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SUMMARY OF COMPLETED AND INCOMPLETED FORWARD PASSES

 

COMPLETED FORWARD PASSES

  1. Pass caught by the passers eligible receiver; ball remains live.

  2. Pass caught by the passers ineligible receiver; ball remains live.

  3. Any intercepted pass; ball remains live.

  4. Pass simultaneously caught by opponents; ball becomes dead.

 

INCOMPLETE FORWARD PASS

  1. Pass which touches the ground.

  2. Pass which goes out of bounds.

  3. Pass possessed by a player who is in the air but first touches the ground out of bounds. (Ball becomes dead in all of these cases).