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The tenth week once more provided excitement, with a major surprise for the Bills demonstrating the 'any given Sunday' saying that draws so many people into the NFL

This outcome may have opened opportunities for the New England Patriots to creep back into a leading position they formerly held, with a remaining games that provides them an edge over their eight and two competitors

Over in the National Football Conference the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams had perfect results to arrange a monster clash next week, while our top performer is chasing records as well as the MVP award

Analysis - Simply an Off Day for the Bills?

Was it just an emotional comedown from beating the Chiefs last week or a deeper issue? That's the question for the Bills to answer

The Bills had secured seven victories in a row against Miami but were outperformed from the start as the Dolphins emerged as 30-13 victors in an surprising outcome - and display

MVP quarterback Josh Allen only got the squad's initial first down in the third period and first points in the fourth - yes Miami had 10 days to get ready but it was nonetheless a significant failure produced by one of the NFL's best offenses

Tua Tagovailoa passed for two touchdowns but running back Achane was the game-changing factor, with 225 total yards and two scores

Bottling up the NFL's top running game was also key, with Cook and teammates registering just 86 yards, their fewest of the year and slightly more than fifty percent their 161.5-yard season average

Then there were the three crucial ball losses, and the pair from Allen in particular. An pass caught by defense in the end zone meaning a nine-minute drive produced nothing, and his final quarter fumble that Miami converted to a touchdown just later

It was typical 'previous Bills teams' as they shot themselves in the foot, falling into a hole on defense and Josh Allen trying to do too much to rescue his squad out of it - not the calm, disciplined, well-balanced Buffalo team we've witnessed this year

The Dolphins have served up a bit of everything this season so the verdict is uncertain on whether this is the start of a trend, but for Buffalo they'll require an immediate bounce-back in a tough game against the Buccaneers in week 11 as the New England are sneaking into a comfortable advantage at the summit of the American Football Conference East

Spotlight - New England See Path to Unexpected First Place

Regarding the Patriots, they're one of three different 8-2 teams in the league, all AFC teams, but could they be the best?

You can pick holes in the Patriots, Denver and Indianapolis actually for feasting on the weaker opponents, with just five of their total 24 wins coming against teams with a winning record - and one of those was the Colts defeating the Denver

The Broncos defeated the reigning champion Eagles in Philadelphia and are masters of the fourth-quarter while Indianapolis can rely on Jonathan Taylor, but the Patriots adding Sunday's victory in Tampa to their prime time win in Buffalo appears to be a declaration

Their two defeats came in recently appointed coach Mike Vrabel's first three contests, with seven straight victories, similar to Denver, from that point - but taking down Baker Mayfield after the Buccaneers had a bye to prepare was significant

Drake Maye's MVP claims won't go away, and he certainly deserves point for bravery after taking some savage hits in Tampa but persevering to guide his team to victory

The defense is solid and first-year rusher Henderson burst onto the scene on Sunday with 147 yards and two exhilerating touchdowns of fifty-five and sixty-nine yards - establishing himself as just the fifth ball carrier to exceed 22mph this year on his first score

Although you can debate who 'the best' is statistically, the Patriots should be favorites to finish with the best record due to their schedule - which features just a single matchup against a winning team, albeit a huge one against Buffalo

Traveling to the Ravens is also tough, but Denver have it even tougher in the AFC West division with the Chiefs to play twice, the Chargers (who could also challenge for first place but encounter the same problem) and also the Green Bay on the fixture list

The Colts also play the Kansas City, and have the Seattle, San Francisco and two games with the 5-4 Jaguars to face. There is a considerable distance to travel but the door is available for a shock number one position in the AFC

Next Week - Los Angeles and Seattle Prepare for Week 11 Showdown

Both squads with strong arguments to be better than all of the three different 8-2 sides are NFC West rivals the Seahawks and Rams, who both put up 40 burgers to reach seven and two before the upcoming major game between the pair in Los Angeles

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

Each could realistically be without a loss as well - especially the Los Angeles as their pair of losses came in overtime against the 49ers and then that agonising loss in Philadelphia when they had a game-winning field goal with the last kick deflected and run back by the Philadelphia for a touchdown

Seattle were also defeated to the 49ers, with a last-minute score in week one, before losing to the final play of the game against the Tampa Bay - so they're truly two of the top teams in the NFL

The next matchup on Sunday could be the most exciting of the year so far

Player of the Week - Jonathan Taylor

Taylor might be on for a historic year after his incredible display in Berlin - rushing for 244 rushing yards, registering three touchdowns and adding an additional forty-two {receiving yards