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PA Jet Sweep

Singleback·Wing Slot·12

Sweep Jet Sweep Play Action Motion Pass Play

Play diagram for PA Jet Sweep from Singleback Wing Slot in Madden 27

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FormationSingleback

SetWing Slot

Personnel

121 RB · 2 TE · 2 WR

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Breakdown

PA Jet Sweep from Singleback Wing Slot sells the jet sweep run action across the formation before the QB pulls it back for a play-action pass. Off the fake, the diagram shows a deep out breaking receiver to the left, two vertical routes stemming up the seams on the outside, and a wide receiver on the boundary side sitting into a shallow drag with a flat route stacked underneath. The tight end runs a short crossing route over the middle that serves as the primary read against man coverage, with the verticals acting as the shot play if the play fake pulls the safeties down. This is a play-action pass built to attack linebackers and safeties who bite on the jet motion, making it a strong man and zone beater depending on which route the coverage vacates.

Defensive Reads

Check safety depth before the snap, deep two shells that stay disciplined and do not crash on the fake will erase the vertical shot routes. Watch the linebackers at the snap, if they step up hard to fill the run fit they leave the shallow drag and flat combo wide open underneath. Man coverage defenders who turn and run with the jet motion man confirm man coverage, giving the crossing tight end a clean rub against a trailing defender. User controlled defenders sitting in a lurk spot over the middle can jump the shallow crosser, so have a vertical route ready as the answer if you see a defender sitting in that window. Aggressive blitz packages that send extra rushers off the edge can beat this play before the fake fully develops, so check protection and be ready to get the ball out fast on the underneath routes.

Usage Tips

Use the jet motion pre-snap to force the defense to declare man or zone before the snap, since defenders trailing the motion man reveal man coverage immediately.

Look for linebackers stepping up on the run fake, that hesitation opens the shallow crosser and flat route as easy completions underneath.

If the safeties bite down on the play fake, take the shot on one of the two vertical routes up the seams before the pocket collapses.

Pair this with straight Jet Sweep or Jet HB Slash earlier in a series so the defense keys run action and stays flat footed when you finally throw the PA Jet Sweep.

Best called on early downs or in run heavy personnel packages where the defense is selling out to stop the edge run, since the play fake carries more weight when the ground game has already hit for chunk yardage.