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You could not be more wrong. Simultaneous possession rule clealy states simultaneous catch.

For the catch to be ruled a completion or an interception the player must retain possession until coming down (butt, back, feet). But for simultaneous possession, the CATCH must be made at the same time.

“Jennings did not have both feet on the ground before Tate TOUCHED (my emphasis) the ball. All you need is to have a hand on the ball...” That is most certainly not true. To make a completion (or interception) you must first catch (gain control) then retain control. For the simultaneous possession rule to be in effect, both players must SIMULTANEOUSLY gain contral (catch the ball) and both must RETAIN shared control. If either element is missing - if they don’t both catch it at the same time, or if they don’t both retain constant control until the play is dead - the rule does not apply. Since they both did not catch the ball at the same time, the rule is not in effect. Tate must then clearly take control of the ball away from the defender before they hit the ground (ending the play) and he did not.

A person can catch a ball, then lose control before it can be ruled a completion. You are confusing the meanings of words used to describe moments in the play (...simultaneously catch...) with the official end result (completion).

The rule says: “If a pass is caught simultaneously by two eligible opponents, and both players retain it, the ball belongs to the passers. It is not a simultaneous catch if a player gains control first and an opponent subsequently gains joint control.” If your interpretation was correct, there would not be the phrase “...and both players RETAIN it...” (emphasis mine) nor “...if a player gains control first and an opponent subsequently gains joint contro.”

The rule states the exact situation - a player gained control and an opponent subsequently gained joint control - ergo, simultaneous possession rule DOES NOT apply.