EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 27 Controls

Get your stick skills in order with this breakdown on the latest update to Madden NFL 27 controls.

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PlayStation Controls
Xbox Controls
PC Controls
Switch 2 Controls
EA SPORTS Madden NFL 27 Nintendo Switch controls reference for player-locked receivers, showing Route Running, Player Lock, Foot Fire Release, Just-Go Release, and Hop Step Release controls.
Switch 2 Pro Controller Controls

Player Locked Receiver - Switch 2 Pro Controller Controls

EA SPORTS Madden NFL 27 Xbox controls reference for player-locked receivers, showing Route Running, Player Lock, Foot Fire Release, Just-Go Release, and Hop Step Release controls.
Xbox Controls

Player Locked Receiver - Xbox Controls

EA SPORTS Madden NFL 27 PC defensive pre-play controls reference, showing keyboard and mouse mappings for X-Factor Vision, Show Play Art, Pre-Play Menu, Call Timeout, Switch Player, Audibles, Defensive Keys, Defensive Line Shift, and Coverage Audibles.
PC Controls

Preplay Defense - PC Controls

EA SPORTS Madden NFL 27 PlayStation defensive pre-play controls reference, showing controller mappings for Show Play Art, Defensive Keys, X-Factor Vision, Audibles, Switch Player, Defensive Hot Route, Player Lock, and Pre-Play Menu.
PlayStation Controls

Preplay Defense - PlayStation Controls

EA SPORTS Madden NFL 27 Nintendo Switch Joy-Con defensive pre-play controls reference, showing mappings for Show Play Art, X-Factor Vision, Defensive Keys, Coverage Audible, Audible, Switch Player, Defensive Hot Route, Player Lock, and Pre-Play Menu.
Switch 2 Dual Joycon Controls

Preplay Defense - Switch 2 Dual Joycon Controls

EA SPORTS Madden NFL 27 Nintendo Switch defensive pre-play controls reference, showing controller mappings for Show Play Art, Defensive Keys, X-Factor Vision, Coverage Audible, Audible, Defensive Hot Route, Player Lock, and Pre-Play Menu.
Switch 2 Pro Controller Controls

Preplay Defense - Switch 2 Pro Controller Controls

EA SPORTS Madden NFL 27 Xbox defensive pre-play controls reference, showing controller mappings for Show Play Art, Defensive Keys, X-Factor Vision, Coverage Audible, Audible, Defensive Hot Route, Player Lock, and Pre-Play Menu.
Xbox Controls

Preplay Defense - Xbox Controls

EA SPORTS Madden NFL 27 PC offensive pre-play controls reference, showing keyboard and mouse mappings for X-Factor Vision, Snap Ball, Show Play Art, Pre-Play Menu, Hot Route, Pass Protection, Fake Snap, Motion Player, and Player Lock.
PC Controls

Preplay Offense - PC Controls

EA SPORTS Madden NFL 27 PlayStation offensive pre-play controls reference, showing controller mappings for Show Play Art, Pass Protection, X-Factor Vision, Fake Snap, Hot Route, Audible, Snap Ball, Motion Player, Player Lock, and Pre-Play Menu.
PlayStation Controls

Preplay Offense - PlayStation Controls

EA SPORTS Madden NFL 27 Nintendo Switch Joy-Con offensive pre-play controls reference, showing mappings for Show Play Art, Pass Protection, X-Factor Vision, Fake Snap, Hot Route, Audible, Snap Ball, Motion Player, Player Lock, and Pre-Play Menu.
Switch 2 Dual Joycon Controls

Preplay Offense - Switch 2 Dual Joycon Controls

EA SPORTS Madden NFL 27 Nintendo Switch offensive pre-play controls reference, showing controller mappings for Show Play Art, Pass Protection, X-Factor Vision, Fake Snap, Hot Route, Audible, Snap Ball, Motion Player, Player Lock, and Pre-Play Menu.
Switch 2 Pro Controller Controls

Preplay Offense - Switch 2 Pro Controller Controls

EA SPORTS Madden NFL 27 Xbox offensive pre-play controls reference, showing controller mappings for Show Play Art, Pass Protection, X-Factor Vision, Fake Snap, Hot Route, Audible, Snap Ball, Motion Player, Player Lock, and Pre-Play Menu.
Xbox Controls

Preplay Offense - Xbox Controls

EA SPORTS Madden NFL 27 PC ball carrier controls reference, showing keyboard and mouse mappings for Player Movement, Sprint, Slide, Dive, Truck, Stiff Arm, Hurdle, Spin, Pitch Ball, and Celebration.
PC Controls

Running - PC Controls

EA SPORTS Madden NFL 27 PlayStation ball carrier controls reference, showing controller mappings for Sprint, Protect Ball, Hurdle, Slide, Dive, Spin, Stiff Arm, Truck, Dead Leg, Juke, Pitch, and Celebration.
PlayStation Controls

Running - PlayStation Controls

EA SPORTS Madden NFL 27 Nintendo Switch Joy-Con ball carrier controls reference, showing mappings for Sprint, Protect Ball, Hurdle, Slide, Dive, Spin, Stiff Arm, Truck, Dead Leg, Juke, Pitch, and Celebration.
Switch 2 Dual Joycon Controls

Running - Switch 2 Dual Joycon Controls

EA SPORTS Madden NFL 27 Nintendo Switch ball carrier controls reference, showing controller mappings for Sprint, Protect Ball, Hurdle, Slide, Dive, Spin, Stiff Arm, Truck, Dead Leg, Juke, Pitch, and Celebration.
Switch 2 Pro Controller Controls

Running - Switch 2 Pro Controller Controls

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