Predicting the Super Bowl Winner — with NFL 2K5

Madden NFL 11 called Sunday’s big game for the Steelers. There’s still a robust roster-editing culture for the exiled, six-year-old NFL 2K5. Using current rosters, one devotee offered his own prediction for Super Bowl XLV. https://kotaku.com/now-you-can-skip-the-super-bowl-5748775 It’s still Pittsburgh. Sorry to get your hopes up, Green Bay fans, but Operation Sports commenter VLN13 calls the game 28-14 for the Steelers. He’s had a decent track record for the Jets’ playoff matchups, calling all three winners correctly and coming very close to the final scores, and margins of victory.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); VLN13 used eight-minute quarters, which translated to a real-world number of plays called. He adjusted sliders to favor the defense but reduce turnovers. What he got was a tale of two halves: Green Bay got out to a 14-6 lead. Pittsburgh then rattled off two touchdowns, one set up by an interception, converting the 2-point try on the second rummy master score to make it 21-14. Like rummy modern the Madden simulation, a late interception proved decisive. After the Steelers turned Packer fumble (on Green Bay’s 22) into a touchdown and a 28-14 lead, Aaron Rodgers began Green Bay’s final march, driving the Packers to a first-and-goal. But Pittsburgh’s Lawrence rummy nabob Timmons intercepted Rodgers with a little more than two minutes left to salt the game away. For those who still have a copy of NFL 2K5 on the PlayStation 2, and are interested in updating their roster files, this YouTube video provides a tutorial. NFL 2K5 Super Bowl Sim [Operation Sports. Image by Getty Images]