defense abilityBRONZE
Flat Zone KO
Slightly improved reactions & KO chance in flat zonesTIER LADDER
What each tier is worth
WHERE IT APPLIES
The band Flat Zone KO works inside
up to 10 yards from the LoS
MECHANICS
The same at every tier. Madden 27 gives this ability one set of effects and changes how strongly they apply, rather than adding new ones at silver or gold. Triggers and shutdowns are shown at every tier because the data does not say which tier gates them — not because the game treats them the same.TRIGGER
When it turns on
01Related abilities ↗02Related abilities ↗03Related abilities ↗
DownfieldThrowDistanceFromLOS
This condition activates based upon the downfield throw distance from the line of scrimmage.
IsInZoneDefense
This condition activates when the player is in zone defense.
IsThrowTargetOutsideHashmarks
This condition activates when the throw target is outside the hash marks.
THEN
EFFECT
What changes in-game
01Related abilities ↗02Related abilities ↗03Related abilities ↗04Related abilities ↗05Related abilities ↗06Related abilities ↗07Related abilities ↗08Related abilities ↗09Related abilities ↗
CatchingDef BreakOnThrowTimeReductionPercent
Reduces the time it takes for a defender to break on the ball by a percentage.
CatchingDef CatchKnockout ModifyWindowTicks
Widens the timing window the defender has to force a catch knockout.
CatchingDef CatchTiming RemovePerfectTickFramesFromReceiver
Narrows the receiver's perfect catch timing window.
CatchingDef ChanceBlockCatchTackleOutcome Catch
Grants the defender an improved chance to block catch outcomes during a tackle.
CatchingDef ChanceCatchTackleOutcome Knockout
Grants the defender an improved chance to knockout the ball carrier when tackling.
CatchingDef ChanceMidAirOutcome Knockout
Grants the defender an improved chance to knockout the ball in mid-air situations.
CatchingDef ChanceMpCatchOutcome DropKnockout
Grants the defender an improved chance to cause a drop or knockout multi-player (1v1) catches.
CatchingDef ChancePerfectCatchTackleOutcome Knockout
Modifies catching/knockout chance on perfect catch tackles.
CatchingDef PlayBall BreakChance
Grants the defender an improved chance to break on the ball.
THEN
STOP
What shuts it down
No recorded what shuts it down.
AT BRONZE
What you need to know
Defenders with this ability have a slightly improved chance to force catch knockouts and react quicker in any flat zone coverage, less than 10 yards from the LoS and outside the hash marks.
TRIGGERS3GAMEPLAY EFFECTS9DEACTIVATORS0
What else touches this.
Every ability writes a set of gameplay effects. These are the abilities whose sets meet this one's.Identical effects to 4 other abilitiesFlat Zone KO modifies the same 9 gameplay effects as Deep In Zone KO, Deep Out Zone KO, Deep Zone KO and Mid Zone KO. They differ only in when they fire, so the choice between them is situational.
These abilities modify exactly the same 9 gameplay effects as Flat Zone KO — not a similar set, the same one. What separates them is the situation each one's own description names.
Deep In Zone KOImproved reactions/knockouts in deep inside zones
Deep Out Zone KOImproved reactions/knockouts in deep outside zones
Deep Zone KOImproved reactions/knockouts in deep zones
Mid Zone KOImproved reactions & catch knockouts in mid zones
Viewing Flat Zone KO: Slightly improved reactions & KO chance in flat zones
GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE
See it in action
Community-submitted clips of Flat Zone KO activating.No clips yetBe the first to add a clip of Flat Zone KO activating.