'Madden' Cover Vote: AFC and NFC North

[oldschooler]

Will Ray Rice be the first athlete to ever appear on the cover of two EA Sports titles in the same year? It could happen as Rice already won the fan vote for the "NFL Blitz" cover, and now that EA Sports has finished announcing all of the participants in the "Madden NFL 13" cover vote, it looks like Rice will get his shot at double duty.


But before he can snag the coveted (and some would say cursed) "Madden" cover, Rice will first need to defeat fellow-Raven Terrell Suggs in the teammate versus teammate play-in round.


Here are all of the match-ups in the AFC and NFC North:


[b]AFC NORTH[/b]
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[*][b]Baltimore Ravens:[/b] Ray Rice versus Terrell Suggs
[*][b]Cincinnati Bengals:[/b] Andy Dalton versus AJ Green
[*][b]Cleveland Browns:[/b] Joe Haden versus Joe Thomas
[*][b]Pittsburgh Steelers:[/b] Ben Roethlisberger versus Troy Polamalu



[b]NFC NORTH[/b]
[*][b]Chicago Bears:[/b] Matt Forte versus Jay Cutler
[*][b]Detroit Lions:[/b] Calvin Johnson versus Matthew Stafford
[*][b]Green Bay Packers:[/b] Aaron Rodgers versus Clay Matthews
[*][b]Minnesota Vikings:[/b] Percy Harvin versus Jared Allen



These two divisions are stacked with players I can see winning the cover. From Megatron and AJ Green to Matt Forte and Aaron Rodgers, the North teams are packed with heavy hitting fan favorites.


And with the vote kicking off March 7, I can't wait to see whose fans come out to support with Twitter, Facebook, and various other online campaigns. Remember, nobody predicted a Peyton Hillis win last year. Will we see another huge upset this season and end up with an underdog like T-Sizzle on the cover?


I can't wait to find out.


And just in case you missed any of the other cover candidates, check out our division by division recap:

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[Tigris]

Calvin Johnson should be it. He has the most followers I'd say.

Mostly because he's a FF stud and looks like a freak.

[bigboi]

don't vote for any bengals players on the cover of madden.vote Jen roethlisbreger and troy polamalu,let them get cursed.

[Elijah15]

i dont want andy or aj to get the curse

[NASTYNATI]

everyone here must vote for the Stoolers... MUST!

[fluhartz]

does anyone really think it WON'T be Tebow in the end.... seriously...

[CTBengalsFan]

[quote name='bigboi' timestamp='1331175754' post='1103312']
don't vote for any bengals players on the cover of madden.vote Jen roethlisbreger and troy polamalu,let them get cursed.
[/quote]

THIS, if anyone votes for a Bengal to be on the cover you're a traitor!

[ButchWalkerRokks]

Oldschooler bringin back memories, oh my God. NFL Blitz had me by the balls as a kid. That game was amazing. Even if Kordell was on the cover...