EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Todd Bowles simply couldn’t believe his eyes.

The yellow flags kept flying all game, and his New York Jets were being called for penalties at crucial moments against the Packers. There were a whopping 16 in all for a team-record 172 yards, according to ESPN Stats & Info, during Green Bay’s 44-38 overtime victory Sunday.

“I thought we were playing two teams,” a noticeably angry Bowles said. “I thought we were playing the Packers — and the striped shirts.”

That would be the officials, who received some rare criticism from the normally reserved Jets coach.

“I can explain some of them,” Bowles said of the penalties. “I can’t explain them all. That’s a question you have to ask them.”

When a reporter pointed out that it was uncharacteristic of him to question the officials, Bowles said simply: “That’s how bad it was.”

Jets cornerback Morris Claiborne used an expletive when describing the officiating.