The Madden Curse, also known as the Madden Cover Curse, is a speculation involving the video game series Madden NFL, stating that the season a player appears on the cover of Madden NFL, that player will be cursed with either an injury or poor performance.

Dorsey Levens was the first player featured on the cover, after previous versions included an image of John Madden. Levens suffered an unsuccessful season, resulting in him being cut the following year. Running back Eddie George was featured on the cover the following year. In the playoffs he bobbled a pass which was intercepted for a touchdown. Marshall Faulk appeared on the cover and his season resulted in low rushing numbers. Ray Lewis and his team failed to make the playoffs in his season appearing on the cover, and was injured the following season. Daunte Culpepper, Michael Vick, Donovan McNabb, and Shaun Alexander all have suffered injuries in their season appearing on the cover. These performances and injuries resulted in speculation of a curse.