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The tenth week once more provided excitement, with a major surprise for the Buffalo Bills proving the 'any Sunday can bring surprises' mantra that draws so many people into the National Football League

That result could have created things up for the New England Patriots to move back into a top spot they formerly held, with a remaining games that provides them an advantage over their eight and two rivals

Over in the National Football Conference the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams had ideal outcomes to set up a monster clash next week, while our player of the week is pursuing milestones as well as the Most Valuable Player award

Analysis - Just a Bad Day for the Bills?

Could it simply have been an emotional comedown from beating the Chiefs last week or something more? This remains the question for the Bills to address

The Buffalo squad had secured seven victories in a consecutive games against Miami but were outperformed from the beginning as the Miami team emerged as 30-13 victors in an surprising result - and display

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

Tua Tagovailoa threw two touchdowns but running back Achane was the game-changing factor, with 225 combined yards and two touchdowns

Bottling up the league's best rushing attack was crucial too, 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

Additionally there were the three crucial 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 fourth-quarter dropped ball that the Dolphins turned into a touchdown just two plays

It was typical 'old Buffalo' as they hurt themselves in the foot, falling into a hole on defensive side and Allen attempting to overcompensate to dig his team from the situation - rather than the calm, controlled, balanced Bills we've seen this season

Miami have served up a varied performances this year so the jury's out on if this is the start of a trend, but for Buffalo they'll require an immediate bounce-back in a difficult matchup against the Buccaneers in week 11 as the New England are quietly moving into a comfortable advantage at the summit of the AFC East

In Focus - Patriots Identify Route to Unexpected First Place

Regarding the Patriots, they're among three eight and two teams in the NFL, all AFC sides, but are they the best?

You can find flaws in the Patriots, the Broncos and Indianapolis really for dominating the lesser sides, with only five of their combined 24 wins achieved against teams with a winning record - and one example was the Colts beating the Denver

Denver defeated the champion Eagles in Philadelphia and are kings of the final quarter while Indy can ride Taylor, but the New England including Sunday's victory in Tampa to their primtime win in Buffalo seems like a statement

Their pair of losses came in new head coach Vrabel's initial three contests, with seven straight victories, similar to Denver, since then - but defeating Mayfield after the Bucs had a bye to get ready was significant

Maye's MVP claims won't go away, and he certainly deserves credit for courage after taking some savage hits in Tampa but hanging in there to steer his side to success

The defense is solid and first-year running back TreVeyon Henderson exploded on game day with 147 rushing yards and two exciting touchdowns of fifty-five and sixty-nine yards - establishing himself as just the fifth ball carrier to break 22mph this season on his first score

Although you can argue who 'the best' is statistically, the Pats should be favourites to end with the top record thanks to their remaining opponents - which includes just one game against a winning team, although a significant contest against Buffalo

Visiting the Ravens is also tough, but Denver have it more difficult in the AFC West division with the Chiefs to face two times, the Chargers (who might also compete for first place but encounter the same problem) and also the Packers on the schedule

The Colts also play the Chiefs, and have the Seahawks, San Francisco and two matchups with the five and four Jaguars to face. There is a long way 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 Clash

Both squads with strong arguments to be better than all of the three 8-2 teams are National Football Conference West opponents the Seattle and Rams, who each put up forty points to reach 7-2 before next week's major meeting between the pair in LA

They've both won four in a row, have signal callers in Stafford and Darnold performing at an elite level (although Sam Darnold had ball security problems on Sunday) with excellent pass catchers, and defensive units giving up fewer than twenty points a game

Each could easily be undefeated as too - especially the Los Angeles as their two defeats occurred in overtime against the San Francisco and then that painful defeat in Philly when they had a potentially winning kick with the final play blocked and run back by the Philadelphia for a score

The Seahawks also lost to San Francisco, with a last-minute score in the opening week, before falling to the last kick of the game against the Buccaneers - so they're truly among the best sides in the league

The next matchup on Sunday could be the best of the year to date

Top Performer - Taylor

Jonathan Taylor could be on for a record season after his remarkable performance in Berlin - rushing for 244 rushing yards, scoring three scores and contributing another 42 {receiving yards