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Detroit Lions Defensive Playbook

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

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Detroit Lions Defensive Playbook

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

Detroit Lions

Goal Line Defense Formation and Plays

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

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	Nickel
4-4	Dime	Quarter
3-4	-	-

Prevent Formation and When to Use

3 Deep

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

Nickel Formation and Plays

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

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

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	Nickel
4-4	Dime	Quarter
3-4	-	-

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	Prevent	Nickel
4-4	Dime	Quarter
3-4	-	-

Dime Formation and When to Use

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

Sugar Weak

DB Blitz 3	Cover 2 Drop	Cover 4 Palms
Cover 1 Robber Press	Cover 2 Man	DB Blitz 1
Cover 4 Quarters	Cover 3 Sky	Pinch Blitz
Tampa 2	Cover 3 Match	Pinch Blitz 3

Quarter Formation and Plays

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

Quarter Formation and When to Use

Normal

DB Strike 1	Man Up 3 Deep	Cover 1 Thief
3 Double Buzz	Cover 3 Spy	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	Nickel
4-4	Dime	Quarter
3-4	-	-

3-4 Formation and When to Use

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

Cub

OLB Blitz	Cover 3 Sky	Gap Press
Sting Pinch	Cover 1 Hole	Trio Sky Zone

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

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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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Detroit Lions Defensive Playbook

Detroit Lions Defensive Playbook

Goal Line Defense Formation and Plays

6-2

5-3

Prevent Formation and Plays

3 Deep

Nickel Formation and Plays

3-3 Cub

2-4 Dbl Mug

2-4

4-4 Formation and Plays

Split

Dime Formation and Plays

2-3-6

Sugar Weak

Quarter Formation and Plays

Normal

3-4 Formation and Plays

Under

Cub

Over

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