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PA Jet Sweep

Shotgun·Empty Ace·12

Sweep Jet Sweep Play Action Motion Pass Play

Play diagram for PA Jet Sweep from Shotgun Empty Ace in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetEmpty Ace

Personnel

121 RB · 2 TE · 2 WR

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Breakdown

PA Jet Sweep out of Shotgun Empty Ace uses jet motion across the formation to sell the sweep fake before the QB pulls it back to throw off play action. Post snap, the two outside receivers push vertical stem routes up the seams while the inside slot runs a deep in cutting across the middle and the underneath receiver works a shallow drag through the box from one side to the other. This is a play-action shot play designed to beat aggressive run fits and man coverage that bites on the jet fake, with the primary read progression starting at the deep in over the middle, then working to the far side vertical seam, and checking down to the shallow drag if the defense sits back in zone.

Defensive Reads

Watch for linebackers and safeties flowing hard toward the jet motion pre-snap, that aggressive run key is exactly what this play is designed to exploit. Man coverage defenders who turn their back to chase the jet sweep fake get beat instantly by the deep in route working across the middle. Cover 3 with a single high safety is vulnerable since that safety has to choose between the two vertical seam routes and the deep in, creating a clear post snap window. Zone defenses like Cover 4 or Cover 2 that keep two safeties deep can take away the vertical seams, forcing the offense down to the shallow drag as a checkdown. Disciplined defensive ends and outside linebackers who stay home and do not bite on the jet fake can disrupt the play action timing and force a quicker, lower value throw.

Usage Tips

Use the jet motion pre-snap to bait linebackers and safeties into run fits, especially against defenses that have shown heavy run blitz tendencies on early downs.

Look for single high safety shells before the snap since the deep in route and vertical seams punish Cover 3 and Cover 1 defenders who key on the run fake.

Hot route the shallow drag receiver into a quicker option against Cover 4 or Cover 2 shells where the deep middle read gets clogged by two high safeties.

Best called on first or second down in run heavy personnel packages like 12 personnel where defenses expect the actual jet sweep run.

Pair this with the real Jet QB Zone or Fake Jet Pass Power earlier in a drive so the defense over commits to run fits, then dial up PA Jet Sweep to hit the play-action shot off that tendency.