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Madden 22: Our 2021 NFL season sim results in some wild predictions

By Matthew Liebl

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - AUGUST 27: Quarterback Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs warms up prior to the preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings at Arrowhead Stadium on August 27, 2021 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - AUGUST 27: Quarterback Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs warms up prior to the preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings at Arrowhead Stadium on August 27, 2021 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /
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Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /

Dallas Cowboys

11-6, 1st place in NFC East (No. 3 seed in NFC)

Shifting to the NFC East, we’ve got America’s Team, the Dallas Cowboys predicted to win the division with an impressive 11-6 record. And just to be clear, Madden predicted a 24-0 loss to the Buccaneers so it’s already correct in one sense.

Dak Prescott proved in Thursday’s opener that he’s still a top-five quarterback in the league, despite coming off a devastating ankle injury, and Madden certainly seems to agree. The simulation predicts 4,543 passing yards and 34 touchdowns for Prescott along with an additional 207 yards and two touchdowns on the ground.

Honestly, I think Prescott will top these numbers in real life and that’s not just me being a Cowboys homer. I legitimately think he’ll easily top 40 touchdowns on the season, especially if he continues to perform as he did against the Buccaneers.

Madden also predicts two thousand-yard receivers in Amari Cooper (100 rec., 1,286 yards, 11 touchdowns) and Ceedee Lamb (66 rec., 1,057 yards, 8 touchdowns). I think both of these projections are pretty spot on.

And then we come to Ezekiel Elliott. After the disaster of a season last year, Madden 22 predicts a monster comeback that I just don’t see happening. The simulation predicts 1,460 rushing yards and 16 rushing touchdowns. Meanwhile, his backup, Tony Pollard will run for 366 yards and another 13 touchdowns. None of this is going to happen.

That said, it is definitely possible that the Cowboys will win the division. Although they lost the season opener to the Bucs, they looked good. If their defense can play decent enough, their offense will carry them. As a team, the Cowboys are projected to finish with 30.2 points per game (3rd most) and, perhaps most surprisingly, are expected to have a top 10 defense in terms of points allowed (396). The first part is believable, but I don’t know about the defensive projections.

The Cowboys are predicted to enter the playoffs as the No. 3 seed in the NFC.

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