Playbooks

Y Curl

Shotgun·Split Y Off·21

Curl Pass Play

Play diagram for Y Curl from Shotgun Split Y Off in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetSplit Y Off

Personnel

212 RB · 1 TE · 2 WR

In 6 playbooks

Bengals OffenseOffense Bills OffenseOffense Packers OffenseOffense NFL Live Bengals OffenseOffense NFL Live Bills OffenseOffense NFL Live Packers OffenseOffense

Breakdown

Y Curl out of Shotgun Split Y Off (21 personnel) shows a four man route concept designed to attack zone coverage underneath while giving the quarterback layered horizontal stretch reads. The backside receiver runs a deep out breaking to the sideline, the TE releases up the seam and hooks into a curl at the sticks, the slot runs a corner route stretching the flat defender vertically, and the RB releases out of the backfield on a wheel route up the sideline. The line and remaining back stay in to pass protect, making this a straight dropback pass built to beat zone coverage by flooding one side while giving the QB a boundary out and wheel combo on the backside for a full field progression. The primary read starts with the Y curl sitting down in the throwing lane, then works to the corner route and wheel if the underneath zone squeezes the middle.

Defensive Reads

Identify if the defense shows two deep safeties pre-snap, since that usually signals zone coverage and opens up the Y curl sitting in the window underneath. Watch the flat defender and outside linebacker at the snap, if they widen with the corner route it opens a throwing lane for the curl or the wheel behind them. Beware of a user controlled defender sitting in the shallow zone or spying the middle, since that lurk threat can undercut the curl route if the QB stares it down too long. Cover 3 with a hard flat defender can shut down the wheel route quickly, so key the cornerback depth pre-snap to decide if the sideline shot is viable. Man coverage with an inside linebacker on the RB is a green light for the wheel route to win deep, since most linebackers cannot recover once the wheel stacks vertically.

Usage Tips

Use pre-snap motion or a peek at the safety alignment to confirm if you are getting two high or single high shell before committing to this call.

Against zone coverage, work the Y curl first since it settles into the soft spot between the underneath and intermediate zones, then progress to the corner route if a linebacker sits the middle.

If you see man coverage on the RB out of the backfield, hot route the curl to a flat or drag to speed up the timing and beat the matchup before the wheel develops.

Best called on second and medium or third and short to medium since the curl and out combo give the QB quick access throws that live within the sticks.

Pair this with Backs Cross or Mtn H Angle from the same set to keep defenses honest, since both plays use similar backfield action but attack different zones, forcing linebackers to hesitate on their drops.