Madden 2004-15 Year Simluation

[MrNFL_FanIQ]

I did this a looong time ago, I simulated a franchise on Madden for 15 years with very little intervention from me. (I pretty much let the computers do everything) to see what would happen.

Interesting how things turned out. Baltimore had a dynasty, in the Super Bowl 6 times in 8 years, going 3-3. (Strangely, they had 3 coaches in that time, Billick was 2-0, Mike Holmgren was 0-2, and Bill Cowher was 1-1.

Later, Kurt Warner would be 1-2 in Super Bowls as a coach, one season in Houston, two with the Jets.

Here's the Super Bowl winners

GAME	WINNER	LOSER		WINNING COACH	LOSING COACH
2004	TB	PIT	XXXIV	Jon Gruden	Bill Cowher
2005	KC	TB	XL	Dick Vermeil	Jon Gruden
2006	BAL	WAS	XLI	Brian Billick	Joe Gibbs
2007	BAL	SF	XLII	Brian Billick	Dennis Erickson
2008	TB	KC	XLIII	Lovie Smith	Dick Vermeil
2009	SF	BAL	XLIV	Jim Johnson	Mike Holmgren
2010	SEA	BAL	XLV	Romeo Crennel	Mike Holmgren
2011	BAL	PHI	XLVI	Bill Cowher	Ray Rhodes
2012	NE	NO	XLVII	Marty Schottenheimer	Charlie Weis
2013	WAS	BAL	XLVIII	Ron Meeks	Bill Cowher
2014	PHI	HOU	XLIV	Kerry Collins	Kurt Warner
2015	SF	KC	L	Jim Mora Jr.	Andy Reid
2016	KC	SF	LI	Andy Reid	Jim Mora Jr.
2017	NO	NYJ	LII	Peter Boulware	Kurt Warner
2018	NYJ	TB	LIII	Kurt Warner	Marvin Lewis

No team made the playoffs in all 15 years. The Ravens were the best, making it 13 seasons (All in a row from 06-18) The Patriots made it 11 years, and the Seahawks made it 10.

Only the Browns failed to make it ever. The Packers only it made it once, and that was in the final year.

No teams went unbeaten or winless. The Lions had a 1-15 year and the Falcons had a 15-1 year.

The Raiders in 2004 went 7-9 and got to the AFC Championship game.

Here's the overall playoff success for each team:

	App	SB Wins	SB Loss	Conf L	Div Loss	WC Loss	In a Row
Steelers	7	0	1	0	1	5	2
Ravens	13	3	3	2	5	0	13
Bengals	3	0	0	0	2	1	2
Browns*	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Colts	6	0	0	3	3	0	3
Titans	5	0	0	1	1	3	3
Jaguars	4	0	0	0	1	3	1
Texans	8	0	1	1	1	5	4
Patriots	11	1	0	1	7	2	11
Dolphins	4	0	0	0	1	3	1
Jets	5	1	1	1	1	1	5
Bills	3	0	0	0	1	2	2
Raiders	6	0	0	2	3	1	1
Chargers	4	0	0	2	1	1	2
Chiefs	7	2	2	1	0	2	4
Broncos	4	0	0	1	2	1	2
Bears	7	0	0	1	5	1	3
Vikings	7	0	0	1	4	2	4
Packers	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
Lions	2	0	0	0	0	2	1
Buccanneers	9	2	2	1	2	2	7
Falcons	4	0	0	0	1	3	2
Panthers	8	0	0	3	3	2	4
Saints	6	1	1	0	1	3	3
Eagles	8	1	1	3	2	1	5
Redskins	9	1	1	3	3	1	4
Giants	3	0	0	0	0	3	2
Cowboys	3	0	0	1	1	1	2
49ers	7	2	2	0	1	2	2
Seahawks	10	1	0	1	3	5	4
Rams	3	0	0	1	1	1	2
Cardinals	3	0	0	0	2	1	1

[MrNFL_FanIQ]

Re: Madden 2004-15 Year Simluation

As for individuals, here's some of the top 10 all time leaders at the end of the sim:

	MOST FIELD GOALS
1	Morten Andersen	525
2	Gary Anderson	521
3	Martin Gramatica	497
4	Paul Edinger	483
5	Ryan Longwell	478
6	Jeff Reed	475
7	Matt Stover	446
8	Sebastian Janikowski	437
9	Josh Brown	436
10	Jason Elam	434
	MOST RUSHING YARDS
1	Clinton Portis	20,411
2	Emmitt Smith	17,695
3	Jamal Lewis	16,758
4	Walter Payton	16,726
5	Deuce McAllister	16,067
6	Shaun Alexander	15,651
7	Barry Sanders	15,269
8	Fred Taylor	14,989
9	Ahman Green	14,867
10	Ricky Williams	14,651
	MOST RUSHING TDS
1	Clinton Portis	163
2	Emmitt Smith	157
3	Marcus Allen	123
4	Shaun Alexander	123
5	Marshall Faulk	121
6	Priest Holmes	115
7	Walter Peyton	110
8	Jim Brown	106
9	Domanick Davis	106
10	John Riggins	104
	Edgerrin James	104
	MOST PASS TDS
1	Dan Marino	420
2	Brett Favre	405
3	Peyton Manning	377
4	Donovan McNabb	353
5	Fran Tarkenton	342
6	Kyle Boller	311
7	John Elway	300
8	Tom Brady	299
9	Patrick Ramsey	295
10	Warren Moon	291
	Matt Hasselbeck	291
	MOST PASS YARDS
1	Dan Marino	61,361
2	Brett Favre	54,087
3	Peyton Manning	53,627
4	John Elway	51,475
5	Drew Bledsoe	49,560
6	Warren Moon	49,325
7	Fran Tarkenton	47,003
8	Donovan McNabb	45,997
9	Dan Fouts	43,040
10	Vinny Testaverde	43,061
	MOST RECEIVING YARDS
1	Jerry Rice	23,168
2	Torry Holt	17,682
3	Randy Moss	17,664
4	Marvin Harrison	15,610
5	Tim Brown	15,203
6	Terrell Owens	14,262
7	Larry Fitzgerald	14,047
8	James Lofton	14,004
9	Issac Bruce	13,984
10	Cris Carter	13,899
	MOST CATCHES
1	Jerry Rice	1,578
2	Torry Holt	1,183
3	Marvin Harrison	1,165
4	Randy Moss	1,156
5	Larry Fitzgerald	1,128
6	Tim Brown	1,116
7	Cris Carter	1,101
8	Brandon Lloyd	1,080
9	LeRoy Johnstone	1,033
10	Anquan Boldin	1,010
	MOST RECEIVING TD
1	Jerry Rice	201
2	Randy Moss	148
3	Terrell Owens	139
4	Marvin Harrison	135
5	Cris Carter	129
6	Torry Holt	118
7	Andre Johnson	114
8	Brandon Lloyd	104
9	Hines Ward	103
10	Steve Largent	100
	Larry Fitzgerald	100
	MOST SACKS
1	Bruce Smith	200
2	Reggie White	198
3	Deacon Jones	173.5
4	Kevin Greene	160
5	Jack Youngblood	151.5
6	Chris Doleman	151
7	Michael Strahan	149
8	Alan Page	148.5
9	Lawerence Taylor	142
10	Kevin Carter	139
	MOST INTERCEPTIONS
1	DeAngelo Hall	83
2	Paul Krause	81
3	Elmen Tunnell	79
4	Champ Bailey	75
5	Rod Woodson	72
6	Dunta Robinson	71
7	Dwight Smith	70
8	Dick Lane	68
9	Ken Riley	65
10	Ronnie Lott	63
	MOST PANCAKES
1	Shawn Andrews	825
2	Jeff Faine	813
3	Dwight Petersen	792
4	Steve Sciullo	791
5	Hank Fraley	749
6	Daniel Koppen	706
7	Mike Williams	700
8	Justin Hartwig	694
9	Kendall Simmons	656
10	Maurice Williams	654

Here's some head coach stats:

Coach	W-L-T		Playoff	Super Bowls	Teams						Best Yr	Worst Yr
Bill Cowher	110-113-1		10-6	1-2	PIT (04-06) CHI (08-10) BAL (11-13) CLE (14-18)						14-2	2-14
Brian Billick	118-119-3		9-2	2-0	BAL (04-07) DAL (08-18)						12-4	4-12
Butch Davis	16-16		None	None	CLE (04-05)						8-8	8-8
Marvin Lewis	82-109-1		6-5	0-1	CIN (04-08) DET (09-13) TB (17-18)						11-5	3-13
Tony Dungy	91-100-1		1-3	None	IND (04-09) CIN (10-13) NYG (17-18)						13-3	5-11
Jack Del Rio	116-124		0-4	None	JAX (04-18)						11-5	5-11
Jeff Fisher	91-101		2-4	None	TEN (04-14) (18)						12-4	4-12
Dom Capers	99-93		0-5	None	HOU (04-05) (09-11) ARI (12-18)						13-3	4-12
Bill Belichick	127-113		3-7	None	NE (04-06) DEN (07-18)						12-4	3-13
Mike Mularkey	37-43		0-2	None	BUF (04-08)						10-6	4-12
Dave Wannstedt	119-121		1-5	None	MIA (04-17) WAS (18)						11-5	4-12
Herm Edwards	20-44		None	None	NYJ (04-07)						6-10	4-12
Mike Shanahan	20-28		None	None	DEN (04-06)						7-9	6-10
Dick Vermeil	52-44		6-2	1-1	KC (04-08) CIN (09)						10-6	6-10
Marty Schottenheimer	125-99		10-7	1-0	SD (04-05) PIT (07-09) NE (10-12) CAR (13-15) PHI (16-18)						12-4	7-9
Norv Turner	99-108-1		4-7	None	OAK (04-11) CHI (14-18)						13-3	3-12-1
Lovie Smith	132-108		7-5	1-0	CHI (04-07) TB (08-13) BAL (14-16) CIN (17-18)						12-4	5-11
Mike Tice	20-12		3-2	None	MIN (04-05)						10-6	10-6
Mike Sherman	23-25		None	None	GB (04-06)						9-7	6-10
Steve Mariucci	26-53-1		0-1	None	DET (04-08)						10-6	1-15
Jon Gruden	59-52-1		6-3	1-1	TB (04-07) NYJ (08-10)						12-3-1	3-13
Jim Mora	107-85		6-4	1-1	ATL (04-08) SD (12-14) SF (15-17) NO (18)						13-3	5-11
John Fox	81-110-1		1-2	None	CAR (04-06) GB (07-14) (18)						12-4	4-12
Jeff Haslett	16-16		0-1	None	NO (04-05)						11-5	4-12
Andy Reid	114-76-2		8-6	1-1	PHI (04-09) KC (12-17) SD (18)						12-4	5-9-2
Joe Gibbs	82-62		4-4	0-1	WAS (04-08) BUF (09-12)						14-2	6-10
Tom Coughlin	64-64		0-1	None	NYG (04-07) IND (10-12) SF (18)						10-6	6-10
Bill Parcells	107-85		1-4	None	DAL (04-07) NYG (08-10) NYJ (11-15)						11-5	6-10
Dennis Erickson	40-40		3-2	0-1	SF (04-08)						14-2	5-11
Mike Holmgren	140-100		8-10	0-2	SEA (04-07) (11-18) BAL (08-10)						13-3	7-9
Dennis Green	22-58		None	None	ARI (04-08)						7-9	2-14
Mike Martz	87-137		1-2	None	STL (04-05) HOU (06-08) NO (09-11) MIN (12-14) GB (15-17)						9-7	2-14
Mike Singletary	13-35		None	None	CLE (06-08)						5-11	4-12
Monte Kiffin	62-66		1-1	None	SD (06-11) OAK (12-13)						11-5	5-11
Tom Moore	49-46-1		0-2	None	MIN (06-08) KC (09-11)						10-6	6-9-1
Jim Bates	46-82		None	None	NO (06-08) CLE (09-10) CIN (14-16)						7-9	3-13
Mike Trgovac	90-101-1		0-2	None	STL (06-17)						10-6	5-10-1
Brad Johnson	49-46-1		3-4	None	NE (07-09) CAR (10-12)						11-5	5-11
Gregg Knapp	94-98		1-5	None	CAR (07-09) PIT (10-18)						11-5	3-13
Romeo Crennel	97-77-2		4-6	1-0	SEA (08-10) NYG (11-16) BAL (17-18)						13-3	5-11
Al Saunders	41-55		0-1	None	MIN (09-11) TB (14-16)						10-6	5-11
Rich Gannon	89-71		0-5	None	ATL (09-11) SF (12-14) HOU (15-18)						15-1	4-12
Ron Meeks	84-60		8-3	1-0	WAS (09-17)						12-4	6-10
Jim Johnson	59-50-3		3-2	1-0	SF (09-11) ATL (12-15)						13-3	5-11
Kurt Warner	81-61-2		12-5	1-2	ARI (09-11) HOU (12-14) NYJ (16-18)						13-3	4-11-1
Ray Rhodes	80-64		4-4	0-1	PHI (10-12) BUF (13-15) ATL (16-18)						13-3	3-13
Charlie Clemons	20-60		None	None	CLE (11-13) DET (14-15)						7-9	1-14-1
Brett Favre	77-51		4-4	None	CHI (11-13) OAK (14-18)						13-3	7-9
Charlie Weis	64-47-1		3-3	0-1	NO (12-14) TEN (15-17) MIA (18)						11-4-1	7-9
Shelton Quarles	19-29		None	None	IND (13-15)						7-9	6-10
Kevin Hardy	40-56		0-2	None	NE (13-18)						11-5	5-11
Kerry Collins	52-44		3-1	1-0	PHI (13-15) BUF (16-18)						12-4	6-10
Michael Strahan	38-26		0-2	None	SD (15-17) KC (18)						11-5	9-7
Ty Law	22-42		0-1	None	MIN (15-18)						9-7	4-12
Peter Boulware	40-23-1		5-2	1-0	NO (15-17) STL (18)						11-5	9-7
Tom Rowdy	27-21		3-2	None	IND (16-18)						10-5-1	8-8
Rob Morris	21-27		0-1	None	DET (16-18)						8-8	6-10
Jake Plummer	23-25		1-1	None	CAR (16-18)						10-6	6-10

[MrNFL_FanIQ]

Re: Madden 2004-15 Year Simluation

Thought that maybe some people here would get a kick out of this. If anyone has any questions, I have a lot more data on this.

[BoKnowsBest]

Re: Madden 2004-15 Year Simluation

you should try a HC09 15 year simulation. id like to see how that goes.wanna bet that tampa, NE, philly, and the colts win the majority of those 15 rings?

but overall its pretty interesting. i love how kurt warner, peter boulware and kerry collins somehow become head coaches.

[MrNFL_FanIQ]

Re: Madden 2004-15 Year Simluation

Heh, no kidding. In my 3rd year, Philly and Tampa are already shaping to be the #1 and #2 AGAIN.

I don't think it'd work as well on HC, because you still have to do a lot, unlike Madden where I basically changed nothing.

Yeah, it's fun seeing retired guys coach, even Favre coached!

[MillardMavs]

Re: Madden 2004-15 Year Simluation

Hey after the 15 year sim, What are the team ratings? Also each teams best player?

[Acid]

Re: Madden 2004-15 Year Simluation

I love how Brett Favre coached the Bears.

[MrNFL_FanIQ]

Re: Madden 2004-15 Year Simluation

Hey after the 15 year sim, What are the team ratings? Also each teams best player?

I'd have to pop the game back in, not sure off hand.

I do remember that the drafted players (I never imported classes) usually weren't all that good. Most positions by the end were lucky to have more than 1 or 2 guys with overalls of 90. Although there was probably 10 99 overall punters, which confuses me.

I did keep track of Pro Bowl numbers, if you'd like me to post who each team had getting there.

[R1zzo23]

Re: Madden 2004-15 Year Simluation

Don't leave Ty Law off the list of retired players taking over a head coaching position.