The ref was wrong, that was an incompletion anywhere on the field. We see that kind of play called an incompletion once a week in the NFL, usually on the sidelines, sometimes in the middle of the field, once in a while in the end zone. If the player doesn't maintain control during the fall it is ALWAYS an incompletion every time anywhere on the field no variations ever.
What about Super Bowl XII when Butch Johnson lost control after he scored a TD?
righto.