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Was the Immaculate Reception a legal catch?
This is from the NFL rulebook:"Any eligible offensive player may catch a forward pass. If a pass is touched by one eligible offensive player and touched or caught by a second offensive player, pass completion is legal. Further, all offensive players become eligible once a pass is touched by an eligible receiver or any defensive player."Since the pass was touched by either an eligible receiver or a defensive player and then caught it is a legal catch.
The differences between a forward pass and lateral pass?
A Forward Pass is passing the football to a teammate in front of you. A Lateral Pass is the player carrying the ball passing the football on side or behind him/her.
Who is allowed to catch a forward pass in football?
Introduction of the Forward PassNo one really knows when exactly the first forward pass was implemented in an actual game, but most historians do agree that in 1873 represenatives from Yale, Princeton, and Rutgers met to discuss formulating rules for this new game of football. The new rules consisted of reducing the number of men on the field from fifteen to eleven. Adding a fourth down before surrenduring the ball. Tackling below the waist was allowed. And lastly, the forward pass was leagalized behind the line of scrimmage. The NFL/AFL merger did not happen until 1970. But by then the forward pass was an intracate part of the game. (Scott Menzel)
What is a forward pass in football?
When the ball is thrown forward over the line of scrimmage. This is allowed only once per play.
What is the term in American football for when a defensive player catches a pass from the opossing teams forward pass?
The term for defensive player catching opposing team's pass is an interception.
