With the addition of Odell Beckham Jr. and plenty of madden nfl 23 coins optimism surrounding Baker Mayfield heading into his sophomore season, many believed the Browns had the kind of talent on their roster that could have them contending for the Super Bowl in early 2023. Instead, we were all forced to watch as the Browns disappointed yet again, continuing a stretch of mediocrity that is nearly unrivaled across the NFL. While Madden’s prediction of 8-8 might have initially seemed to sell Cleveland’s potential short, it actually turned out to be rather generous considering the team instead floundered their way to a 6-10 record.
So while this prediction may not have been entirely correct, at least Madden saw the writing on the wall in how over-hyped the team was heading into the season. Or, maybe Madden is just hard coded to make sure Cleveland fans never find happiness on the football field.
It was a gutsy call to suggest that these two contenders weren’t going to make it to the postseason, so it’s hardly a surprise that it didn’t exactly come to pass. The Packers, in their first year under new head coach Matt LaFleur, won their division at 13-3 (Madden had them finishing a dismal 6-9-1) and were able to secure a first-round bye in the playoffs. Things didn’t go quite as well in 2023 for the Rams. With the NFC West suddenly turning into the best division in football, Sean McVay’s squad played their way to an underwhelming 9-7 (Madden record: 8-8) record that left them on the outside looking in just as the great soothsayer Madden foretold.
This one is about as close to a correct prediction without being quite right as you can get. On the AFC side of the equation, the Ravens did indeed finish the season with the best record in the conference, but that record was 13-3 rather than 12-4. On the NFC side, it’s a little more complicated.
Even though the Saints finished with a 13-3 record, they ended up as the odd man out in a 3-way tie atop the conference and were forced to play a Wild Card game that they would of course then lose to the Vikings. But technically speaking, both the Saints and the Ravens did have the best records in their conferences this past season, so I have to say this prediction was pretty darn cheap madden 23 coins close to being a winner.
