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Blaine Gabbert threw two touchdown passes to Garrett Celek on the day. This is a breakdown of the second touchdown catch. To get a sense of how this catch was set up, there are two plays that occurred earlier in the game that require mentioning.
2nd Quarter, 1st and 20 – A gain of 12 yards for Shaun Draughn
This play occurred on the offensive drive that resulted in a field goal.

This is the opening play of the drive that resulted in Celek's second touchdown catch.

Both of these plays had Shaun Draughn executing an Angle route, also known as a 'Texas' route. This route is diagrammed below with the "F" running back.

The 49ers dial up an 'angle-pivot' route for Draughn, to go with a 'Stick-Nod' route from Celek on the weakside of the formation. An angle-pivot route will have Draughn run an angle route, then pivot to break towards the sideline. Stick-Nod is a route that requires a double move where Celek will fake a Stick route, then head straight into the seam of the coverage.

Cover 4 is a zone coverage with 3 underneath zone defenders and 4 deep zone defenders. Since this is in the red zone and it's 3rd down, the Falcons are looking to protect the goal line with the 4 deep defenders (blue) while the 3 underneath defenders (orange) provide shallow coverage. The defenders to keep an eye on are the yellow cornerback, the orange linebacker, and the black linebacker.

To the strongside of the formation, Vance McDonald's route draws the attention of the black LB as he faces the strongside of the passing formation – the side with three route runners.

The combination of McDonald drawing the attention of the black LB, and Celek's double move causing the yellow CB to take a false step, provides a seam for Celek to work his route. Draughn's route draws the red LB forward. When Draughn pivots his route, it takes the red LB towards the sideline to provide a throwing lane for Gabbert. Five step timing with a hitch step - shotgun snap equals 2 steps + a 3 step dropback - Gabbert is mid windup.


