I was thinking about this scenario, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen it happen in a game. What would happen if a QB was hit while throwing a backwards pass and the hit caused him to lose control of the ball. If the QB’s hand is moving forward when the hit occurs, but he’s throwing backwards, is it a fumble or incomplete pass? Has anyone ever seen this occur in a game?
Fumble. His arm has to be moving towards the line of scrimmage for it to be a pass.
This is the same as a backwards pass being dropped. Still a fumble and a live ball