Maybe There's Hope Anyway

Over the past couple weeks I have blogged my fears as the result of the Packers being an overwhelming pre-season pick for the Super Bowl. You know- the curses and jinx that comes from such pre-season favoritism....

Well, also in the last week, Wired.com posted a story about the annual running of a season-long simulation by Electronic Arts (EA Sports) Madden NFL video game.

First the tag:

EA has done this kind of simulation every January since 2004. Since then, EA has picked the Super Bowl winner six out of seven times, so maybe the algorithm is on to something.

Now the winner will be:

The Green Bay Packers

Read More: Wired.com

With the season starting tonight with those Vikings and What's His Name at quarterback, I thought this would be a good way to keep tonight's game in perspective.