The former is called a rushing touchdown, and in the latter, the quarterback throws a touchdown pass or passing touchdown to the receiver, who either catches the ball in the field of play and advances it into the end zone, or catches it while already being within the boundaries of the end zone; the result is a ...

What is considered a rushing touchdown?

When a quarterback throws a pass, however, that is ruled to have moved laterally (meaning the ball does not travel forward across the field, but rather sideways or backwards), any player scoring a touchdown after receiving the ball is considered to have recorded a rushing touchdown.

What does rushing mean in football?

Rushing, on offense, is running with the ball when starting from behind the line of scrimmage with an intent of gaining yardage. While this usually means a running play, any offensive play that does not involve a forward pass is a rush - also called a run.