One of the lasting images from the game was the viral video of owner Robert Kraft and team president Jonathan Kraft watching Van Pelt’s offense implode. Jonathan looked especially frustrated at the team, and at one point, it looked like he mouthed, “The play-calling is terrible.”

Lip readers seem to think they were critiquing the offense's play calling. It's kind of hard to make out most of it without audio, but it seems pretty clear the last thing Jonathan Kraft utters there is "playcalling is terrible.

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Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt said Thursday his door is “always open” should Robert and Jonathan Kraft want to discuss any of his play-calling decisions this season. “The Krafts, I answer to those guys,

FOXBORO — Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt addressed the elephant in the room before he could even be directly asked about it. Robert and Jonathan Kraft were shown on Sunday’s CBS broadcast looking frustrated while their team’s offense was on the field.

After seeing the Krafts' unhappiness with the Patriots' playcalling in Week 15, you'd think they would have a conversation with Alex Van Pelt.