lateral pass vs passing play

lateral pass and passing play both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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