FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The game was over, but the war of words continued between the New England Patriots and New York Jets.

Following the 28-21 loss Sunday, Patriots receiver Deion Branch said he wasn't embarrassed by his team's effort, but ...

"I'm just frustrated. The embarrassing part came from a few classless guys [on the Jets] after the game," he said. "There were a lot of classless things that went on after the game ended.''

Branch said, according to the Boston Herald, that Jets players taunted the home crowd after the game, with some even giving fans the finger.

"Didn't you see it? You've got to go back and watch it," he said. "Pretty classless stuff.''

Some of New England's players left the field when time ran out rather than shake hands with the Jets players.

When asked if he was one of them Branch said: "I'm a champion. I'm always going to congratulate guys. They beat us today. The ones with class, I shook their hands. And the ones that didn't, I didn't [shake their hands]. You can tell they're not used to being in this position.''

In the week leading up to the game, several Jets players took exception to Tom Brady's exuberance during the Patriots' 45-3 win over New York on Dec. 6. Antonio Cromartie went so far as to call Brady an "ass----," and the Jets weren't apologizing for their behavior Sunday.