Madden NFL 25

Arizona Cardinals Defensive Playbook

Here is the Defensive Playbook for the Arizona Cardinals in Madden NFL 25. See all the defense plays for Arizona Cardinals and all the formations they use!

Arizona Cardinals Defensive Playbook

Here are all the formations and plays for the Arizona Cardinals. You can use the navigation table below for each section to get to your desired formation quickly!

Arizona Cardinals

Goal Line Defense Formation and Plays

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Goal Line Defense Prevent 4-3
Nickel 4-4 Dime
Quarter 3-4 3-3-5

Goal Line (Defense) Formation and When to Use

6-2

60 Out 60 Pinch 60 Out Jacks
60 Half Out Base Guts

5-3

Gaps All Gaps All LB Gaps A B
GL Man MLB Gap A Gaps B

Prevent Formation and Plays

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Goal Line Defense Prevent 4-3
Nickel 4-4 Dime
Quarter 3-4 3-3-5

Prevent Formation and When to Use

3-Deep

3 Deep Blitz Man 3 Deep Cover 1 Contain
Cover 2 Drop Cover 3

4-3 Formation and Plays

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Goal Line Defense Prevent 4-3
Nickel 4-4 Dime
Quarter 3-4 3-3-5

Even 6-1

Cover 4 Quarters Sam Will Blitz Cover 3 Buzz
Cover 1 MLB Blitz Cover 1 Hole Sam Blitz 3

Nickel Formation and Plays

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Goal Line Defense Prevent 4-3
Nickel 4-4 Dime
Quarter 3-4 3-3-5

2-4 Dbl Mug

2 Invert Hard Flat Buck Zone Blitz Cover 2
Mid Blitz Cover 1 Hole Nickel Dog 3 Buzz
Nickel 2 Trap Cover 2 Invert SS Dog 3
Cover 3 Sky Nickel Overload 3 Cover 3 Match

2-4

Cover 1 Hole Press Cover 4 Quarters Overload 3 Seam
Cover 2 Invert Cover 4 Palms Cover 2 Hard Flat
Cover 3 Hard Flat Cover 2 Man Cover 3 Cloud
Cover 9 Show 2 Cover 6 Cover 3 Match
Cover 1 Contain Tampa 2 Cover 1 Robber Press
Silver Shoot Pinch Cover 3 Sky Dbl Safety Blitz
Cover 1 LB Blitz Cover 1 Hole Cover 1 Robber
Buck Slant 3 Nickel 2 Trap Over Storm Brave

4-4 Formation and Plays

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Goal Line Defense Prevent 4-3
Nickel 4-4 Dime
Quarter 3-4 3-3-5

Split

LB Fire Engage Eight Cover 1
FS Blitz Cover 2 Invert Crash 3
Cover 3 Match Cover 3 Monster Green

Dime Formation and Plays

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Goal Line Defense Prevent 4-3
Nickel 4-4 Dime
Quarter 3-4 3-3-5

2-3-6

Cover 3 Hard Flat Cover 3 Match Cover 1 QB Contain
Cover 1 Robber Show 2 Silver Shoot Pinch Cover 6 Show 2
Cover 3 Buzz Match Prowl Slant 3 Seam Cover 4 Palms
Cover 1 Hole Overload 3 Press Tampa 2
Cover 1 LB Blitz Cover 2 Sink Over Storm Brave
SS Overload 3 Cover 2 Hard Flat Slant Zone 2
Cover 3 Bluff Cover 3 Sky Man Double Buzz
Cover 6 Invert FS Middle 3 Dbl Safety Blitz
Cover 2 Man Buck Slant 3 Press Quarters
Cover 3 Buzz Show 2 Cover 9 Show 2 Under Smoke 2

Quarter Formation and Plays

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Goal Line Defense Prevent 4-3
Nickel 4-4 Dime
Quarter 3-4 3-3-5

Normal

DB Strike 1 Man Up 3 Deep Cover 1 Thief
3 Double Buzz Cover 2 Man Spy FZ 2 Deep
Under Smoke Cover 4 Drop FZ 3 Sky
Overload 3 Cover 2 Spy

3-4 Formation and Plays

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Goal Line Defense Prevent 4-3
Nickel 4-4 Dime
Quarter 3-4 3-3-5

Under

MLB Cross Fire 3 Weak Blitz 3 Cover 3 Hard Flat
Cover 3 Sky Cover 6 Saw Blitz 1
Weak Blitz 1 Cover 1 Hole Wk Cover 4 Quarters
Cover 3 Match Cover 1 FS Fire Cover 2 Invert Hard Flat
DBL Safety Blitz Cov 1 QB Contain Spy Pinch Buck 0
FS Slant 3 Cover 1 Robber Press Cover 2 Invert

Odd

Cover 6 Cross 3 Fire Tampa 2
Cover 3 Match Cover 1 Hole Cover 2 Hard Flat
Cover 3 Sky SS 2 Trap Will Buck 3 Press
Saw Blitz 1 Storm Brave 1 Cover 4 Quarters
Cover 4 Drop Show 2 Pinch Buck 0 Cover 1 Robber

Over

Cover 4 Quarters Cover 2 Invert Cover 1 Hole
SS 2 Trap Sting Pinch Cover 3 Hard Flat
Cover 3 Sky OLB Fire 2 Cover 2 Invert Hard Flat
Saw Blitz 1 Cover 3 Match Cover 3 Buzz Mike
Cover 6 Press SS Blitz 1 Trio Sky Zone

3-3-5 Formation and Plays

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Goal Line Defense Prevent 4-3
Nickel 4-4 Dime
Quarter 3-4 3-3-5

Penny

Slot Blitz 3 Cover 4 Quarters Cover 6
Cover 3 Buzz Cover Hole 1 Double Double
Cover 9 Tampa 2 3 Sam Will Blitz
Sam Mike 3 Press Cover 1 Robber Cover 4 Palms
Saw Blitz 1 Corner Blitz 2 Hot Blitz 3
Corner Blitz 3 Mike Blitz 0 Mike Blitz 1
Cover 3 Sky Cover 3 Match Cover 6 Willie

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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
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