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PA FL Stretch

Singleback·Wing Tight·13

Outside Zone Play Action Pass Play Zone Run

Play diagram for PA FL Stretch from Singleback Wing Tight in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationSingleback

SetWing Tight

Personnel

131 RB · 3 TE · 1 WR

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Breakdown

PA FL Stretch runs a play-action fake out of Singleback Wing Tight that sells outside zone action to the play side while releasing three receivers vertically off the boot. The backside X runs a deep vertical clear-out route as a decoy, while the two inline receivers on the strong side release into a corner route and a flat route, with a third receiver from the wing bending underneath into a shallow out. This is a man beater against overaggressive linebackers who bite on the zone flow, and the primary read progression starts with the corner route, works down to the flat, and checks the shallow out as the underneath safety valve.

Defensive Reads

Check pre-snap safety depth and alignment since a single high safety often signals man coverage underneath, making the corner route the priority target. Watch for linebacker depth and flow at the snap, if they crash hard toward the fake outside zone action this play is designed to punish that aggression with the play action passing lanes. Identify Cover 3 or Cover 4 zone shells by looking for corners playing off and safeties rotating late, this tells you to attack the flat and shallow out underneath rather than forcing the corner throw. Beware of user controlled defenders sitting in a lurk technique near the flat, since that threat can jump the undernearth routes and bait a turnover if the quarterback stares down the shallow route. This play struggles against disciplined zone defenses that keep linebackers at home and against well timed blitzes that beat the play action fake, so avoid calling it against known blitz heavy tendencies on early downs.

Usage Tips

Sell the outside zone fake with a full commitment on the play action stick input to freeze linebackers and get safeties to bite downhill before the routes develop.

Use this on early downs like first or second and short to medium yardage when defenses expect HB Stretch or Outside Zone from tendencies and are geared up to stop the run.

Against man coverage, target the corner route first since it stretches the cornerback vertically and creates natural separation off the play fake.

Against zone shells, especially Cover 3 or Cover 4, work the flat route and shallow out combo underneath since the deep zone defenders will be occupied by the corner route.

Pair this call with HB Inside Zone or 26 Duo earlier in a series to build run tendency, then hit PA FL Stretch when the defense starts cheating linebackers toward the line of scrimmage.

Hot route the backside X vertical into a deep dig or comeback if you notice single high safety shells to give yourself an extra answer against man coverage.