{"id":108251,"date":"2020-01-29T03:01:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T03:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/?p=131509"},"modified":"2020-01-29T03:01:30","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T03:01:30","slug":"xbox-battle-predicts-the-49ers-to-win-the-big-game-as-richard-sherman-defeats-travis-kelce-in-madden-nfl-20-preview-of-sundays-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/01\/29\/xbox-battle-predicts-the-49ers-to-win-the-big-game-as-richard-sherman-defeats-travis-kelce-in-madden-nfl-20-preview-of-sundays-showdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Xbox Battle Predicts the 49ers to Win the Big Game as Richard Sherman Defeats Travis Kelce in Madden NFL 20 Preview of Sunday\u2019s Showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Richard Sherman had the upper hand in Tuesday night\u2019s epic Xbox Sessions: Game Before the Game episode, as he led the San Francisco 49ers to defeat Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs, 21-16, in a preview of Sunday night\u2019s matchup. The two players battled it out in a friendly but intense game of Madden NFL 20<\/em><\/a> on Xbox One X live from Miami.<\/p>\n

On the virtual football field, Sherman owned the first half,
\nscoring the first touchdown and holding Kelce to a mere field goal before going
\ninto halftime with a 7-3 lead for the 49ers. However, Kelce and the Chiefs were
\nquick to respond in the beginning of the second half with a 50-yard kickoff return,
\nultimately leading to a touchdown to give the Chiefs a 10-7 lead as the game
\nbarreled toward the start of the 4th<\/sup> quarter. <\/p>\n

While the Chiefs made a huge defensive stand and the teams traded touchdowns, the 49ers couldn\u2019t be stopped. Sherman and the 49ers made a huge pick-6 play towards the end of the game \u2013 securing the win and earning Sherman not only bragging rights leading up to Sunday\u2019s game, but also 50 Xbox One X consoles and a copy of Madden NFL 20 <\/em>for Sherman\u2019s charity of choice, Blanket Coverage, the Richard Sherman Family Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This wasn\u2019t Sherman\u2019s first time in the Xbox hot seat. The 49ers cornerback laced up his virtual cleats for 2015\u2019s Xbox Sessions: Game Before the Game when he was a player for the Seattle Seahawks, and came up short against the New England Patriots\u2019 Shane Vereen.<\/p>\n

If you missed the Xbox Sessions: Game Before the Game episode, you can re-watch the match up on Xbox YouTube<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, Mixer<\/a>, and Twitch<\/a> channels beginning January 29! Remember to grab a copy of Madden NFL 20<\/em><\/a>, Madden NFL 20: Superstar Edition<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>or Madden NFL: Ultimate Superstar Edition<\/em><\/a> at 50% off their original price between January 28 and February 3. <\/p>\n

With Xbox\u2019s Game Before the Game in the
\nbooks and the 49ers coming out on top 21-16 over the Chiefs, we\u2019ll have to wait
\nuntil Sunday to see how the IRL game shapes up!<\/p>\n

Stay tuned to Xbox Wire for more upcoming
\nepisodes of Xbox Sessions!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Richard Sherman had the upper hand in Tuesday night\u2019s epic Xbox Sessions: Game Before the Game episode, as he led the San Francisco 49ers to defeat Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs, 21-16, in a preview of Sunday night\u2019s matchup. The two players battled it out in a friendly but intense game of Madden […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-xbox-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108251"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108251\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}