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Curls Combo

Shotgun·Y Trips Wk·11

Curl Pass Play

Play diagram for Curls Combo 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 Combo out of Shotgun Y Trips Wk lines up with a bunched trips side to the left and a single receiver to the right running a deep vertical seam (the number 1 read). From the trips side, the outside receiver runs a deep out breaking away from the formation, the middle receiver sits down on a curl at intermediate depth, and the inside slot receiver runs a short flat/curl route underneath. The RB stays in to help protect while the offensive line slides to handle pressure, making this a zone beater designed to stress the flat, curl, and deep third defenders on one side while the backside seam route occupies the single high safety. The primary read progression starts with the number 1 vertical seam against single coverage, then works back to the trips side curl-flat combo if the safety rotates over the top.

Defensive Reads

Identify the deep safety pre-snap, if he cheats toward the trips side the backside seam route is wide open for a big play. Watch the curl/flat defender on the trips side, if he sinks too deep on the curl the flat route underneath becomes an easy pitch and catch. Beware of Cover 2 or Cover 4 shells with two deep safeties, this can take away the seam route and force you into the shorter curl and flat combo all game. Key the linebacker depth at the snap, a shallow drop from the middle linebacker signals zone coverage and tells you the curl route will have a window against the underneath defenders. Look for user lurk defenders sitting in the shallow flat or hovering the curl route, this is the tell for a user pick attempt and means you should reset your read to the seam or flat depending on leverage.

Usage Tips

Check the safety alignment before the snap, if you see a single high shell the backside seam route (number 1) is your first look against man or split safety zone coverage.

Against Cover 3 or Cover 4, work the curl route in the trips concept since the underneath zone defenders will widen for the flat route and open a window at the sticks.

Use this play on second and medium to third and short distances where the curl route depth matches the sticks for an easy conversion.

Hot route the flat route to a quick out or speed out if you see a nickel corner sitting low, this keeps the flat defender honest and opens the curl behind him.

Pair this play with Curls X Go or Four Verticals from the same set to keep defenses guessing between the deep seam shot and the more conservative curl combo read.