Kansas City Chiefs: Madden Simulation for 2019 NFL Playoffs

Happy New Year, Kansas City Chiefs fans! The beginning of a new year is also exciting because along with it comes the beginning of the playoffs, which in some ways is a whole new season, a short win or go home season.

The playoffs are starting with a Kansas City Chiefs bye week and we thought it would be fun to go ahead and simulate the first week of the playoffs to get an idea of who the Chiefs might be playing next week. We didn’t stop there, however, as we also included a simulation of the entire playoffs.

So let’s go ahead and get into it. Here is what the Madden simulation predicted for the Wild Card round of the playoffs:

FINAL SCORE – BILLS 20, Texans 13

BILLS STATS

• Josh Allen – 209 yards, 2 TD
• Frank Gore – 2 rec, 16 yards, 1 TD; 16 rush, 78 yards
• Devin Singletary – 8 rush, 27 yards
• T.J. Yeldon – 1 rec, 10 yards, 1 TD; 2 rush, 15 yards
• Cole Beasley – 5 rec, 86 yards
• Tyler Kroft – 5 rec, 56 yards
• Jerry Hughes – 3 tackles, 1.5 sacks
• Tremaine Edmunds – 6 tackles, 1 sack
• Jordan Phillips – 4 tackles, 1 sack
• Lorenzo Alexander – 3 tackles, 0.5 sack

TEXANS STATS

• Deshaun Watson – 198 yards, 0 TD
• Duke Johnson Jr – 13 rush, 31 yards
• Carlos Hyde – 1 rush, 4 yards, 1 TD
• Kenny Stills – 7 rec, 100 yards
• Deandre Hopkins – 4 rec, 67 yards
• Will Fuller –  4 rec, 31 yards
• Charles Omenihu – 2 tackles, 1 sack

FINAL SCORE – Titans 23, PATRIOTS 28

TITANS STATS

• Ryan Tannehill – 291 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
• Marcus Mariota – 3 yards, 1 TD
• Derrick Henry – 17 rush, 62 yards,  1 TD
• Corey Davis – 4 rec, 54 yards, 1 TD
• Jonnu Smith – 4 rec, 38 yards, 1 TD
• Adam Humphries – 8 rec, 80 yards
• A.J. Brown – 6 rec, 79 yards
• Tramaine Brock – 6 tackles, 2 INT

PATRIOTS STATS

• Tom Brady – 243 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
• James White – 21 rush, 77 yards
• Sony Michel – 1 rec, 10 yards, 1 TD; 7 rush, 20 yards, 1 TD
• Julian Edelman –  8 rec, 79 yards, 2 TD
• Mohamed Sanu  –  5 rec, 65 yards
• John Simon  – 3 tackles, 2 sacks
• Kyle Van Noy – 2 tackles, 1 sack
• Lawrence Guy – 3 tackles, 1 sack
• Stephon Gilmore – 9 tackles, 1 INT
• Jason McCourty – 8 tackles, 1 INT

FINAL SCORE – VIKINGS 25, Saints 10

VIKINGS STATS

• Kirk Cousins – 179 yards, 1 TD
• Dalvin Cook – 1 rec, 18 yards, TD; 20 rush, 118 yards, 1 TD
• Alexander Mattison – 8 rush, 33 yards, 1 TD
• Stefon Diggs – 4 rec, 52 yards
• Kyle Rudolph – 4 rec, 45 yards
• Danielle Hunter – 4 tackles, 1 sack
• Mackensie Alexander – 7 tackles, 2 INT

SAINTS STATS

• Drew Brees – 238 yards, 0 TD, 2 INT; 2 rush, 7 yards, 1 TD
• Alvin Kamara – 13 rush, 47 yards
• Ted Ginn Jr – 13 rec, 105 yards
• Michael Thomas – 5 rec, 66 yards
• Trey Hendrickson – 3 tackles, 1 sack
• David Onyemata – 3 tackles, 1 sack

FINAL SCORE – Seahawks 16, EAGLES 28

SEAHAWKS STATS

• Russell Wilson – 171 yards, 2 TD
• Marshawn Lynch – 16 rush, 57 yards
• Jacob Hollister – 3 rec, 34 yards, 1 TD
• Luke Wilson – 2 rec, 15 yards, 1 TD
• Tyler Lockett – 4 rec, 45 yards
• Zero sacks

EAGLES STATS

• Carson Wentz – 224 yards, 3 TD
• Jordan Howard – 18 rush, 59 yards
• Miles Sanders – 12 rush, 42 yards
• Nelson Agholor – 7 rec, 92 yards, 1 TD
• Zach Ertz – 8 rec, 79 yards, 1 TD
• Greg Ward – 4 rec, 42 yards, 1 TD
• Nathan Gerry – 8 tackles, 2 sack
• Brandon Graham – 4 tackles, 1 sack

In the Madden sim of the playoffs, the Chiefs will have a rematch against the Patriots at home next Sunday. This should be a fun match-up for the Chiefs, but fans will not like the result from the sim of that game.

After an upset happy simulated Wild Card weekend, let’s see what Madden predicts for the rest of the playoffs:

AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND SCORES

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• PATRIOTS 17, Chiefs 3
• Bills 21, RAVENS 24

NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND SCORES

• VIKINGS 18, 49ers 14
• Eagles 3, PACKERS 35

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP

RAVENS 24, Patriots 21

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP

Vikings 24, PACKERS 28

SUPER BOWL

PACKERS 43, Ravens 27

Not very many people are talking about the Packers this postseason, but Madden is predicting them to end the season on a streak of high scoring games to propel them to a Super Bowl win.

This is not exactly the ending that Chiefs Kingdom is hoping for with them losing in the Divisional Round, but luckily Madden has incorrectly picked against the Chiefs a lot this offseason and it’s turned out just fine for KC.

It is also interesting to note that Madden is predicting an insane Wild Card Weekend with plenty of upsets, so even with no Chiefs game it still should be an exciting weekend for Chiefs Kingdom as football fans.