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Dallas Cowboys Defensive Playbook

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

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

Dallas Cowboys

Goal Line Defense Formation and Plays

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Goal Line Defense	4-3	46
Nickel	4-4	Dime
Prevent	Special Teams Defense	-

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

4-3 Formation and Plays

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Goal Line Defense	4-3	46
Nickel	4-4	Dime
Prevent	Special Teams Defense	-

4-3 Formation and When to Use

Under

Cover 3 Sky Wk	Cover 1 Robber Press	Hammer 0 Blast
Cover 1 Contain Press	Cover 2 Invert	Cover 3 Match
Mike Sam Crash Press	Cover 4 Quarters	Cover 1 Slant Crash
Free Fire	Cover 1 Hole Press	Will Go Fire 3
2 Invert Hard Flat	Safety Blitz	Cover 1 Hole
Cover 3 Hard Flat	FS Fire 3	Cover 1 FS Fire

Over

Cover 1 Sting Wk	Cover 4 Quarters	Cover 1 Hole Press
OLB Fire Man	Cover 2 Hard Flat	Sam Edge 3
Tampa 2	Thunder Smoke	Cover 1 Hole
Cover 3 Cloud Press	Free Fire	Press Quarters
Cover 3 Sky	Cover 1 Contain	DBL Safety Blitz
Cover 2 Man	Cover 1 Robber Press	Cover 6

Over Wide

Cover 1 Contain	Cover 6	Cover 1 Robber
Tampa 2	Cover 4 Quarters	Cover 3 Sky
Fire Man	Cover 1 Hole	Sam Blitz 3

Over Solid

Cover 3 Hard Flat	Cover 3 Match	Cover 1 Sting
Cover 2 Invert Hard Flat	Saw O Blast	FS Blitz
Cover 3 Sky Wk	Cover 2 Invert	Hammer 0 Blast

46 Formation and Plays

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Goal Line Defense	4-3	46
Nickel	4-4	Dime
Prevent	Special Teams Defense	-

46 Formation and When to Use

Bear

LB Blitz 3	Cover 1	Cover 3
Gap Press	Slant Weak	46 Mid Blitz

Nickel Formation and Plays

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Goal Line Defense	4-3	46
Nickel	4-4	Dime
Prevent	Special Teams Defense	-

Nickel Formation and When to Use

3-3 Cub

SS Blitz 0	OLB Blitz 1	CB Blitz 2
Nickel Blitz 3	Cover 3 Buzz	LB Blitz 1
Mike Blitz 0	3 Sam Will Blitz	1 Sam SS Blitz
3 Sam SS Blitz	Cover 4 Show 2	Tampa 2

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

Wide

CB Zone Blitz Press	Cover 9 Show 2	Cover 2 Man
Nickel 2 Trap	Cov 3 Buzz Match WK	Nickel Blitz 3
Cover 4 Quarters	Cover 1 LB Blitz	Cov 2 Invert Hard Flat
Cover 3 Match	Cover 6	Cover 1 Hole
Cover 3 Sky Press	Cover 2 Invert	DBL Safety Blitz
Cover 1 Robber Press	Over Storm Brave	Cover 4 Palms
Cover 3 Cloud	Tampa 2 Contain	Silver Shoot Pinch

3-3 Will

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

4-4 Formation and Plays

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Goal Line Defense	4-3	46
Nickel	4-4	Dime
Prevent	Special Teams Defense	-

4-4 Formation and When to Use

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	4-3	46
Nickel	4-4	Dime
Prevent	Special Teams Defense	-

Dime Formation and When to Use

Rush

Cover 4 Quarters	Tampa 2	Cover 2 Hard Flat
Cover 1 Robber Press	Dime Blitz 2	Fox Fire Zone Press
Cover 2 Man	FS Middle Blitz 3	DB Blitz
Cover 3 Cloud	Cover 3 Buzz Match	Cover 4 Palms
SS Overload 3	Dbl Safety Blitz	Cover 6

Prevent Formation and Plays

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Goal Line Defense	4-3	46
Nickel	4-4	Dime
Prevent	Special Teams Defense	-

Prevent Formation and When to Use

3 Deep

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

Special Teams Defense Formation and Plays

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Goal Line Defense	4-3	46
Nickel	4-4	Dime
Prevent	Special Teams Defense	-

Field Goal Block Left

Base Block Left

Load Block Left

Safe Man Left

Field Goal Block Right

Base Block Right

Load Block Right

Safe Man Right

Punt Return 33 Even

Return Left

Return Middle

Return Right

Punt Block 44 Even

Straight Rush

Squeeze Block

8 Up Safe Man

Punt Safe Man

Field Goal Return

FG Block Return

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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
Quarter	-	-

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Dallas Cowboys Defensive Playbook

Dallas Cowboys Defensive Playbook

Goal Line Defense Formation and Plays

6-2

5-3

4-3 Formation and Plays

Under

Over

Over Wide

Over Solid

46 Formation and Plays

Bear

Nickel Formation and Plays

3-3 Cub

2-4 Dbl Mug

Wide

3-3 Will

4-4 Formation and Plays

Split

Dime Formation and Plays

Rush

Prevent Formation and Plays

3 Deep

Special Teams Defense Formation and Plays

Field Goal Block Left

Field Goal Block Right

Punt Return 33 Even

Punt Block 44 Even

Punt Safe Man

Field Goal Return

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