Paul Domowitch's NFL rankings for Nov. 17 (previous week's rank in parentheses):
1. Patriots 9-0 (1)
Whoever thought we’d be asking whether Julian Edelman is irreplaceable?
2. Panthers 9-0 (3)
Have scored 27 or more points in seven straight games.
3. Bengals 8-1 (2)
You didn’t really think they were going to go undefeated, did you?
4. Cardinals 7-2 (5)
Carson Palmer has a plus-16 touchdowns-to-interceptions differential.
5. Vikings 7-2 (8)
That year off may turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to Adrian Peterson.
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