EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The Miami Dolphins were livid about the officiating in the 13-10 defeat Sunday night against the New York Jets, their third consecutive defeat.

Several controversial calls went the Jets' way, including an apparent touchdown catch by Chris Chambers that was reversed by video replay, and a fumble by Ricky Williams that Miami claimed never happened.

''These refs just flat-out hooked them up,'' defensive end Jason Taylor said. ''We had to play a good Jets team and these guys, too. It was ridiculous.

''Stevie Wonder could see it was a catch.''

Early in the second quarter, Ray Lucas hit Chambers in the back right corner of the end zone with a 9-yard pass. Initially, it was called a touchdown, but Jets coach Herman Edwards challenged.

''The guys in the booth said he caught it,'' Edwards said of his assistant coaches, ''but I thought he didn't. On my instincts, I said I don't think he caught it. We were lucky on that.''

The Dolphins certainly agree. Referee Larry Nemmers determined Chambers got both feet inbounds, but that he bobbled the ball as he fell.

As NFL director of officiating Mike Pereira explained, ''When you are going to the ground, even though two feet hit and an elbow hits, when you hit the ground you have to maintain control of the ball. It's the same at the 50-yard line as it is in the end zone. It's the same inbounds as it is out of bounds. Even though the feet come down first, if the ball comes loose, which it did here, if you don't maintain control of the ball, then it's an incomplete pass.''

To which Taylor responded, ''That was a big turnaround, a big swing. I'm not one to make excuses, but ... I don't know what in the heck they were calling. Every time we turned around, there was a defensive holding.''

The Dolphins also were incensed about the fumble.

On the opening drive of the third quarter, Williams carried the ball from the Jets 1 and, as he was going down, it came loose. Or it didn't, depending on the point of view.

''I thought I was down, and even if I wasn't, I still had the ball,'' Williams said. ''Someone took it at the very end. It had it the whole time.''

Again, the Dolphins challenged the call that Marvin Jones forced the fumble and Sam Garnes recovered. Again, Nemmers ruled in New York's favor.

''The ball was there on the ground,'' Garnes said, ''and I fell on it.''

Dolphins linebacker Zach Thomas refused to place any blame on the officials, saying it was his team's fault that Miami fell to 5-4.

''We're ticked off at ourselves,'' he said. ''It doesn't matter, it's an excuse.''