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Week 10 once more provided excitement, with a huge upset for the Bills proving the 'any Sunday can bring surprises' mantra that attracts so many people into the NFL

That result may have opened things up for the Patriots to move back into a leading position they used to occupy, with a schedule that provides them an edge over their eight and two competitors

Meanwhile in the National Football Conference the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams had perfect results to arrange a major confrontation next week, while our top performer is chasing records as well as the Most Valuable Player award

The Breakdown - Simply an Off Day for Buffalo?

Could it simply have been an emotional comedown from beating the Chiefs the previous week or something more? That's the question for the Bills to answer

The Bills had won seven in a row against Miami but were outperformed from the beginning as the Miami team emerged as 30-13 victors in an surprising result - and performance

MVP quarterback Josh Allen only achieved the team's opening first down in the third period and first points in the final quarter - admittedly the Dolphins had ten days to get ready but it was nonetheless a significant failure laid by one of the NFL's top offences

Tua Tagovailoa passed for two scores but rusher De'Von Achane was the devastating difference, with 225 combined yards and two touchdowns

Containing the league's best running game was also key, with Cook and teammates recording just eighty-six yards, their fewest of the season and slightly more than fifty percent their 161.5 yard average

Then there were the three critical ball losses, and the two from Josh Allen specifically. An pass caught by defense in the end zone resulting in a nine-minute possession produced nothing, and his final quarter fumble that Miami turned into a touchdown just later

It was classic 'old Buffalo' as they hurt themselves in the foot, falling into a deficit on defensive side and Allen trying to do too much to rescue his squad from the situation - rather than the composed, controlled, balanced Buffalo team we've witnessed this year

Miami have demonstrated a varied performances this year so the jury's out on whether this is the beginning of a trend, but for Buffalo they'll need an immediate bounce-back in a difficult matchup against the Buccaneers next week as the Patriots are quietly moving into a comfortable advantage at the summit of the AFC East

In Focus - New England Identify Route to Unexpected First Place

Speaking of the New England, they're among three eight and two squads in the NFL, all AFC sides, but are they the top team?

One could find flaws in New England, the Broncos and Indianapolis really for dominating the lesser sides, with only five of their total 24 victories achieved against teams with a winning record - and one of those was the Indianapolis defeating the Denver

Denver defeated the reigning champion Eagles in Philadelphia and are masters of the final quarter while Indianapolis can rely on Taylor, but the New England including Sunday's win in Tampa Bay to their prime time win in Buffalo seems like a statement

Their two defeats came in new head coach Vrabel's first three games, with seven straight wins, just like Denver, from that point - but defeating Baker Mayfield after the Bucs had a bye to prepare was significant

Drake Maye's MVP claims continue to be discussed, and he definitely deserves credit for courage after taking some savage hits in Tampa Bay but persevering to guide his team to success

The defensive unit is reliable and rookie running back Henderson exploded on game day with 147 yards and two exciting scores of 55 and 69 yards - establishing himself as just the fifth ball carrier to break 22 miles per hour this season on his initial touchdown

Although you can debate who 'the best' is statistically, the Pats should be favourites to end with the top record thanks to their remaining opponents - which features just a single matchup against a winning team, albeit a huge one against the Bills

Visiting Baltimore is challenging too, but the Broncos have it even tougher in the AFC West division with the Chiefs to face two times, the Chargers (who could also compete for top seed but face the same problem) and additionally the Packers on the schedule

The Indianapolis also face the Chiefs, and have the Seahawks, 49ers and two games with the 5-4 Jaguars to face. There is a considerable distance to travel but the door is available for a surprise number one position in the American Football Conference

Coming Up - Rams & Seahawks Prepare for Week 11 Clash

Both squads with solid claims to be better than all of the three different 8-2 teams are NFC West rivals the Seahawks and Los Angeles, who each scored forty points to go to seven and two before next week's major meeting between the pair in Los Angeles

They've both won four in a row, have signal callers in Matthew Stafford and Darnold performing at an high standard (although Sam Darnold had turnover issues on Sunday) with excellent pass catchers, and defensive units giving up fewer than twenty points a game

Each could realistically be without a loss as too - especially the Rams as their two defeats came in overtime against the San Francisco and then that agonising loss in Philly when they had a game-winning field goal with the final play blocked and run back by the Eagles for a score

Seattle were also defeated to San Francisco, with a late touchdown in week one, before losing to the final play of the contest against the Tampa Bay - so they're genuinely two of the top teams in the NFL

The upcoming game on Sunday could be the best of the year so far

Top Performer - Taylor

Jonathan Taylor could be on for a historic year after his remarkable performance in Berlin - running for 244 rushing yards, registering three touchdowns and adding another forty-two {receiving yards