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.
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A sack is when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage before he can throw a forward pass/lateral. Tackling the quarterback behind the lime of scrimmage on a running play is not considered a sack.
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When the ball is thrown forward over the line of scrimmage. This is allowed only once per play.
The term for defensive player catching opposing team's pass is an interception.