How to Audible, Hot Route, and Custom Stem Routes

Mastering audibles and hot route adjustments will give you the edge to outsmart your opponents. 

Changing Audibles

Press LT/L2 in the formation screen. 

  1. Select the plays you want to replace with new plays.

Audibling Pre-Snap

  1. Press X/▢ to display the audible menu and press the icon to the new play you want to run.
  2. Switch formations with the exact personnel by pressing X/▢ then pressing the D-Pad left or right. 

Custom Stem Routes

Custom stemming allows you to change the depth of routes that have specific types of cuts. A popular example is a post route. 

To custom stem: 

  1. Press Y/△ then select the player you want to custom stem.
  2. Press and hold LB/L1 and move the left stick up to increase the depth or down to decrease the depth (Pro Tip: You can press the D-Pad up or down to change the depth in 5 yard increments).
Madden 26 screenshot showing players about to engage in play in a game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals.
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Madden 26 screenshot showing players about to engage in play in a game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals.