Super Bowl I

Super Bowl I was a Madden football game between the AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals and the NFC champion Green Bay Packers to decide the Madden Football League (MFL) champion for the 01 season. The Bengals defeated the Packers by the score of 41-38 to become the inaugural champions.

Cincinnati Bengals
Despite a 3-4 start to the season, including a Week 6 loss at Green Bay, the Cincinnati Bengals won 9 straight regular season games, finishing 12-4, clinching the #1 seed in the AFC.

During the playoffs, the Bengals hosted the #6 seed Houston Texans in the Divisional round, winning 35-31. They hosted the AFC Championship game against the #4 seed New York Jets, winning 42-41 to advance to the Super Bowl.

They averaged 37.6 points/game, while giving up 29.6 points/game during the regular season. They finished with the 3rd best record in the MFL, behind Green Bay and Philadelphia.

Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers would finish the regular season with a league best 14-2 record, clinching the #1 seed in the NFC, which included a 9-game winning streak to finish the season.

During the playoffs, the Packers hosted the #4 seed Carolina Panthers in the Divisional round, winning 42-39. They hosted the NFC Championship game against the #2 seed Philadelphia Eagles, winning 48-42 in overtime to advance to the Super Bowl.

They averaged 38.3 points/game, while giving up 30.3 points/game during the regular season. They were the only team in the entire MFL to go undefeated in their own division(6-0).