Peter King’s Fine Fifteen
1. New England (6-1). Adrian Peterson found out Sunday it might not be so easy to try to make a season-saving yard against the Patriots defensive front, which looked absolutely impenetrable for stretches against the Vikes.
2. Pittsburgh (5-2). Very uncharacteristic late mistakes led to a loss that, ultimately, is understandable because it happened in New Orleans on Halloween night, and the Saints played defense the way they played it down the stretch of their Super Bowl season. I doubt this loss will linger with the Steelers.
3. Baltimore (5-2). The bye made the Ravens look a lot better in the AFC, didn’t it? With the Jets and Titans losing, and the Chiefs looking shaky in holding off the Bills in overtime, Baltimore’s back in the top-of-the-AFC mix.
4. New York Jets (5-2). An inexcusable performance coming off the bye. Scariest thing is how
the offense couldn’t make a play, either in the running or passing game.
5. Indianapolis (4-2). The Colts probably couldn’t have asked for a better time to have 15 days between games. They’ve had some good rehab time. Reggie Wayne’s back to near full health.