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Week 10 again delivered, with a huge upset for the Bills demonstrating the 'any given Sunday' mantra that draws so many fans into the National Football League

That result could have created opportunities for the New England Patriots to creep back into a leading position they used to occupy, with a remaining games that provides them an advantage over their eight and two rivals

Meanwhile in the NFC the Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams had ideal outcomes to arrange a monster clash next week, while our player of the week is pursuing milestones as well as the MVP award

Analysis - Simply an Off Day for the Bills?

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

The Buffalo squad had secured seven victories in a row against Miami but were outperformed from the start as the Dolphins ran out 30-13 victors in an eye-opening outcome - and display

MVP quarterback Josh Allen only got the squad's opening first down in the third period and initial scoring in the final quarter - admittedly Miami had 10 days to get ready but it was still a significant failure laid by one of the league's top offences

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

Containing the league's best running game was also key, with James Cook and teammates recording just 86 yards, their fewest of the year and just over fifty percent their 161.5 yard season average

Additionally there were the three critical turnovers, and the two from Josh Allen specifically. An interception in the end zone meaning a nine-minute possession produced nothing, and his final quarter fumble that Miami converted to a touchdown just two plays

It was classic 'old Buffalo' as they shot themselves in the foot, getting into a hole on defensive side and Josh Allen trying to do too much to rescue his squad out of it - not the composed, controlled, well-balanced Bills we've witnessed this year

The Dolphins have demonstrated a bit of everything this season so the verdict is uncertain on if this is the start of a trend, but for the Bills they'll require an instant response in a tough game against the Buccaneers next week as the New England are sneaking into a comfortable advantage at the top of the AFC East

In Focus - New England See Path to Surprise Top Seed

Regarding the Patriots, they're one of three eight and two squads in the league, all AFC sides, but could they be the top team?

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

Denver beat the champion Eagles in Philly and are kings of the fourth-quarter while Indy can rely on Jonathan Taylor, but the New England including Sunday's victory in Tampa to their primtime win in Orchard Park appears to be a declaration

Their two defeats came in new head coach Mike Vrabel's first three games, with seven consecutive wins, just like Denver, since then - but defeating Mayfield after the Buccaneers had a bye to get ready was huge

Drake Maye's Most Valuable Player credentials continue to be discussed, and he certainly deserves point for bravery after absorbing some hard tackles in Tampa Bay but persevering to steer his side to victory

The defense is reliable and rookie rusher TreVeyon Henderson burst onto the scene on game day with 147 yards and two exhilerating touchdowns of fifty-five and sixty-nine yards - becoming just the fifth different runner to exceed 22 miles per hour this year on his initial touchdown

While you can debate who 'the best' is statistically, the Pats should be favourites to end with the best record due to their schedule - which includes just a single matchup against a successful opponent, albeit a huge one against Buffalo

Visiting Baltimore is also tough, but Denver have it more difficult 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 Green Bay on the schedule

The Indianapolis also face the Chiefs, and have the Seahawks, San Francisco and two games with the five and four Jaguars to face. There's a considerable distance to go but the opportunity is available for a surprise number one position in the American Football Conference

Coming Up - Rams & Seahawks Set for Week 11 Clash

Two teams with strong arguments to be superior to all of the three 8-2 teams are National Football Conference West rivals the Seattle and Rams, who both put up 40 burgers to go to seven and two ahead of the upcoming major meeting between the two in LA

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

Each could realistically be undefeated as well - particularly the Los Angeles as their two defeats occurred in extra time against the 49ers and then that painful defeat in Philadelphia when they had a game-winning field goal with the final play blocked and returned by the Philadelphia for a score

Seattle also lost to San Francisco, with a late touchdown in the opening week, before falling to the final play of the contest against the Tampa Bay - so they are truly among the best sides in the NFL

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

Top Performer - Jonathan Taylor

Jonathan Taylor might be on for a record season after his remarkable performance in Germany - running for 244 rushing yards, registering three scores and adding another 42 {receiving yards