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New England Patriots Defensive Playbook

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

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

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Goal Line Defense Formation and Plays

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

Prevent Formation and Plays

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

4-3 Formation and Plays

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

4-3 Formation and When to Use

Odd

Cover 1 Robber Press	Tampa 2	Cover 3 Cloud
Pinch 4 Palms	Strong Slant 3	LB Dogs
Cover 3 Sky	Cover 2 Man	Cover 6

Even 6-1

Cover 4 Quarters	Sam Will Blitz	Cover 3 Buzz
Mike Will Blitz	Cover 2 Man	Tampa 2
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	Dime	Quarter
3-4	Special Teams Defense	-

Nickel Formation and When to Use

3-3 Odd

Sam Mike 1	Cover 1 Robber Press	LB Cross 3 Show 2
Cover 6	Pinch 0	Cover 3 Match
Cover 2 Man	Cover 4 Drop	3 Buzz Sting Press
Tampa 2	Nickel 2 Trap	Cover 3 Sky
Sam Mike 3 Press	Cover 3 Cloud	Overload 3 Sky Press

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

Dime Formation and Plays

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

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

1-4-6

Dbl Safety Go	DB Sting 2 Buzz	FS Zone Blitz
Cover 2 Man	Cross 3 Fire	Str Eagle Slant 3
Cover 3 Sky	Mike SS 3 Seam	Okie Eagle 3
Cover 1 Robber	Spinner Dog 3	Okie Roll 2
Overload Blitz	Cover 2 Sink	Strg Corner 2 Fire
DB Sting	Cover 4 Drop	Tampa 2
Mike SS 1 Dog	Cover 6 Press	Overload 3 Seam

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	4-3
Nickel	Dime	Quarter
3-4	Special Teams Defense	-

Quarter Formation and When to Use

1-3-7

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

3-4 Formation and Plays

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

3-4 Formation and When to Use

Even

Pinch Buck 0	Tampa 2	Mike Scrape 3 Press
Cov 1 Robber Press	Cover 3 Cloud	Cover 3 Match
Cover 3 Sky	Will Fire 3 Seam	Cross Fire 3

Bear

Cover 2 Invert Hard Flat	Sam Mike 1	LB Blitz 0
Cover 3 Hard Flat	Cover 1 Hole	Cover 2 Invert
Will Sam 1	Cover 3	Trio Sky Zone

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

Special Teams Defense Formation and Plays

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Goal Line Defense	Prevent	4-3
Nickel	Dime	Quarter
3-4	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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New England Patriots Defensive Playbook

New England Patriots Defensive Playbook

Goal Line Defense Formation and Plays

6-2

5-3

Prevent Formation and Plays

3 Deep

4-3 Formation and Plays

Odd

Even 6-1

Nickel Formation and Plays

3-3 Odd

2-4 Dbl Mug

2-4

Dime Formation and Plays

2-3-6

1-4-6

Sugar Weak

Quarter Formation and Plays

1-3-7

3-4 Formation and Plays

Even

Bear

Odd

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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