Madden 25 adds Miami's cheat motion plays

For those scoring at home, this is the second time the Miami Dolphins have changed both real and virtual football with explosive results. In 2008, it was the Wildcat offense. Now the Dolphins' innovative motion-based schemes are allowing them to put video game numbers on NFL scoreboards. As EA is fond of saying, if it's in the game, it's in the game.

Madden 25 has added cheat motion plays to the game. Of course, the Dolphins have several. But imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Just as every team tried its hand at the Wildcat, lots of teams are cribbing the Dolphins' motion-oriented offense. So several teams in Madden have cheat motion, with the plays described as "Cheat PA Seam" or such so you know what the play involves.

When an already fast player takes a running start, he gains an advantage over the slower defender. Now the defense is on the back foot and needs to make sure of who is covering who. They don't always communicate it in time, and speedy Dolphins receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle are often in the end zone before the discussion is complete.

This aspect of the Dolphins offense has been so effective the league is literally trying to ban it. Any new trick play or scheme has all kinds of potential in a video game, a scenario in which skill gaps are massive. While a trick may only work once against a pro player, the same play will trigger rage quits among players who don't know enough football to stop it.

Try out some of these plays in practice mode and see which ones find a spot in your offense. Cheat motion plays can be combined with new routes and custom stems, two other offensive innovations in Madden 25 to give defenses all manner of headaches.