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PA Jet Sweep

Singleback·Wing Tight·13
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Play diagram for PA Jet Sweep from Singleback Wing Tight in Madden 27

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Breakdown

PA Jet Sweep out of Singleback Wing Tight fakes the jet motion sweep action and pulls it into a play-action passing concept with three vertical stems. Both outside receivers run go routes up the sideline while the inside slot runs a vertical seam route that breaks toward the numbers, and the backfield action holds linebackers with the sweep fake before the underneath flat route develops as a checkdown outlet. This is a play-action shot play designed to beat man coverage on the outside verticals, with the flat route serving as the primary answer versus zone coverage or when the play fake gets the defense flowing hard to the sweep side.

Defensive Reads

Watch linebacker depth before the snap: if they are sitting shallow expecting run support on the jet sweep fake, this play is live for a big shot down the field. Check safety alignment pre-snap, single high safety shells are vulnerable to the outside go routes since the safety can only help one side, while two high shells force you to live with the seam route defeater. Post-snap, key any user-controlled defender who abandons his zone drop to jump the jet sweep fake, that vacated lane is exactly where you want to throw. Man coverage on the outside receivers with no safety help over the top gets exposed immediately by the vertical stems, so look for man match indicators like receivers being mirrored step for step at the snap. Disciplined defenses that keep their linebackers at normal depth and stay in zone drops without biting on the run fake take away the underneath flat and force you into contested deep throws, so avoid this call against teams that play sound zone shells on early downs.

Usage Tips

Use pre-snap motion or the jet sweep fake itself to bait linebackers and safeties into flowing toward the sweep side, then attack the vacated deep half with the opposite go route.

This play hits hardest against aggressive run fits and defenses that key run flow, so save it for second and third down after you have already run actual Jet Sweep or HB Inside Zone to sell the run fake.

If the safety shell shows two high, target the seam route in the middle since it can split the difference between the safeties before they can rotate down.

Hot route the flat route into a deeper option route versus soft zone if you are getting doubled on the outside verticals, giving you a built in answer without changing personnel.

Pair this call in a sequence with Zone Fake Jet and HB Misdirection so the defense has to respect run action every single snap, making the play-action verticals even more dangerous once you finally pull the trigger.

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