Even if the Pats did have a timeout and could challenge it--they probably would have let the call on the field stand. In the final analysis, it doesn't matter whether he established possession a yard and a half, or an inch and a half, short of the 30. The replay showed a slight juggle and that took away forward progress ahead of the 30, and where he finally got control of the ball wouldn't have been conclusive enough to overturn the call on the field.
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