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PA Fk Leak Divide Shot

Shotgun·Normal Y Off Wk·11

Play Action Pass Play

Play diagram for PA Fk Leak Divide Shot from Shotgun Normal Y Off Wk in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetNormal Y Off Wk

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

PA Fk Leak Divide Shot is a play-action shot play out of Shotgun 11 personnel that uses a divide route concept to stretch the field vertically and horizontally off a run fake. The diagram shows a deep vertical route from the outside receiver climbing straight up the numbers, a corner/bender route from the slot breaking hard upfield and then angling toward the post, and a wheel route out of the backfield or tight end area that starts flat before turning up the sideline, creating a three level stretch on one side of the field. The offensive line executes a play-action pass block to sell the run fake and buy time for the routes to develop downfield. The primary read progression starts with the deep vertical shot route, works down to the corner/bender breaking to the middle of the field, and checks down to the wheel route as the outlet against underneath coverage or blitz pressure.

Defensive Reads

Watch for two high safeties rotating down after the snap, which signals zone coverage and means you should key the corner bender sitting down in the honey hole between the levels. If the cornerback aligned over the deep vertical route is playing off man coverage with no safety help over the top, expect the shot play to hit big if the play fake gets the linebackers to step up. A single high safety cheating to the play side pre-snap is a strong indicator of man coverage or a Cover 1 blitz look, which favors the deep vertical route winning one on one against inferior corner speed. Track the flow of the linebackers after the run fake, if they bite hard downhill on the play action, the middle of the field opens for the corner bender and the wheel route becomes uncontested in the flat. This play struggles against disciplined zone blitz packages that keep a defender spying the wheel route lane and drop a safety over the top of the vertical shot, so look for those cues and be ready to check down quickly if the pocket collapses.

Usage Tips

Use this play on early downs or in medium yardage situations where the defense expects run based on personnel and formation tendencies, since the play action fake needs a run threat to hold linebackers and safeties.

Check the safety alignment pre-snap, if you see two high safeties sitting deep, prioritize the corner bender route working to the middle since it can split the safeties, but if it is a single high shell, take a shot on the deep vertical route against man coverage.

Use the wheel route as your answer versus zone blitz packages or when the underneath defenders sink into the throwing lanes, since it clears out to the flat before turning upfield past the shallow zone drops.

Pair this shot play with Fk Leak Outside Zone or Inside Zone from the same set earlier in a series so the defense respects the run fake and bites on the play action, making the vertical shot route more likely to hit against an aggressive front seven.

Motion or hot route the underneath receiver into a quick option if you diagnose a zone blitz, since the extra rusher off the edge can collapse the pocket before the deep routes fully develop.