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title: "Corner Route (Flag Route) Explained"
description: "The corner route breaks outside toward the back corner of the end zone at about 12 yards. How it is run and why it beats the cloud corners in Cover 2 Tampa."
url: https://www.crucibletech.com/playbook/routes/corner/
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# Corner Route

A corner route, also called a flag route, is a vertical stem that breaks outside toward the back corner of the end zone, at 12 yards in Crucible's diagram. It is a classic answer to two-high coverage with cloud corners, like Cover 2 Tampa, landing between a squatting corner and the deep safety.

![Corner route diagram](https://www.crucibletech.com/playbook/img/football_11v11/routes/corner.webp)

## How the Corner Route Is Run

Often run by a slot or inside receiver, it releases as if running a seam or post, then breaks outside and climbs toward the sideline. Throw it over the underneath defender and in front of the safety.

## What It Beats

- Cover 2 Tampa and the half-field side of Cover 6, whose cloud corners sit in the flat and leave the sideline hole behind them.
- Man coverage when the defender has inside leverage.
- With a short route underneath, as in Snag, it puts the corner in a low-high bind.

## Common Questions

### What is a corner route in football?

A corner route, also called a flag route, is a vertical stem that breaks outside toward the back corner of the end zone, at 12 yards in Crucible's diagram.

## Concepts Built With the Corner

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![Cafe diagram](https://www.crucibletech.com/playbook/img/football_11v11/concepts/cafe.thumb.webp)

Cafe Diagonal / Corner / Curl

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![Snag diagram](https://www.crucibletech.com/playbook/img/football_11v11/concepts/snag.thumb.webp)

Snag Corner / Snag
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![Star diagram](https://www.crucibletech.com/playbook/img/football_11v11/concepts/star.thumb.webp)

Star Diagonal / Corner / Spot

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![Twist diagram](https://www.crucibletech.com/playbook/img/football_11v11/concepts/twist.thumb.webp)

Twist Flat / Inside Snag / Corner

## Related passing concepts

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Snag Corner / Snag

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