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PA Crossers

Shotgun·Wing Trips Wk Nasty·11

Play Action Crosser Pass Play

Play diagram for PA Crossers from Shotgun Wing Trips Wk Nasty in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetWing Trips Wk Nasty

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

PA Crossers is a play-action pass out of Shotgun Wing Trips Wk Nasty that hits the defense with two deep crossing routes stacked underneath a deep vertical from the wing receiver. Off the run fake, the two receivers to the trips side break inward and cross the field on deep in routes, one from the outside receiver and one from the slot, while the tight end or wing runs an underneath crosser into the vacated middle of the field. The backside receiver clears out on a deep vertical to hold the safety, making this a strong man beater since the crossing traffic creates natural rub picks against man defenders, with the primary read progression starting at the shallow crosser underneath, then working to the deep crosser breaking opposite, and finally the vertical shot if the safety bites on the play fake.

Defensive Reads

Pre-snap, identify if the defense is showing two high safeties or a single high shell. Two high safeties often signal zone drops that can clog the crossing lanes. Watch linebacker depth at the snap. Linebackers who step up hard on the run fake open massive throwing lanes for both crossers. This play beats man coverage heavily due to the natural pick action from the stacked crossing routes, so look for man alignment with corners playing tight outside technique. Cover 3 and Cover 4 zone shells with disciplined linebacker drops can undercut the shallow crosser, so be ready to climb the progression to the deeper crosser or vertical route. Post-snap, key any user-controlled defender sitting in the middle of the field as a lurk threat, since that defender can jump the shallow crosser if the quarterback stares it down too long.

Usage Tips

Use this play on early downs or second and medium to sell the run fake and freeze linebackers who bite on the play action.

Check the safety alignment pre-snap. If you see a single high safety cheating toward the trips side, hot route the backside vertical into a comeback to attack the space he vacates.

Against man coverage, trust the natural rub created by the crossing routes and lead with the underneath crosser since it will separate fastest off the pick.

Pair this with Y Mtn Drive or Shallow Cross Smash in the same set so the defense sees similar run action and crossing route stems but different depth reads, forcing linebackers to hesitate on their fake diagnosis.

Use max protect or slide protection hot routes if you face heavy blitz looks since the play action fake takes extra time to develop and the quarterback needs a clean pocket to work through crossers.