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Henry's left hand comes completely off the ball. With that you have to conclude he maintained possession of the ball throughout with his right hand. I don't see that. The ball is moving. If the ball touched the ground, which was McAulay's argument, then it wasn't a catch because Henry didn't maintain possession of the ball. This is also what the NFL is officially stating in defense of the call.
Did his left hand come completely off the ball? The ball spins in his hands, but that doesn't mean that he actually loses possession.
Personally, I don't think there is enough evidence to overturn the call on the field no matter what was called. But since it was called a TD, it should have stood.