PLAYERS:
Peyton Manning,
Pat Bowlen,
J.D. Walton,
Demaryius Thomas,
Drew Brees
TEAMS: Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
TEAMS: Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
In the spirit of Madden 13 ratings and Super Bowl buzz, below is a look at the Denver Broncos celebrating a 27-23 SB XLVII victory over the New Orleans Saints in EA Sports’ 2012 version of Madden.
A few quick notes after the jump.
The team hosting the Super Bowl hasn’t made the playoffs the year their city hosted the game since 2000, when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers went 10-6. And since 1992, no city hosting the game has had their team reach the SB. But in this case, New Orleans made the playoffs—and the Super Bowl. But ultimately fell short, 27-23.
Fifth-year receiver Andre “Bubba” Caldwell should have a good season with quarterback Peyton Manning at the helm, but winning SB MVP? That seems a little over the top. If Caldwell put up great numbers, then Manning must have as well. If that was the case, Peyton would have been the game’s MVP. (Or maybe Caldwell ran back two kicks for touchdowns? We’ll never know, since the video only shows the end of the game.)
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