Here is who caught our eye, for better or worse, in the Patriots’ Week 15 loss.

The New England Patriots dropped their Week 15 contest 27-17 to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday to fall to 3-11 on the year.

Here is who caught our eye for better or worse upon live viewing.

Winner: First-half QB Bailey Zappe. For the second straight week, Bailey Zappe came out firing in the first half for the Patriots. Zappe again looked confident moving around in the pocket and made several strong throws downfield. That was highlighted by his lone touchdown pass to Hunter Henry, in which he can be seen working through his reads to find the tight end before lofting a perfectly thrown ball.

Loser: Second-half QB Bailey Zappe. For the second straight week, things then unraveled for the QB in the second half. It started on Zappe’s first play of the half, as he made an ill-advised decision — which led to an interception — on a play where he should have just thrown it away. Zappe should have then had another interception on a bad miss to an open Demario Douglas later in the half, while he also took the blame for some mental lapses — such as failing to get the unit into the right protections — and poor decisions.

“Just simply not good enough,” he said. “Started out hot in the first half again, like we did the previous week. Came in here, made adjustments, understood what we wanted to attack. Went out in the second half, threw an interception on the first play of the second half, which is terrible on my part. You take away that, you take away seven points, it’s a whole different game.”

Winner: DL Christian Barmore. The third-year defensive lineman has just sharpied his name into the ‘Winner’ category at this point. But, Sunday may have been one of his best games yet as he tallied two tackles for loss, a sack, and two QB hits against the Chiefs. Again, Barmore should be a prime extension candidate this offseason no matter who is making decisions.

Loser: K Chad Ryland. Rookie kicker Chad Ryland had not attempted a field goal since his Week 12 miss against the Giants. He got his first chance today — a 41-yarder — and pushed it wide left, just like the miss in New York. Ryland did make a chip shot 25-yard attempt and all his extra points later in the game, but has now missed seven kicks on the year.

Loser: Injuries and the Offensive Line. While Zappe took the blame for failing to handle Kansas City’s blitzes, it didn’t seem like a great performance from the offensive line in live time. Zappe was under pressure on roughly 40 percent of his drop backs and took four sacks — three against the blitz.

To make matters worse, left guard Cole Strange depart on a cart and immediately was ruled out after suffering a knee injury, while offensive tackle Conor McDermott — who drew the start for an injured Trent Brown — left with a head injury.

Honorable mentions:

• A quiet day for Ezekiel Elliott Sunday, but sophomore back Kevin Harris provided a spark in his first work this season. He broke through several tackles in a crowded middle of the field on just his third carry en route to an impressive 18-yard touchdown.
• Hunter Henry was busy on Sunday leading New England with seven receptions and 66 yards. He also hauled in their first score of the day on the aforementioned pretty ball from Zappe, but unfortunately Henry also left the game early due to injury.
• An all around quiet day for the Patriots wide receiver room, highlighted by Tyquan Thornton, who was not targeted on just seven routes.
• It’s been a challenge for rookie Marte Mapu to consistently get on the field this season, but he got an opportunity Sunday and made an impact play as he recorded his first career interception. Later on, however, the rookie appeared to be beaten on a well-designed pick route by KC which helped set up Jerick McKinnon’s touchdown.
• Another busy day for Mack Wilson, who tallied a sack, QB hit, and a tackle for loss.
• Alex Austin was thrusted into a tough spot pregame when J.C. Jackson became unavailable. He was called for two penalties and while one seemed questionable, one negated a fumble recovery. Austin did appear to settle in throughout the game, however.
• Brenden Schooler entered Sunday’s game leading the league with four special teams penalties. It didn’t take long for him to extend his lead as he was flagged for holding on the opening kickoff — negating a 46-yard return.
• Jalen Reagor took over kickoff return duties and while he had his opening return called back, he provided the best performance of the year at the position averaging 28.0 yards on three returns with a long of 40.