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The tenth week once more provided excitement, with a huge upset for the Bills demonstrating the 'any Sunday can bring surprises' saying that draws so many people into the NFL

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

Over in the NFC the Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams had ideal outcomes to set up a major confrontation next week, while our top performer is pursuing milestones as well as the MVP award

The Breakdown - Just a Bad Day for Buffalo?

Could it simply have been an emotional letdown from defeating Kansas City the previous week or something more? That's the question for the Buffalo team to answer

The Bills had secured seven victories in a row against the Dolphins but were outperformed from the start as the Miami team emerged as 30-13 winners in an surprising result - and performance

MVP Josh Allen only achieved the team's opening first down in the third period and initial scoring in the fourth - admittedly Miami had ten days to get ready but it was still a massive egg produced by one of the NFL's best offenses

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

Bottling up the NFL's top running game was also key, with Cook and company registering just 86 yards, their lowest of the season and just over half their 161.5-yard season average

Additionally there were the three crucial ball losses, and the two from Josh Allen in particular. An pass caught by defense in the end zone meaning a nine-minute drive yielded no points, and his fourth-quarter dropped ball that Miami converted to a touchdown just two plays

It was typical 'old Buffalo' as they shot themselves in the foot, getting into a hole on defense and Allen trying to do too much to rescue his squad out of it - rather than the calm, controlled, balanced Buffalo team we've seen this season

The Dolphins have served up a bit of everything this season so the verdict is uncertain on if this is the start of something, but for Buffalo they'll need an immediate bounce-back in a tough game against Tampa Bay next week as the Patriots are quietly moving into a nice lead at the top of the American Football Conference East

Spotlight - New England Identify Route to Surprise Top Seed

Speaking of the Patriots, they're among three different eight and two teams in the league, all AFC teams, but could they be the top team?

You can pick holes in New England, Denver and the Colts really for dominating the weaker opponents, with only five of their combined 24 wins achieved against opponents with a winning record - and one of those was the Colts defeating the Denver

Denver defeated the reigning champion Eagles in Philadelphia and are masters of the final quarter while Indy can ride Taylor, but the Patriots adding Sunday's victory in Tampa to their prime time win in Buffalo appears to be a declaration

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

Drake Maye's Most Valuable Player credentials won't go away, and he definitely earns credit for bravery after taking some savage hits in Tampa but persevering to steer his side to success

The defensive unit is reliable and first-year rusher Henderson exploded on game day with 147 yards and two exhilerating scores of fifty-five and sixty-nine yards - establishing himself as just the fifth ball carrier to break 22mph this year on his initial touchdown

While you can debate who 'the best' is statistically, the Pats should be favorites to finish with the top record due to their remaining opponents - which features just one game against a successful opponent, although a significant contest against Buffalo

Traveling to the Ravens is also tough, but the Broncos have it more difficult in the AFC West division with the Chiefs to face two times, the Chargers (who might also challenge for first place but encounter the identical challenge) and also the Green Bay on the fixture list

The Colts also play the Chiefs, and have the Seattle, 49ers and two games with the five and four Jaguars to contend with. There's a long way to travel but the door is open for a surprise top seed in the AFC

Next Week - Los Angeles and Seattle Set for Week 11 Clash

Two teams with strong arguments to be superior to all of the three eight and two sides are NFC West rivals the Seattle and Rams, who each put up forty points to go to 7-2 ahead of the upcoming major meeting between the two in Los Angeles

They've both secured four victories in a consecutive games, have quarterbacks in Stafford and Sam Darnold playing at an elite level (although Sam Darnold had ball security problems on Sunday) with excellent pass catchers, and defenses giving up fewer than twenty points a contest

Both could easily be undefeated as too - especially the Los Angeles as their pair of losses came in overtime against the San Francisco and then that agonising loss in Philadelphia 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 the 49ers, with a late touchdown in week one, before falling to the final play of the game against the Tampa Bay - so they are truly among 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 Germany - rushing for 244 rushing yards, registering three scores and contributing an additional forty-two {receiving yards