Reigning NFL MVP Lamar Jackson appeared to avoid the "Madden curse" in our simulation. Due to whatever logic “Madden” seems to use, the Ravens didn’t run much at all with Jackson, who only had 209 yards and four touchdowns on the ground. While the “Madden Curse” appears to be a thing of the past, it is still worth noting that reigning NFL MVP Lamar Jackson had a stellar season, throwing for more than 4,500 yards and 38 TDs, finishing third in MVP voting in the simulated season. There was only one deal of note made prior to the deadline in the simulation: Baltimore sent LB Tyus Bowser to the Patriots for a 2021 fourth-round pick, 2022 fourth-round pick and 2022 seventh-round pick.ġ0. While Burrow looked every bit worthy of the first overall pick and Queen was an immediate star, fellow rookies Justin Herbert and Tua Tagovailoa experienced some growing pains in their first NFL seasons, finishing 6-10 and 4-12 with the Chargers and Dolphins, respectively.ĩ. Queen led the Ravens’ defense with 106 tackles and was named Defensive Rookie of the Year.Ĩ. Standout LSU linebacker Patrick Queen joined his former college teammate Burrow in making a seamless transition to the NFL. Not bad for the former Ohio State transfer.ħ. As if being the savior of a franchise wasn’t enough, Burrow was also named Offensive Rookie of the Year.
In his rookie season, Joe Burrow led the Bengals to the playoffs, finished with 4,000 passing yards, 31 TDs and a 70 percent completion rate. While Cleveland led the way, Baltimore (10-6) and Cincinnati (9-7) managed to make the playoffs in the first year of the expanded format.Ħ. Sticking in the AFC, the North was the league’s best division, topped by the 11-5 Browns (who were predicted to win the division in last year’s simulation). Opposing defenses did frequently manage to find Newton’s Kryptonite, however, as he threw a league-high 24 interceptions.ĥ. Brady’s replacement in New England, former NFL MVP Cam Newton, had a huge bounceback year, finishing with 4,613 yards and 35 touchdowns and completing 61 percent of his passes. Even without a six-time Super Bowl champion quarterback, Bill Belichick proved once again why he is the greatest NFL coach of all time, finishing 9-7 and winning the AFC East once again.Ĥ.
It was business as usual, albeit not as easy as it has been for the past two decades. (As ‘Madden’ usually simulates, Brady retired following the season).ģ. That being said … The Bucs failed to make the playoffs, finishing 8-8 in the NFC South and wasting Brady’s lone year away from New England. Tom Brady had a great statistical season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in our "Madden 21" simulation.
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