Madden’s Super Bowl 2022 prediction: Bengals over Rams in a nail-biter

According to reports, the Cincinnati Bengals will win their first Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl LVI. Madden NFL 22’s prediction of the big game.

Madden believes that the Bengals will beat the Los Angeles Rams at home with a victory of 24-21. In Madden NFL 22’s simulation of the 2022 Super Bowl, the Bengals’ Joe Burrow throws two touchdown passes and secures the Super Bowl MVP award, becoming the first quarterback to win that honor as well as the Heisman Trophy and NCAA national championship.

It’s a come-from-behind win in which the Bengals overcome a valiant effort by the Rams, who are leading at halftime after touchdowns from running back Sony Michel and wide receiver Cooper Kupp. Two men who have spent long careers playing for teams that failed to reach the Super Bowl are now playing in this game. But it’s Bengals rookie phenom Evan McPherson who notches the winning field goal in the final minutes to send the Cincy fans into a frenzy.

Madden’s Super Bowl simulation — conducted in a CPU-vs.-CPU game on All-Pro/Simulation difficulty with six-minute quarters, the default settings for ranked Madden play — is an annual tradition that dates back to 2004. It’s just one data point, but the video game has correctly picked the Super Bowl winner more often than not, with a record of 11-7. (Last year’s prediction of a Chiefs victory over the Buccaneers was a complete whiff.)

Electronic Arts created a video to promote its 2022 prediction. Marshawn Lynch, a retired NFL running back plays the part of a psychic that is predicting the future. It’s the second notable starring role in recent memory for the ex-Seahawks great — don’t miss his show-stealing guest appearance on Netflix’s Murderville.

Super Bowl LVI will begin at 6:30 pm EST Sunday February 13, 2012 from SoFi Stadium located in Inglewood, California. This is the second time in NFL history — and the second year in a row — that the Super Bowl is taking place at the home field of one of the teams playing in it. (The Rams share SoFi Stadium together with the Los Angeles Chargers.

Al Michaels will call the game, while Cris Collinsworth and Cris Collinsworth will broadcast it on NBC. Peacock can be streamed by those who don’t have access to NBC, but this requires a minimum $4.99 per month Peacock Premium subscription.