That’s it, put your money on Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XLV. The word comes from the Madden NFL 11 simulation of the Super Bowl, which has correctly guessed six of the last seven winners. That’s as good a record as any sports broadcaster and better than a few oddsmakers over the same time period. An EA Sports simulation also predicted Spain’s World Cup victory.

According to an Madden NFL 09 simulation run by EA Sports, the Cinderella story of the Arizona Cardinals is about to reach an abrupt end. They did put up a good fight in the simulated Super Bowl XLIII, which the Pittsburgh Steelers won 28-24.

If that scenario actually unfolds in Tampa Bay, it will be the sixth Super Bowl win for the Steelers. It would also make Mike Tomlin the youngest coach in history to win a Super Bowl at age 36.

In EA Sports’ scenario…