lateral pass vs passing game

lateral pass and passing game both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lateral pass	Yes	No	No	No
passing game	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, passing game is a hypernym of lateral pass; that is, passing game is a word with a broader meaning than lateral pass:

lateral pass: a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer
passing game: (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

Other hypernyms of lateral pass include pass, passing, passing play.

lateral pass (noun)	passing game (noun)
a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer	(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate