The rule says that should the defensive back, through his impetus, would cause the receiver to land out of bounds the catch is ruled complete.
End of third quarter, 31-28 Pats.
Yes, that’s what it says. It also doesn’t address what I said, except to the extent that it makes it plausible for the referee to rule that TO was pushed out.
The problem was that for where TO came down, he could have gotten both feet down...but didn’t because he took a long step. He wasn’t deprived of the opportunity to land in bounds, he was made unable to keep his balance and stepped out.