Talk:Lateral pass

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This sentence is confusing:"In NFL rules a backward pass other than the snap, if muffed by a receiver before it first touches the ground, after it touches the ground the ball becomes dead if an opponent recovers it."Edison 05:24, 10 September 2006 (UTC)


This is also confusing: "(But if the lateral is thrown from beyond the line of scrimmage and it advances the ball, it is considered an illegal forward pass.)" How can the lateral advance the ball, and still be a lateral? If the statement is somehow correct, an explanation of why would help. Zooterkin 16:36, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

I agree with Edison. This sentence is not only confusing but also wrong. According to this article, regarding the NFL game between 49ers and Raiders,(http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2006/10/09/SPG6BLLEOS1.DTL) a muffed backward pass, other than the snap, was recovered by the defense and resulted in a defensive touchdown.Emazwmenos 20:21, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lateral pass is not in the football lexicon.

There is either a forward pass or a backward pass.

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