SUMMARY OF COMPLETED AND INCOMPLETED FORWARD PASSES
COMPLETED FORWARD PASSES
- Pass caught by the passers eligible receiver; ball remains live.
- Pass caught by the passers ineligible receiver; ball remains live.
- Any intercepted pass; ball remains live.
- Pass simultaneously caught by opponents; ball becomes dead.
INCOMPLETE FORWARD PASS
- Pass which touches the ground.
- Pass which goes out of bounds.
- 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).