It exists technically but it doesn't in practice, there's probably 15-20 lateral passes per season (I'd say 0 before the 4th unless it's garbage time and there'

It exists technically but it doesn't in practice, there's probably 15-20 lateral passes per season (I'd say 0 before the 4th unless it's garbage time and there's some trick plays happening on a punt return) vs hundreds of thousands of plays.