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PA Under

Shotgun·Y Trips Wk·11

Play Action Pass Play

Play diagram for PA Under 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

PA Under runs a play-action shot off a run fake to hold the front, then attacks with a deep crosser, a corner route breaking outside from the slot, an out route sitting in the boundary, and a deep comeback from the backside X isolated on an island. The TE or Y from the trips side clears vertically before working across the field on the deep cross, giving you a horizontal stretch behind the linebackers while the backside comeback punishes single high or cover 3 rotation. This is a zone beater at its core, using the deep cross to settle into voids created by the play fake, with the primary read starting on the deep cross working over the ball, then to the corner route, and finally to the backside comeback if the safety bites on the play fake.

Defensive Reads

Watch linebacker depth at the snap, since PA Under exploits linebackers who step up hard on run flow and vacate the intermediate crossing lane. Identify single high versus two high safety alignment before the snap, as single high leaves the backside comeback in a favorable one on one matchup against the corner. If the defense shows cover 3 or cover 1 with aggressive run fits, expect the deep cross to sit wide open in the vacated zone behind the second level. Watch for a user linebacker spying or lurking the middle of the field, since a smart user defender can undercut the deep cross and jump the throw if the quarterback stares it down too long. Man coverage with no safety help over the top on the backside X is the biggest tell to take the shot to the comeback route immediately off the fake.

Usage Tips

Sell the run fake by holding the ball momentarily before dropping into your play-action animation, since defenders keying run flow will bite and open the crosser.

Use this on early downs like first or second and medium to keep defenses honest, since the run action tag makes it look identical pre-snap to your Same Side Zone or HB Base run calls out of this same Y Trips Wk set.

If you see two high safeties pre-snap, key the deep cross first since it will settle into the intermediate zone vacated by underneath defenders biting the play fake.

Against single high shells, prioritize the backside comeback route since the corner is often playing off leverage and the comeback punishes any safety help rotating late.

Pair this call with RPO Peek Slant or RPO Base Alert Lookie earlier in a series so linebackers hesitate on run reads, making the play-action fake in PA Under even more effective.