediction: Patriots 47, Eagles 31 | Actual: Patriots 24, Eagles 21
- 2006 – Prediction: Steelers 24, Seahawks 19 | Actual: Steelers 21, Seahawks 10
- 2007 – Prediction: Colts 38, Bears 27 | Actual: Colts 29, Bears 17
- 2008 – Prediction: Patriots 38, Giants 30 | Actual: Giants 17, Patriots 14
- 2009 – Prediction: Steelers 28, Cardinals 24 | Actual: Steelers 27, Cardinals 23
- 2010 – Prediction: Saints 35, Colts 31 | Actual: Saints 31, Colts 17
- 2011 – Prediction: Steelers 24, Packers 20 | Actual: Packers 31, Steelers 25
- 2012 – Prediction: Giants 27, Patriots 24 | Actual: Giants 21, Patriots 17
Will EA get it right again this year? They have only been wrong twice in nine years! Check out the video below to see how the prediction breaks down!
Both the Ravens and 49ers were held to first quarter field goals as the two top-ten defenses imposed their will to start the game. But any illusions of a low-scoring affair were shattered in the second quarter when the 49ers’ Frank Gore scored on a 19-yard run and Joe Flacco quickly answered with an 18-yard touchdown pass to Torrey Smith. Later in the quarter, Baltimore added a Ray Rice touchdown run to secure a 17-10 halftime lead.
The Ravens continued to pour it on in the third quarter, with Joe Flacco tossing a 24-yard strike to Anquan Boldin to stretch the Baltimore lead to 14. San Francisco refused to go quietly though, getting an early fourth quarter touchdown from Frank Gore and adding a game-tying 12-yard touchdown pass from Colin Kaepernick to Vernon Davis just before the two-minute warning.
Baltimore wasn’t about to let the 49ers spoil Ray Lewis’ retirement party though, methodically moving the ball down the field on the back of Ray Rice and capping the drive with a 40-yard field goal from rookie kicker Justin Tucker to push the Ravens ahead 27-24. The 49ers made one last attempt at capturing their sixth Lombardi Trophy, but an Ed Reed interception of a pass from Colin Kaepernick with ten seconds remaining capped the Ravens’ second Super Bowl title in franchise history and proved once more that defense wins championships.
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