Football Film Room Weekly Newsletter
Week of December 22nd
This week at Football Film Room…
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The Jacksonville Jaguars???!!!
You don’t just walk into Denver and drop 34 points on one of the best defenses in the NFL by accident. Liam Coen and the Jaguars had a great plan for attacking the Broncos, and that led to a huge win in front of a stunned Mile-High crowd.
Through the Quarterback's Eyes: Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Rodgers was mic’d up by NFL Films for the Steelers’ Week 16 win over the Lions. There is a great clip circulating of him practically drawing up a play in the dirt and it leading to a touchdown pass to Kenneth Gainwell. I’ll break down that play below.
Breaking Down Caleb Williams' Game-Winning TD Pass to D.J. Moore
The Bears beat the Packers in a game that had an absolutely crazy finish, including an onside kick recovery (remember those?), a game-tying touchdown on 4th down, and a walk off bomb from Caleb Williams to D.J. Moore.
FFR Playbook Play of the Week
Our playbook has more than 80 breakdowns grouped by concept (e.g. passing game, running game, situational, coverages, pressures, etc.) with hundreds of examples from NFL games. Get a Founding Member subscription to access.
This week’s featured concept is about blitzing out of tilted fronts:
Blitzing Out of Tilted Fronts
The tilted front, which I’ve written about before, is great for creating 1-on-1 matchups and executing stunts. And if you drop a 5th or even a 6th man down onto the line of scrimmage, you’ve created a look that puts protections schemes into a serious bind.