Directional-buttons up or down: highlight menu items, cycle through sets or formations, cycle through plays or cycle through man in motion options
X-button: select or go to next screen, select set or formation, select corresponding play, snap the ball, sprint, throw to receiver with corresponding symbol, control intended receiver while ball is airborne, cycle through defenders, control player nearest to the ball, control kick meter or switch players
start-button: pause
square-button: select corresponding play, ask corso, cancel audible selection, dive, qb dive or slide, throw to receiver with corresponding symbol, dive for pass, fake spike or cancel audible selection
L2 and square, X or circle-button: bluff play call
X-button press and hold: hurry to line of scrimmage
square and L2-button: cancel audible and run the original play as picked in the play call screen
L2-button: quiet the crowd, stiff arm left or right, fake pitch, toggle passing symbols on or off, pump up the crowd or big hit
right analog stick: coach's cam
right analog stick down: backfield vs. linebackers
directional-buttons: move player or run, reposition player or control return man
R1-button: juke right, throw to receiver with corresponding symbol, linebacker audible, strafe and defensive line special move
triangle then up-button: loose
triangle then left or right-button: normal
L1 then up-button: spread
L1 then left or right-button: shift left or right
R1 then down-button: pinch