While we wait for Sunday’s action, I browse my Xbox, start Madden NFL 21 and set up a simulation of the game we’ll be watching in three days at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa for Super Bowl LV. Let’s just say, we’re looking for an instant classic if the actual game is something like what I saw in my house myself.
Tom Brady has six Super Bowl titles to his name (most of all time), and it might not be such a surprise to know that some of the championships unfolded in a similar way. Yes, we have Super Bowl XXXVI and Super Bowl XXXVIII, where Brady was able to put two rings on his fingers thanks to the winning matches of Adam Vinatieri. While the quarterback may play for a different team if he offers this final title, as the Madden NFL football gods make our latest CBS Sports simulation of Super Bowl LV true on Sunday, Brady will have a repeat of probably the most exciting championship has of his career.
Jordan Whitehead jumped into the same class as former Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler (about Super Bowl XLIX) because he was able to secure an interception in the final zone of Patrick Mahomes. With only 33 seconds left to play in the Super Bowl LV and Kansas City on the 1-yard line while down by six points, Mahomes, who could probably only chase for the score, turned left and tried to catch up with tight end Travis Kelce to connect. for a touch. Then Whitehead was able to jump ahead of the throw, intercepting Mahomes’ pass and helping Tampa Bay to a 20-14 victory to give them their second Super Bowl in franchise history.
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Before the epic interception, this game was a pretty big deal. The Buccaneers took the opening kick-off and were able to get on the board early thanks to Leonard Fournette’s 12-yard shot. However, Kansas City were quick to respond in the early minutes of the second quarter when Mahomes connected Tyreek Hill with a nice pass in the left corner of the end zone.
In the second quarter, most scored, as Tampa Bay responded with a quick power play of their own to break the 7-7 tie with the permission of Mike Evans. The receiver completed the match with a team high of 51 meters and the score.
One of the first initial blaps for Kansas City came on their subsequent ride. With Mahomes and the company getting the ball at the start of the second half, it was an ideal opportunity to get points on the board on two straight possessions before Tampa Bay’s attack could even touch the ball again. However, that ideal situation never happened. Mahomes threw his first interception of the day as he tried to hit Demarcus Robinson on a sloping route. Bucs cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting was able to get between quarterback and receiver and catch up with last year’s Super Bowl MVP. From there, Tampa Bay could take on a field goal before the break and go up with double figures.
Kansas City wasted no time in trying to play in this game again at the start of the second half and tore two pieces off 58 pieces before Mahomes paired with receiver Sammy Watkins, making a 30-yard pass on the previous game caught. a seven-yard touchdown.
At this point in the game, both defenses really started to cling. Tampa Bay was ruled out in the third quarter and KC’s top seven were able to hit Tom Brady very regularly, including a key bag that would keep the attack late at the start of the fourth quarter. Both defenses forced a back-to-back series in the fourth three-and-out series, including a clutch stop by the Chiefs, which gave Mahomes and his offense the ball back with more than two minutes left and an opportunity to pull the field down. to win their second consecutive title. And they almost did.
On a third-and-7 game with 40 seconds left, Mahomes pulls out as the game for the first time. While on the run, he threw an arrow at Tyreek Hill, who was able to catch a tone catch right at the 1-yard line before falling outside bounds.
However, the following play led to the Whitehead selection you saw at the top of this story, which gave the Buccaneers their first title since the 2002 season, and Tom Brady a seventh career championship. Brady ended the game with 186 yards over and one touchdown, while Mahomes had 204 yards through the air, two touchdowns and two picks. With the choice of game, Whitehead was named the Super Bowl MVP.
It should be noted that Mahomes was also on the losing side of our simulation last year and ended up just outside the virtual world and in the actual Super Bowl LIV game with San Francisco. Can he best computer again and win another title? We’ll find out on Sunday.