1. Jennings lost on 'Revis Island'

Vikings receiver Greg Jennings discovered how lonely it can be on "Revis Island." Patriots cornerback Darrelle Revis shadowed Jennings on all but five of the snaps that Jennings played. Jennings was targeted five times — four times with Revis covering him. Those four targets resulted in a Revis interception, an offensive pass interference, an incompletion and a 4-yard catch, which was Jennings' only catch of the day and the 500th of his career. "No, I wasn't expecting him to [shadow] me," Jennings said. "But he did and he did a great job. After the game, and I said, 'Man, you were forcing me to go one way.' And he said, 'Man, you're a little too shifty to give you a two-way go.' He tried to take one thing away from me and funnel me to help. They had a great scheme."

2. What pressure? Brady wins No. 149

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady moved out of a tie with John Elway into third place in career regular-season wins with 149. Only Brett Favre (186) and Peyton Manning (169) are ahead of him. But this wasn't a classic Brady victory. This was coach Bill Belichick and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels putting together the right game plan for the right opponent at the right time. Brady won by 23 and had to complete only 15 passes for 149 yards. A week after the Patriots gave up four second-half sacks and the Vikings had five sacks, the Patriots committed to short drops and running the ball. Brady was sacked once. "They were efficient," cornerback Josh Robinson said. "They definitely changed their plan. Last week, Brady threw 50-some passes. They were patient and consistent with the run, and then they got the turnovers and the lead and it was over."

3. Picking on Xavier

Vikings cornerback Xavier Rhodes said his groin felt fine Sunday. But that didn't stop the Patriots from picking on the one defensive back who went into the game listed as questionable. Rhodes slipped, missing a tackle and allowing Julian Edelman to gain 44 yards on a short pass in the second quarter. In the third quarter, Rhodes was flagged three times. A defensive holding call was declined, while two pass interference penalties for 28 yards were accepted. One of them could have gone on Edelman. "I was playing my game, being aggressive," Rhodes said. "The receiver was, too. I guess it was 50-50 and the referees called what they called."

4. A work in progress

It's obvious that working rookie third-round pick Jerick Mc- Kinnon into the offense is going to take some time. Even with Adrian Peterson deactivated, the Vikings would have been content to ride Matt Asiata for the entire game at running back. McKinnon had only three snaps through three quarters. In those three snaps, he ran once for 3 yards and caught a pass for 3 yards. He got more than 10 snaps with the game out of hand in the fourth quarter and finished with two carries for 7 yards and two catches for 5 yards. If Peterson is out for an extended amount of time, McKinnon will have to play a bigger role.

5. Wes Welker Jr. growing up

He's still a poor man's Wes Welker, but he's getting richer every time we see him. Julian Edelman had game highs in catches (six) and yards receiving (81). His touchdown, a 9-yarder, came against a six-man rush that resulted in Chad Greenway knocking Brady on his backside. But loose coverage in the back of the end zone by Captain Munnerlyn resulted in a relatively easy catch. "We almost got Brady there," Greenway said. "But 'almost' doesn't mean much." Edelman said he's become a better player in part because he went against Revis this past offseason and training camp. Asked what it feels like for an elite receiver such as Jennings to be held to one catch, Edelman said, "That's the island. Revis is Revis."