I believe he had control and that it was a catch, but what you just said is absolutely not true. Both hand were not in contact with the ball 100% of the time. At the end of the catch (well out of bounds), the ball was in his right hand only, so obviously his left hand came off at some point.
I don't think there was enough evidence to overturn the call, but I also don't think he had "control" (by definition) of the ball BEFORE getting his second foot down in bounds.
The Pats got a LOT of help during that last drive.
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