The New York Jets and Buffalo Bills combined for 22 penalties in Monday’s 23-20 Jets loss. It prompted a reporter to ask New York quarterback Aaron Rodgers about the officiating official.

In most cases, coaches and players tried to avoid any criticism of the performance, even if it was perceived as benign, to avoid being fined.

Rodgers was so critical that he even referenced an episode of South Park to make his point.

“That seemed a little ridiculous,” Rodgers said of the officiating official. “Yes, some of them seemed really bad, including the passerby harassing me. That’s not harassing the passerby. We might as well be playing Sarcastaball if we’re going to call those things. And I thought (Jets defenseman Javon) Kinlaw’s didn’t bother the passer either.

The two teams also combined for 204 penalty yards, the most of any NFL game this season.

Rodgers was referring to a third-down play at the Jets’ 39-yard line midway through the third quarter. Rodgers was sacked by Buffalo’s AJ Epenesa, who was called for unnecessary roughness in the play.

The penalty gave the Jets a first down at their own 47 and ultimately helped them position Greg Zuerlein for what was a tie game at the time.

Kinlaw’s penalty came late in the fourth quarter for the Bills’ go-ahead goal. On a 2nd-and-11 at the Jets’ 19-yard line, Kinlaw was called for roughing the passer after Bills quarterback Josh Allen threw an incomplete pass.

It gave the Bills another set of downs and ultimately positioned Tyler Bass for a 22-yard field goal with 3:43 remaining to put the Bills ahead for good.

The Jets had 11 penalties for 110 yards and the Bills had 11 penalties for 94 yards.

As for Sarcastaball, it’s the title of a 2012 “South Park” episode that took football to the next level by creating a game that eliminated the contact aspects of the game and replaced them with things like balloons and stuffed animals.

The episode also referenced a game Rodgers played in, a 2012 Packers-Seahawks game that was officiated by replacement referees. The play became famous for its controversial calls, including a Hail Mary call from Seattle’s Russell Wilson, which was ultimately caught by both a Seahawks wide receiver and a Packers defender.

One official called it a catch, while another called it an interception. Ultimately, it was agreed that the two had simultaneous control of the ball and a touchdown was awarded to Seattle, who won the game. The game is known by several nicknames, including the ‘Fail Mary’.

The irony of him referencing Monday’s episode is that he threw the fourth Hail Mary of his career to end the first half.