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The tenth week again delivered, with a huge upset for the Bills demonstrating the 'any given Sunday' saying that attracts so many people into the NFL

That result could have created things up for the New England Patriots to creep back into a leading position they used to occupy, with a remaining games that gives them an advantage over their 8-2 rivals

Meanwhile in the NFC the Seahawks and Rams had ideal outcomes to arrange a major confrontation next week, while our player of the week is chasing records as well as the MVP award

The Breakdown - Just a Bad Day for Buffalo?

Could it simply have been an emotional letdown from beating the Chiefs the previous week or a deeper issue? This remains the question for the Buffalo team to address

The Bills had won seven in a row against Miami but were second best from the beginning as the Dolphins ran out 30-13 winners in an surprising result - and display

MVP Josh Allen only achieved the squad's initial first down in the third quarter and initial scoring in the final quarter - yes Miami had ten days to prepare but it was nonetheless a significant failure laid by one of the league's top offences

Tua Tagovailoa passed for two touchdowns but rusher De'Von Achane was the game-changing factor, with 225 combined yards and two scores

Containing the league's best rushing attack was crucial too, with Cook and company recording just 86 yards, their fewest of the year and slightly more than half their 161.5-yard season average

Additionally there were the three crucial ball losses, and the pair from Josh Allen in particular. An interception in the end zone meaning a nine-minute possession produced nothing, and his final quarter dropped ball that the Dolphins turned into seven points just two plays

It was classic 'previous Bills teams' as they hurt themselves in the foot, falling into a deficit on defense and Josh Allen trying to do too much to dig his team out of it - not the calm, controlled, well-balanced Buffalo team we've seen this season

Miami have served up a bit of everything this season so the jury's out on if this is the beginning of something, but for the Bills they'll need an immediate bounce-back in a tough game against the Buccaneers next week as the Patriots are quietly moving into a comfortable advantage at the summit of the AFC East

Spotlight - Patriots Identify Route to Unexpected First Place

Speaking of the New England, they're one of three eight and two teams in the league, all AFC sides, but could they be the best?

You can find flaws in New England, the Broncos and the Colts actually for feasting on the weaker opponents, with just five of their combined twenty-four victories coming against opponents with a positive record - and one example was the Colts beating the Denver

The Broncos beat the reigning champion Eagles in Philadelphia and are masters of the final quarter while Indianapolis can ride Jonathan Taylor, but the New England including Sunday's win in Tampa Bay to their prime time success in Buffalo seems like a declaration

Their pair of losses occurred in new head coach Vrabel's initial three games, with seven straight wins, similar to Denver, since then - but defeating Mayfield after the Buccaneers had a week off to get ready was significant

Maye's Most Valuable Player credentials won't go away, and he certainly earns credit for bravery after taking some hard tackles in Tampa Bay but persevering to steer his team to success

The defense is solid and rookie running back 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 runner to break 22mph this season on his initial touchdown

Although you can debate who 'the best' is statistically, the Pats should be favourites to end with the best record due to their schedule - which features just a single matchup against a successful opponent, albeit a significant contest against the Bills

Visiting Baltimore is challenging too, but Denver have it more difficult in the AFC West with the Chiefs to face two times, the Los Angeles Chargers (who might also challenge for top seed but face the identical challenge) and also the Green Bay on the fixture list

The Indianapolis also play the Kansas City, and have the Seattle, San Francisco and two games with the five and four Jaguars to contend with. There's a considerable distance to travel but the door is available for a surprise number one position in the AFC

Coming Up - Los Angeles and Seattle Prepare for Week 11 Showdown

Two teams with strong arguments to be superior to all of the three eight and two teams are National Football Conference West opponents the Seahawks and Rams, who both scored forty points to go to 7-2 ahead of next week's Hollywood blockbuster meeting between the two in LA

They've both secured four victories in a consecutive games, have signal callers in Stafford and Sam Darnold performing at an elite level (although Sam Darnold had turnover issues on Sunday) with top receivers, and defensive units giving up fewer than twenty points a contest

Each could realistically be undefeated as well - particularly the Rams as their pair of losses occurred in overtime against the 49ers and then that painful defeat in Philly when they had a game-winning field goal with the last kick deflected and returned by the Philadelphia for a score

Seattle also lost to San Francisco, with a last-minute score in the opening week, before falling to the last kick of the contest against the Tampa Bay - so they are truly two of the top teams in the league

The upcoming game on Sunday could be the most exciting of the season to date

Top Performer - Jonathan Taylor

Taylor could be on for a record season after his remarkable performance in Berlin - rushing for 244 rushing yards, registering three scores and contributing an additional forty-two {receiving yards