Elway threw a quick slant pass to Mark Jackson late in the third quarter for a 15-yard touchdown.

Instead of having plays specifically designed for a particular player, like a slant pass to receiver Andre Reed, he went to a more flexible scheme.

One play was a 31-yard slant pass from Montana to Roger Craig.

For the Green Bay Packers, it is the quick slant pass.

Three plays later, Stewart hit Charles Johnson with a 16-yard slant pass.

Rahne threw a strike to Edgar Romney on a 9-yard slant pass for the touchdown.

Of course you are when a receiver like Jerry Rice can turn a 6-yard or 7-yard slant pass into a 55-yard play.

Like Rice of the 49ers, he can turn a short slant pass into a long gain by making the first tackler miss him.

On a second-down play in the fourth quarter, Lucas tried to hit Johnson with a slant pass but bounced the ball into the turf.

Last season, with 42 seconds left in the game against the Giants, he and Montana teamed on a 78-yard slant pass for the winning touchdown.