NEW YORK The fallout continues over NFL referee Ed Hochuli's game-deciding mistake in Denver last Sunday. Mike Pereira, the NFL's supervisor of officials, said on his NFL Network show Wednesday night that he has talked several times to Hochuli and the referee remains “devastated.”

And the San Diego Union-Tribune reported that Hochuli, an official for 19 seasons and a referee for 17, had e-mailed fans in San Diego and told them, “I failed miserably.”

The call came in the final minute with Denver having a second down at the San Diego 1 and the Chargers leading 38-31. Denver quarterback Jay Cutler dropped back to pass, the ball slipped from his hand and a San Diego player recovered. But Hochuli, who has refereed two Super Bowls, ruled it an incomplete pass.

Instant replay showed the call should have been a fumble, but Denver retained the ball at the 10 because under the rules, the ball could not go to San Diego because the whistle had blown. Hochuli told Chargers coach Norv Turner he made the wrong call. Then Denver scored, converted a 2-point conversion, and won 39-38.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Thursday he expected the league's competition committee would review the rule that possession could not change because the whistle blew, during the offseason, as it has in the past.

“Mistakes are a part of our game,” he said. “We do everything we can to avoid them, but Ed's a fantastic official, and he'll continue to be ...”

Elsewhere

CAROLINA: Chicago linebacker Lance Briggs won't be fined for a hit on quarterback Jake Delhomme last Sunday that drew the ire of many Panthers.

“It was a legal hit and there was no penalty called on the play,” NFL spokesman Randall Liu said after the league reviewed the play. “The quarterback slid late and Briggs had already committed. It was not a foul.”

Briggs' hard hit on a sliding Delhomme appeared to inspire the Panthers during their comeback from a 14-point deficit to beat the Bears 20-17.

Some players suggested afterward that Briggs could, or should, be fined even though he wasn't penalized on the play.

It's uncertain when receiver/returner Ryne Robinson, who hurt his knee early in training camp, will be back. He's practicing on a limited basis.

Guard Travelle Wharton (knee) also said he's day-to-day with a knee injury that kept him out against Chicago.

Defensive end Tyler Brayton (ankle), linebacker Na'il Diggs (shoulder), cornerback Chris Gamble (arm) and quarterback Matt Moore (leg) didn't practice.

Defensive tackle Maake Kemoeatu missed practice because of illness. Cornerback Richard Marshall (leg) practiced on a limited basis. David Scott

PITTSBURGH:Stanley Druckenmiller, a billionaire suitor, withdrew his offer to buy a majority stake of the Steelers, saying the Rooney family needs more time to consider its options about the future ownership of the team.