re: Why did the clock keep running after our WR went OOB on final drive?

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Agreed and should not be a reviewable issue if play was allowed to happen

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Any egregious game clock error is reviewable. The last play would fall in that category.

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ARTICLE 7. No other plays or officiating decisions are reviewable. However, the replay official may correct egregious errors, including those involving the game clock, whether or not a play is reviewable. This excludes fouls that are not specifically reviewable

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As for the "early" start of the game clock posted at the top of this page...

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Second and 10 at the B-30. The game clock is running in the second half. Team A trails by two points and is out of timeouts. At the snap Team A has five players in the backfield. A22 carries for a three-yard gain to the B-27. When the ball is declared dead the game clock reads (a) 13 seconds; (b) 8 seconds. RULING: (a) and (b) Five-yard penalty, illegal formation. Second and 15 at the B-35. Because the illegal formation is not a foul that causes the clock to stop immediately, the 10-second runoff does not apply. After the penalty is administered the game clock starts on the referee’s signal.

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The part quoted on the top of this page that the clock starts on the snap is only if a penalty that would result in a 10-second runoff is accepted but the 10-second runoff is declined.