There are some situations in American Football that you can depend upon each and every week.
The back-shoulder pass is one of them. Simply put, it works every week in the NFL for either a first down or a touchdown. The premise is that this one play creates havoc for every defensive back in the league. Plus, it is a high-risk armament for quarterbacks who are able to drop passes into tight spaces.
In the early 1960s, the alley-oop was almost indefensible. It required a receiver who had the uncanny ability to leap higher than normal human beings.