KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- At an initial glance, and without the benefit of film review, a look at which Patriots players are "up" and which are "down" from Monday night's loss to the Chiefs:

Up

Brandon LaFell -- Five-year veteran makes the most of his extended playing time at receiver, getting on some slants and scoring on a 44-yard catch-and-run in the third quarter.

Matthew Slater -- Special teams captain was exceptional in coverage, one of the few bright spots.

Bryan Stork -- Rookie center accounted for himself well in his first career start.

Down

Coaching staff -- Puzzling plan on offense with little focus on the running game, and the defense was sliced up in the running game.

Tom Brady -- Quarterback was off the mark in the passing game and also didn't capitalize when he had the chance to run.

Chandler Jones -- Defensive end struggles to set the edge against the run and is replaced at the end of the third quarter.

Logan Ryan -- Cornerback was benched for the second half in place of Malcolm Butler after a costly illegal hands to the face penalty at the end of the second quarter that helped the Chiefs have time to kick a field goal.

Nate Solder -- Left tackle was beaten by a quick get-off from Tamba Hali on a third-quarter strip sack recovered by Kansas City.

Patriots cleats -- Why were so many players slipping?