Explore: Forward Pass

In several forms of football, a forward pass is the throwing of the ball in the direction in which the offensive team is trying to move, towards the defensive

lateral pass is distinguished from a forward pass, in which the ball is thrown forward, towards the opposition's end zone. In a lateral pass the ball

pass interference (PI) is a foul that occurs when a player interferes with an eligible receiver's ability to make a fair attempt to catch a forward pass

After moving to Saint Louis University, Robinson threw the first legal forward pass in the history of American football on September 5, 1906, at a game at

below. The backward pass has an advantage over the forward pass: at any step it can choose any term to delete, whereas the forward pass at each step can

on offense are entitled to receive a forward pass: only an eligible pass receiver may legally catch a forward pass, and only an eligible receiver may advance

them. Every pass is classified as either a forward pass or a lateral pass, depending on the direction the ball travels. pass attempt All passes thrown in

being snapped Intentional grounding Illegal forward pass beyond the line of scrimmage Throwing a backwards pass out of bounds Any other intentional act by

quarterback) and applies to any player at any position who throws a forward pass, not just to quarterbacks. Other measurements, such as ESPN's total quarterback

Forward Pass (March 28, 1965 – December 1, 1980) was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse who was the first horse in the history of the Kentucky