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Shotgun·Y Trips Wk·11

Curl Pass Play

Play diagram for Curls from Shotgun Y Trips Wk in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetY Trips Wk

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Curls out of Shotgun Y Trips Wk sends the trips side into a curl and corner combo, with the outside receiver sitting down on a curl route around the sticks while the inside slot receiver climbs vertically before breaking back toward the quarterback on a deep curl. The number one receiver in the diagram runs a go route to clear the corner and hold the deep defender, and the backside receiver runs a swing/flat route out of the backfield to give you a checkdown against pressure. This is a zone beater at its core, designed to attack soft spots underneath two deep or three deep shells, with the primary read progressing from the deep curl in the middle of the field to the shorter curl at the sticks and then down to the flat if both curls are covered.

Defensive Reads

Identify two deep safeties pre-snap, since this alignment often signals Cover 2 or Cover 4 zone drops that leave the curl windows open underneath. Watch the flow of the middle linebacker after the snap, if he sinks deep into the throwing lane on the inside curl you need to work to the sticks curl or the flat instead. Key the cornerback on the number one receiver's go route, if he bails early into a deep zone the underneath defenders have less help and the curls open faster. Beware of user-controlled defenders sitting in the shallow curl zone or jumping the sticks route, this is where lurking defenders bait quarterbacks into interceptions. Recognize man coverage pre-snap through defender alignment on the trips side, since tight man coverage with no zone help can suffocate both curl breaks and force you to the checkdown early.

Usage Tips

Attack this play against Cover 2 and Cover 3 shells where linebackers and safeties leave natural windows in the intermediate zones for the curl routes to settle into.

Use pre-snap motion or a quick glance at the safety alignment to confirm zone coverage before the snap, since man coverage with underneath help can squeeze both curl routes.

Hot route the flat receiver into a deeper option route if you expect the defense to sit on the checkdown, this keeps linebackers honest and opens the middle curl.

Pair this call with Curls X Go or Curls Combo in your play-calling sequence so the defense has to respect both the sit-down curls and a vertical shot off the same look.

On third and medium, prioritize the sticks curl route first since it settles right at the first down marker and gives you a high percentage completion.