July 28, 2008
EA SPORTS SIMULATES 2008 NFL SEASON IN MADDEN
NFL 09 WITH BRETT FAVRE ON VARIOUS NFL TEAMS
Results Show that New York Jets and Minnesota
Vikings Playoff Appearances Dependant on Brett Favre
With all the speculation currently surrounding
Madden NFL 09 cover athlete Brett Favre and his pending return from retirement,
EA SPORTS used Madden NFL 09 to predict how the future Hall of Famer would
perform on a select group of NFL teams. Comparing the results between teams with
and without Favre, the Minnesota Vikings stand to gain the most with Favre as
the starter, while the New York Jets will miss the playoffs without him.
Brett Favre is currently a playable character in
Madden NFL 09, on the “NFL Greats” roster. In Franchise Mode, players can
transfer Favre to the free agent roster pool, and pick him up on any of the 32
NFL teams for the 2008 season.
Multiple news reports have named four NFL teams
that Brett Favre may play for this coming season – the Green Bay Packers, Tampa
Bay Buccaneers, New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings. Listed below are the
results of the 2008 NFL season simulated in Madden NFL 09, with Brett Favre
starting for each of these NFL teams.
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Tampa Bay |
3827 |
34 |
19 |
98 |
12-4 |
Lose Div Playoff Game |
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New York |
3964 |
31 |
15 |
103.1 |
11-4-1 |
Lose Wild Card Game v |
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Green Bay |
3769 |
24 |
10 |
100.7 |
9-7 |
Lose Div Playoff Game |
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Minnesota |
3356 |
29 |
10 |
100.7 |
10-6 |
Lose Wild Card Game v |
As a comparison, below are the results of the
2008 NFL season simulated without Brett Favre on any NFL team roster.
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