On Saturday night, Madden is hoping for a thrilling Dallas Cowboys victory.
The Dallas Cowboys will try to bounce back against the Detroit Lions on Saturday night in order to maintain their hopes of winning the NFC East and earning a home playoff game. In addition, should they win the first game, they would still be in the running for the NFC’s #2 seed and a second game in their stadium.
As I mentioned to our friends at Pride of Detroit, the stakes are obviously higher for the Cowboys and not quite as high for the Lions after they secured the NFC North last week.
There are many possible outcomes for Saturday; at the absolute least, Jimmy Johnson will be admitted into the Ring of Honor at last. Nevertheless, we tried our usual thing in an attempt to guess what would happen. We went through Madden 24 in simulation mode.
With two minutes remaining in the game, the Cowboys possessed the ball and needed to tie the game with a field goal or better, making this one of the more dramatic simulations we’ve seen this season. They managed to score the game-winning touchdown and gained more, giving the Lions extremely little time to perform a miracle.
Please be aware that this simulation was conducted before the news or injury updates on Friday
The game-winning drive
1st and 10 (DAL 20): Dak 4-yard rush
2nd and 6 (DAL 24): Dak to Ferguson for 24 yards
1st and 10 (DAL 48): Dak incomplete to Ferguson
2nd and 10 (DAL 48): Dak to Gallup for 6 yards
3rd and 4 (DET 46): Dak to Pollard for 5 yards
1st and 10 (DET 41): Dak incomplete to Ferguson
2nd and 10 (DET 41): Dak to CeeDee for 15 yards
1st and 10 (DET 26): Dak to Gallup for 20 yards
1st and Goal (DET 7): Dak to Pollard for 6 yards
2nd and Goal (DET 1): Touchdown, Tony PollardTony Pollard completed an 80-yard drive in the simulation by punching it in from the 1-yard line, maybe as a payback for last week’s first-quarter Dallas drive against the Miami Dolphins. But the truly memorable play occurred two plays earlier, when Michael Gallup nearly crossed the goal line on a 20-yard reception.
Notable Madden statistics
Dak Prescott: 15/21, 163 passing yards, 1 passing touchdown
Tony Pollard: 11 carries, 68 yards, 1 touchdown (the game-winner)
Michael Gallup: 4 receptions, 65 yards
Brandin Cooks: 3 receptions, 28 yards
Jake Ferguson: 2 receptions, 24 yards
CeeDee Lamb: 1 reception, 15 yards
Luke Schonmaker: 1 reception, 12 yards, 1 touchdown
Chauncey Golston: 1 sack (the only one of the game for Dallas)
Though it may seem unlikely, Madden has successfully predicted the score in the past, this is always a fun speculation as to how things might turn out for the Cowboys and their opponent.
…although this season, that has most definitely not occurred.
Madden predictions this season and game result:
Week 1: Madden predicted Cowboys win 23-20, Cowboys won 40-0
Week 2: Madden predicted Cowboys win 27-14, Cowboys won 30-10
Week 3: Madden predicted Cowboys win 14-7, Cowboys lost 28-16
Week 4: Madden predicted Cowboys win 41-14, Cowboys won 38-3
Week 5: Madden predicted Cowboys win, 27-19, Cowboys lost 42-10
Week 6: Madden predicted Cowboys lose, 21-17, Cowboys won 20-17
Week 8: Madden predicted Cowboys lose, 30-27, Cowboys won 43-20
Week 9: Madden predicted Cowboys win, 28-10, Cowboys lost 28-23
Week 10: Madden predicted Cowboys win, 31-3, Cowboys won 49-17
Week 11: Madden predicted Cowboys lose, 34-31, Dallas won 33-10
Week 12: Madden predicted Cowboys win, 20-17, Dallas won 45-10
Week 13: Madden predicted Cowboys win, 23-20, Dallas won 41-35
Week 14: Madden predicted Cowboys lose, 23-20, Dallas won 33-13
Week 15: Madden predicted Cowboys win, 28-3, Dallas lost 31-10
Week 16: Madden predicted Cowboys win, 31-10, Dallas lost 22-20
Overall Madden Accuracy so far this season: 6-9
Whether this prediction comes true for the Cowboys on Saturday night will have to wait and see. Hopefully, the drama is over and Dallas is in complete control for the most of the evening.
