Ah, thank you sir. As I mentioned I know almost nothing about football. I was just going by what the commentators were saying at the time: that the ball had to cross the line BEFORE touching the ground. Football fans may have very easily understood what they were meaning, but I, being a non-football fan, was rather clueless.
I stand corrected - the way you describe the rules, you're absolutely right - it was clearly a TD then as the ball did cross the line in the air before being pushed back a couple inches.
This is what I get for sticking my nose in a thread I know nothing about!
Consider me schooled.