Lateral Pass (Noun)
Meaning
A pass to a receiver upfield from the passer.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The quarterback dropped back and threw a lateral pass to the running back, who was sprinting down the sideline.
- In a clever play design, the wide receiver ran a shallow crossing route and received a lateral pass from the quarterback.
- The running back took the lateral pass from the quarterback and turned upfield, gaining 10 yards before being tackled.
- On the trick play, the quarterback pretended to hand the ball off to the running back, but instead threw a lateral pass to the wide receiver.
- The quarterback threw a lateral pass to the tight end, who was open in the flat and had plenty of room to run.