Strategies
Detailed strategies and tips to improve your game in Madden NFL. Whether you're looking to enhance your offensive plays, tighten up your defense, or optimize your special teams, you'll find everything you need here.
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- Category: Defense
Mobile quarterbacks can extend plays, escape pressure, and torch defenses without a plan. The De-Scramble QBs series at MaddenUniversity.com is designed to help you shut down scrambling QBs, limit their effectiveness, and force them into bad decisions. This guide covers everything from defensive adjustments to spy techniques and blitz concepts to keep even the most elusive quarterbacks in check.
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- Category: Rush D
A dominant rushing attack can control the clock, wear down defenses, and break off game-changing plays. If you can’t stop the run in Madden NFL, your opponent will dictate the pace, keep your defense on its heels, and your offense on the sideline. The 'Stop the Run' series provides the best techniques, defensive adjustments, and strategic play-calling to shut down any ground game—from power running to outside zone schemes.
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- Category: Rushing
How do you maintain a lead when the clock is winding down? The answer might be simpler than you think. Running the ball isn't just a tactic; it's a strategy that keeps possession and controls the game. Discover how utilizing power formations and big sets can solidify your dominance on the field.
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- Category: Kicking
Special teams can make or break a game in Madden NFL, and mastering the kicking game is essential for securing points in key moments. Whether you're drilling clutch field goals, executing perfect kickoffs, or pinning opponents deep with punts, the Kicking for Points series will help you maximize your scoring opportunities and control field position.
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- Category: Defense
Do well-structured defensive schemes turn the tide of games? Understanding the key elements of personnel, position, and tempo is crucial. Tackle the tactics that help create a defense that's flexible enough to adapt to whatever our opponents throw at us.
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- Category: Offense
Not every quarterback in Madden NFL is an elite passer or a mobile playmaker, but with the right strategy, you can win with any QB. Whether you're working with a pocket passer, dual-threat quarterback, or a low-rated backup, this series will help you maximize their strengths, minimize weaknesses, and create a winning game plan.
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- Category: Defense
Have we mastered Madden defense? Let’s not kid ourselves—most of us still scramble to make adjustments while the offense lines up to hit us with no-huddle, audibles, and motion. Our advantage comes before the snap. If we want to lock in and level up, we need to know how to pick the right defender so we can adjust our coverage and outmaneuver our opponents before the ball is even snapped.
- Using Motion as a Decoy
- Game Planning: Reduce Interceptions with Balance
- Pass Coverage: Overview
- Pass Offense: Beat the Blitz with Mismatches
- Pass Offense: Creative Substitutions to Avoid Shutdown Corners
- Shutting Down the Long Ball: Adaptive Strategies for Defending Deep Passes in Madden
- Take the Points: Kickers Change Outcomes In Madden
- Stop the Run: Overview
- The Key to Madden Success: Know How to Stop Your Own Plays
- Unlock Your Madden Potential: Improve in 10 Steps