It’s that time of year when Madden drops its Super Bowl simulation and the peeps immediately start pretending they weren’t already opening their betting apps. If the simulation result holds again, this would mark three straight years of getting it right—fueling the annual argument over whether this is coincidence,

The New England Patriots are back in the Super Bowl for the first time since 2019.

Drake Maye has also been listed with a shoulder issue, but has continued working through the week, publicly projecting confidence, which is exactly what you would expect from a team trying to keep its...