With Super Bowl 58 just around the corner, several NFL fans are looking for ways to predict the result of the impending game. Several publications have released their simulations for the 2024 Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers.
While these simulations are supposed to create a realistic outcome, oftentimes, they just become something fun to consider during the week leading up to the big game – or something to give fans of either team false hope before their dreams get decimated.
The most popular form of simulation is through the video game Madden. Madden is the only simulation-style NFL video game and thus makes it an easily attainable method for conducting such simulations. Here are some of the best from around the internet.
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Super Bowl 58 simulations:
Madden: Chiefs 30, 49ers 28
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The official Madden 24 simulation saw the Chiefs take down the 49ers. When the Chiefs and 49ers squared off in 2020, Madden also predicted a Chiefs’ victory and was correct. However, neither team is where they were four years ago. Madden’s official simulation has not correctly predicted the Super Bowl winner in three straight years.
CBS Sports: 49ers 10, Chiefs 6
This score would be a shocker given the effectiveness of the 49ers offense as well as the greatness of Patrick Mahomes. Still, with the Chiefs’ defense playing as well as it has, a low-scoring affair could very well be on the docket.
CBS’s simulation predicts that a late interception from former Kansas City Chief Charvarius Ward will seal the Chiefs’ fate. Ward will win Super Bowl MVP for his performance.
Sports Illustrated: Chiefs 24, 49ers 21
Sports Illustrated did not use Madden to run their simulations, opting for a computer model to predict the score instead. Luke Lindholm writes that the computer leaned toward the Chiefs because of their performance in recent games compared to the 49ers. Where the 49ers showed flashes of greatness in the second half of their conference championship and divisional round games, the Chiefs have looked dominant throughout the entirety of their games in these playoffs.
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