Super Bowl Prediction: Madden Picks The Giants Over The Patriots

There's no reason to watch the Super Bowl game on February 5. We already know who will win. The New York Giants will beat the New England Patriots 27-24. This is the prediction put forth by Madden NFL 12.

Specifically, kicker Lawrence Tynes kicks a game-winning 40-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Giants past the AFC Champion Patriots, bringing home the Giants’ second Super Bowl championship in four years. So it should be a pretty exciting ending.

Giants Quarterback Eli Manning will be named the game’s MVP, completing 25 of 39 passes with two touchdowns and an interception. New England’s Tom Brady also will have a big day, throwing for 327 yards and three touchdowns with one interception.

Here's a quarter-by-quarter breakdown of the action:

You're probably saying, "Please! Madden can't possibly predict the winners of a game with any accuracy!" But I say to you, "Yes! They can!" Check out these past hits:

• Super Bowl XXXVIII – Patriots 23, Panthers 20
  • Actual Score: Patriots 32, Panthers 29
• Super Bowl XXXIX – Patriots 47, Eagles 31
  • Actual score: Patriots 24, Eagles 21
• Super Bowl XL – Steelers 24, Seahawks 19
  • Actual score: Steelers 21, Seahawks 10
• Super Bowl XLI – Colts 38, Bears 27
  • Actual score: Colts 29, Bears 17
• Super Bowl XLIII – Steelers 28, Cardinals 24
  • Actual score: Steelers 27, Cardinals 23
• Super Bowl XLIV – Saints 35, Colts 31
  • Actual score: Saints 31, Colts 17

I may watch the game anyway, just to check the accuracy of these predictions and to watch Madonna's half-time show. There were no predictions of how Madonna will do.