The movie of the year for me is Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, and the title keeps coming back to me over and over when thinking about the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 14 (and the whole season, really). That’s because the year has felt like that, one battle after another, except most of the fighting features the franchise battling itself.

After yet another gut-punch of a loss, this time to the Houston Texans, the Chiefs sit at 6-7 and their first losing record in December since Andy Reid took over as head coach following the disastrous 2012 campaign. There are numerous reasons why this year has gone the way it has, but most of the wounds could be described as self-inflicted. That was once again the case on Sunday night.

That’s not to take credit away from the Texans, who came into Arrowhead with the NFL’s top-ranked defense and held Patrick Mahomes and company to 10 points. But the number of boneheaded plays is baffling from a veteran team that knew they were against the ropes. Let’s review a few losers and winners from Week 14.

Winners: Your loved ones on Christmas Day

This Christmas, skip the Chiefs game and just put on Elf. If you’re gonna watch a guy in a uniform run around clueless, at least watch the one that’s supposed to be funny.

Loser: Anyone Mahomes is trying to depend upon

Patrick Mahomes would love to take back a couple of his own decisions, to be sure. However, his teammates didn’t do him any favors with numerous drops that stalled drives and killed any momentum at the worst times.

Noah Gray has had bricks for hands all season, and he showcased his ability to drop a pass all game long with foibles in the first and second half. Unfortunately for the Chiefs, Gray was hardly the lone offender. Kareem Hunt dropped a gift of a pass that hit him in the face(mask) that would have been an important late-game conversion. Rashee Rice did the same on an even more important down. And then, of course, there was the insane Travis Kelce bobble that led to a third interception for the Texans’ defense.

Just as the defense was locking things down (for the most part), the Chiefs’ offense became a comedy of errors.

Winner: Chris Jones

For those who needed a reminder that Chris Jones is still capable of absolutely reducing an offensive coordinator to tears, just look in Nick Caley’s direction for most of Sunday night. The man they call Stone Cold used the Chiefs’ primetime showing to remind everyone watching that he’s a future Hall of Famer with one dominant showing after another against an overmatched Texans offensive line. It was an inspired outing for Jones in a losing effort, who had to listen to a week’s worth of (deserved) praise for the Texans’ defensive front.

Loser: Harrison Butker

The thud heard when the ball struck the right upright when Harrison Butker misses his first field goal attempt on the night felt representative, as if that single “doink” served as a proper summation of the entire season for the Chiefs. As it turns out, K.C. could have used those three points in a game built on field position and rare opportunities. Butker would make his second attempt, but even that one was too close for comfort. Special teams has been an issue all season, including Butker’s performance on several occasions (especially early in the season).

Winner: Esa Pole

When Wanya Morris went down on the first play of the game, the Chiefs were forced to turn to rookie tackle Esa Pole to protect Patrick Mahomes’ blindside in primetime versus the league’s top-ranked defense in his NFL debut. No one would have faulted him at all for being overwhelmed a time or three in such a daunting situation, but Pole turned out to be a positive story by the fourth quarter. Even announcers were noticing just how impressive he looked against the NFL’s best pass rushers. It’s quite possible the Chiefs have an exciting long-term development on their hands at a very real point of need.

Loser: Secondary depth

Trent McDuffie’s knee was injured in the first half, and he was eventually downgraded to out. Christian Roland-Wallace was ruled out before the game due to a back injury, and he was ultimately placed on injured reserve over the weekend. That leaves the secondary looking thing as the Los Angeles Chargers get ready to visit in Week 15 in a game the Chiefs simply have to have—and even then, it might not make a difference.