Computer Predicts Broncos To Win Super Bowl
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --- What if we had a computer system to go into time to predict the Super Bowl winner? Is that something you may be interested in? According to PredictionMachine.com, the Denver Broncos will beat the Seattle Seahawks 24-23 to win Super Bowl XLIX.
PredictionMachine.com's accuracy stems from the Predictalator (a fancy name for the Machine), which plays an upcoming game 50,000 times before it's actually played. The Predictalator has played the entire NFL season 50,000 times and the Broncos are the consensus champs.
Here is the most common playoff bracket, which was projected 402 times out of 50,000 seasons:
AFC
Wild Card Round
#6 Houston 21 @ #3 Indianapolis 27
#5 San Diego 24 @ #4 Cincinnati 26
Divisional Round
#3 Indianapolis 24 @ #2 New England 30
#4 Cincinnati 21 @ #1 Denver 31
AFC Championship
#2 New England 24 @ #1 Denver 32
NFC
Wild Card Round
#6 Philadelphia 26 @ #3 New York Giants 27
#5 San Francisco 30 @ #4 Green Bay 31
Divisional Round
#4 Green Bay 26 @ #1 New Orleans 33
#3 New York Giants 17 @ #2 Seattle 24
NFC Championship
#2 Seattle 21 @ #1 New Orleans 20
Super Bowl
Denver 24 over Seattle 23
Below is the full playoff probabilities according to the projections:
| AFC East | Wins | Losses | Proj Wins | Proj Losses | Div SU Win% | WC SU Win% | SB SU Win% |
| New England Patriots | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 5.8 | 77.4 | 6.7 | 8.8 |
| Miami Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 12.2 | 13.9 | 0.4 |
| New York Jets | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 9.8 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 0.1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 0.1 |
| AFC West | Wins | Losses | Proj Wins | Proj Losses | Div SU Win% | WC SU Win% | SB SU Win% |
| Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 4.5 | 81.5 | 12.8 | 25.1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 14.5 | 32.1 | 1.7 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 9.2 | 3.3 | 12.8 | 0.2 |
| Oakland Raiders | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 10.7 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| AFC South | Wins | Losses | Proj Wins | Proj Losses | Div SU Win% | WC SU Win% | SB SU Win% |
| Indianapolis Colts | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 6.8 | 55.9 | 12.7 | 3.3 |
| Houston Texans | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 30.3 | 18.5 | 1.1 |
| Tennessee Titans | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 7.6 | 0.2 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 10.7 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| AFC North | Wins | Losses | Proj Wins | Proj Losses | Div SU Win% | WC SU Win% | SB SU Win% |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 0 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 37.1 | 18.1 | 2.3 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 25.3 | 18.4 | 1.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 20.2 | 15.1 | 0.4 |
| Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 17.4 | 14.5 | 0.2 |
| NFC East | Wins | Losses | Proj Wins | Proj Losses | Div SU Win% | WC SU Win% | SB SU Win% |
| New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 33.3 | 12.4 | 2.2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 0 | 8.8 | 7.2 | 36.2 | 10.3 | 2.1 |
| Washington Redskins | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 27.0 | 8.7 | 1.2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| NFC West | Wins | Losses | Proj Wins | Proj Losses | Div SU Win% | WC SU Win% | SB SU Win% |
| Seattle Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 4.9 | 68.6 | 16.6 | 22.6 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 6.9 | 17.8 | 30.1 | 3.9 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 19.6 | 1.1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 8.8 | 5.5 | 10.1 | 0.4 |
| NFC South | Wins | Losses | Proj Wins | Proj Losses | Div SU Win% | WC SU Win% | SB SU Win% |
| New Orleans Saints | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 4.7 | 80.4 | 9.2 | 15.8 |
| Carolina Panthers | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 17.4 | 0.8 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 13.9 | 0.4 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 5.9 | 10.6 | 0.2 |
| NFC North | Wins | Losses | Proj Wins | Proj Losses | Div SU Win% | WC SU Win% | SB SU Win% |
| Green Bay Packers | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 6.7 | 51.0 | 10.8 | 3.1 |
| Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 21.3 | 12.0 | 0.5 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 17.2 | 8.4 | 0.5 |
| Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 8.8 | 10.5 | 7.6 | 0.2 |