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4-3 Formation and When to Use

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4-3 is a Defensive Formation that can be chosen before the scrimmage in Madden NFL 25. Learn when to use the 4-3 formation, what Sets are available, and what teams' playbooks use this formation.

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When to Use 4-3 Formation

Pressure Offensive Linemen to Close Running Routes

The 4-3 formation is composed of 4 defense linemen and 3 linebackers. It's primarily used to apply more pressure on the offensive linemen and prevent them from opening up running routes for the ball carrier.

Sets Under 4-3 Formation

All Sets and Plays That Use 4-3 Formation

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Play	Set
Free Fire	Under
Cover 1 FS Fire	Under
FS Fire 3	Under
Cover 3 Hard Flat	Under
Cover 1 Hole	Under
Safety Blitz	Under
2 Invert Hard Flat	Under
Will Go Fire 3	Under
Cover 1 Hole Press	Under
Cover 3 Sky Wk	Under
Cover 1 Slant Crash	Under
Cover 4 Quarters	Under
Mike Sam Crash Press	Under
Cover 3 Match	Under
Cover 2 Invert	Under
Cover 1 Contain Press	Under
Hammer 0 Blast	Under
Cover 1 Robber Press	Under
Cover 1 Robber Press	Odd
Tampa 2	Odd
Cover 3 Cloud	Odd
Pinch 4 Palms	Odd
Strong Slant 3	Odd
LB Dogs	Odd
Cover 3 Sky	Odd
Cover 2 Man	Odd
Cover 6	Odd
Cover 3 Cloud Press	Over
Cover 6	Over
Cover 1 Robber Press	Over
Cover 2 Man	Over
DBL Safety Blitz	Over
Cover 1 Contain	Over
Cover 3 Sky	Over
Press Quarters	Over
Free Fire	Over
Cover 1 Sting Wk	Over
Cover 1 Hole	Over
Thunder Smoke	Over
Tampa 2	Over
Sam Edge 3	Over
Cover 2 Hard Flat	Over
OLB Fire Man	Over
Cover 1 Hole Press	Over
Cover 4 Quarters	Over
Cover 1 Contain	Over Wide
Cover 6	Over Wide
Cover 1 Robber	Over Wide
Tampa 2	Over Wide
Cover 4 Quarters	Over Wide
Cover 3 Sky	Over Wide
Fire Man	Over Wide
Cover 1 Hole	Over Wide
Sam Blitz 3	Over Wide
Cover 4 Quarters	Even 6-1
Sam Will Blitz	Even 6-1
Cover 3 Buzz	Even 6-1
Mike Will Blitz	Even 6-1
Cover 2 Man	Even 6-1
Tampa 2	Even 6-1
Cover 1 MLB Blitz	Even 6-1
Cover 1 Hole	Even 6-1
Sam Blitz 3	Even 6-1
Cover 3 Hard Flat	Over Solid
Cover 3 Match	Over Solid
Cover 1 Sting	Over Solid
Cover 2 Invert Hard Flat	Over Solid
Saw O Blast	Over Solid
FS Blitz	Over Solid
Cover 3 Sky Wk	Over Solid
Cover 2 Invert	Over Solid
Hammer 0 Blast	Over Solid

Playbooks Using 4-3 Formation

Teams with Playbooks That Use 4-3 Formation

Related Guides

Madden 25 NFL - Playbooks Partial

Playbooks and Formations

All Team Playbooks

Arizona Cardinals	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
Atlanta Falcons	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
Baltimore Ravens	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
Buffalo Bills	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
Carolina Panthers	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
Chicago Bears	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
Cincinatti Bengals	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
Cleveland Browns	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
Dallas Cowboys	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
Denver Broncos	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
Detroit Lions	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
Green Bay Packers	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
Houston Texans	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
Indianapolis Colts	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
Jacksonville Jaguars	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
Kansas City Chiefs	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
Los Angeles Chargers	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
Los Angeles Rams	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
Las Vegas Raiders	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
Miami Dolphins	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
Minnesota Vikings	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
New England Patriots	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
New Orleans Saints	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
NY Giants	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
NY Jets	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
Philadelphia Eagles	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
Pittsburgh Steelers	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
San Francisco 49ers	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
Seattle Seahawks	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
Tennessee Titans	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook
Washington Commanders	Offensive Playbook Defensive Playbook

Offensive Formations

Far	Full House	Goal Line (Offense)
Shotgun	Near	I Form
Singleback	Pistol	Power I
Strong I	Weak I	Wildcat

Defensive Formations

46	3-4	3-3-5
4-3	4-4	5-2
Big Nickel	Dime	Goal Line (Defense)
Dollar	Nickel	Prevent
Quarter	-	-

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