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PA FL Dive

Singleback·Wing Slot·12

Dive Play Action Pass Play

Play diagram for PA FL Dive from Singleback Wing Slot in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationSingleback

SetWing Slot

Personnel

121 RB · 2 TE · 2 WR

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Breakdown

PA FL Dive is a play-action shot play out of Singleback Wing Slot that sells the dive fake to the backfield before attacking downfield. The fullback releases on a deep post that stretches the safety, the two inline receivers run a corner route breaking outside up the seam and a flat route to the boundary, and the slot runs a vertical hitch while the tight end near the line runs a short curl underneath as a checkdown against pressure. The primary read starts with the fullback post if the play-action freezes the safety, then works down to the corner route breaker, with the flat and curl as your zone beater checkdowns underneath if the deep shots are covered.

Defensive Reads

Identify single high versus two high safety shells before the snap, since single high leaves the fullback post vulnerable to a big play if the safety commits to run support. Watch linebacker depth at the snap, if they crash hard on the dive fake it opens throwing lanes for the curl and flat routes underneath. Beware defenses that stay disciplined with a user controlled safety spying the fullback release, as that shuts down the deep post option and forces you into the shorter checkdowns. Man coverage with no safety help over the top is the ideal shell to attack since the corner route and post both have leverage to win vertically. Zone blitzes that bring extra rushers off the edge can disrupt the play-action timing, so identify blitz packages pre-snap and be ready to check to the flat or curl as a quick answer.

Usage Tips

Run this out of a run-heavy personnel look to maximize the play-action freeze on linebackers and safeties, especially on early downs like 1st and 10 or 2nd and short. Check the safety alignment pre-snap, if you see a single high safety cheat toward the fullback's post release, hot route the corner route to a deep out or fade to attack the vacated space. Pair this with actual HB Dive or 26 Duo earlier in a drive so the defense respects the run action and bites harder on the play fake. Against man coverage, trust the corner route and flat combo since both create natural separation off the break, but against zone shells, work the FB post to slot hitch progression underneath the deep zone drops. Use play action rollouts and PA Boot concepts from this same set as changeup calls once the defense starts jumping the dive fake.