Goal Line (Defense) Formation and When to Use

Goal Line (Defense) is a Defensive Formation that can be chosen before the scrimmage in Madden NFL 25. Learn when to use the Goal Line (Defense) formation, what Sets are available, and what teams' playbooks use this formation.

When to Use Goal Line (Defense) Formation

Tight Defense Near the Goal Line in Short-Yardage Situations

Since this is a short-yardage formation near the Goal Line, more players will be on the defensive line, linebackers will be positioned further back to prevent Running Backs from getting through, and Defensive Backs will be focused on isolating the offensive team's best receiver to prevent a touchdown.

Sets Under Goal Line (Defense) Formation

All Sets and Plays That Use Goal Line (Defense) Formation

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Play	Set
60 Out	6-2
60 Pinch	6-2
60 Out Jacks	6-2
60 Half Out	6-2
Base	6-2
Guts	6-2
Gaps All	5-3
Gaps All LB	5-3
Gaps A B	5-3
GL Man	5-3
MLB Gap A	5-3
Gaps B	5-3

Playbooks Using Goal Line (Defense) Formation

Teams with Playbooks That Use Goal Line (Defense) Formation

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

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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

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