Things are really starting to get interesting folks. The Broncos are now in the driver's seat in the AFC West thanks to an Oakland loss and a victory for us over Minnesota. Once again, Madden came through with an accurate prediction and the Broncos moved one step closer to an unlikely postseason berth. Before we jump into this week's prediction, let's take a look at the results from this year's previous predictions.

Madden Prediction, Chiefs Week (first Madden prediction):

Play through: Denver 27, KC 17

Sim average: KC 25.4, Denver 23.6

Actual result: Denver 17, KC 10

NY Jets Week:

Play through: Denver 35, NY 7

Sim average: Denver 25.8, NY 9

Actual result: Denver 17, NY 13

San Diego Week:

Play through: Denver 27, SD 24, OT

Sim average: Denver 26, SD 24

Actual Result: Denver 16, SD 13, OT

Minnesota Week:

Play through: Denver 30, Minnesota 10

Sim average: Denver 32, Minnesota 18

Actual result: Denver 35, Minnesota 32

Madden Prediction Play Through Overall Record: 4-0

And now for this week's predictions. For those of you who have not read this series before, I play through each weeks game once in control of the Broncos. In addition to this, I also sim the game. I do a total of 5 sims each week to obtain a decent sample size. Here are the results of the play through.

Final Score: Denver 31, Chicago 10

Relevant Stats

Passing:

Denver - T. Tebow - 13-20, 220 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT

Chicago - C.Hanie - 11-22, 194 YDS

Rushing:

Denver - W. McGahee - 16 ATT, 78 YDS

T.Tebow - 4 ATT, 31 YDS, 1 TD

L. Ball - 2 ATT, 10 YDS

S. Larsen - 1 ATT, 5 YDS, 1 TD

Chicago - M. Barber - 14 ATT, 46 YDS, 1 TD

C. Hanie - 1 ATT, 5 YDS

Receiving:

Denver - D. Thomas - 2 REC, 53 YDS, 1 TD

E. Decker - 2 REC, 52 YDS, 1 TD

Chicago - D. Hester - 3 REC, 69 YDS

Defense:

Denver - V. MIller - 5 TCKL, 3 SACKs

Chicago - J. Peppers - 3 TCKL, 2 SACKs

Special Teams:

Denver - M. Prater, 1/1 FG, 43 YDS

Chicago - R. Gould, 1/1 FG, 51 YDS

Here are the results of this week's sims.

Sim 1: Chicago 16, Denver 10

Sim 2: Denver 7, Chicago 6

Sim 3: Chicago 21, Denver 14

Sim 4: Denver 26, Chicago 13

Sim 5: Chicago 17, Denver 13

Sim average: Chicago 14.6, Denver 14

Well, Madden seems to think that this is going to be a very close game. Hopefully the Broncos will make the play through result happen this week and win going away. Either way, it's a good time to be a Denver Bronco fan. GO BRONCOS!!!