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Steeler Curls

Singleback·Wing·12

Curl Pass Play

Play diagram for Steeler Curls from Singleback Wing in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationSingleback

SetWing

Personnel

121 RB · 2 TE · 2 WR

In 2 playbooks

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Breakdown

Steeler Curls comes out of Singleback Wing 12 personnel and shows a two man route concept to the right with a check release out of the backfield. The inside receiver runs a curl sitting at the sticks while the outside receiver clears vertically up the sideline to hold the corner deep, stacking a curl flat read. On the left, the tight end runs a corner post up the seam while the fullback or H back chips and releases into a shallow drag underneath. This is a zone beater built around finding the soft spot in the underneath zone with the curl route, with the primary read progression starting on the curl, working to the vertical clear out if the corner sits, and checking down to the drag if both are covered.

Defensive Reads

Identify pre snap whether the corner over the vertical route is playing off man or zone, if he sinks into a deep third the curl underneath him becomes the easy answer Watch the underneath zone defender responsible for the curl to flat area, if he widens to the flat the curl sits wide open behind him Key the middle linebacker depth at the snap, a shallow drop signals he is jumping the drag route and the quarterback should climb the progression to the curl or vertical This play struggles against aggressive man press coverage with safety help over the top since it removes the natural zone window the curl route is designed to exploit Watch for a user controlled defender lurking in the curl zone, a delayed spy or robber technique can bait the quarterback into an interception on the primary read

Usage Tips

Look for the curl to sit down in the throwing window against Cover 3 and Cover 4 shells where the underneath zone defender has to choose between the curl and the flat threat

Use the vertical route on the left as a clear out against single high safety looks, it drags the corner and safety deep and opens up the drag underneath for an easy checkdown

Hot route the drag runner to a quick out if you see man coverage on the backer, this turns the play into a quick rhythm throw against blitz heavy calls

This play works best on second and medium to third and short since the curl sits right around the sticks and gives you a high percentage completion to move the chains

Pair this with Curl Combo or TE Stick from the same set to keep defenses guessing between quick game curls and deeper vertical shots, forcing linebackers to respect multiple depths from the same personnel and formation