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Week 10 again delivered, with a major surprise for the Bills demonstrating the 'any Sunday can bring surprises' saying that draws so many fans into the National Football League

This outcome may have opened things up for the Patriots to creep back into a top spot they used to occupy, with a schedule that gives them an advantage over their eight and two competitors

Meanwhile in the National Football Conference the Seahawks and Rams had perfect results to arrange a major confrontation next week, while our player of the week is chasing records as well as the Most Valuable Player award

The Breakdown - Simply an Off Day for the Bills?

Could it simply have been an emotional letdown from beating the Chiefs last 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 second best from the beginning as the Dolphins ran out 30-13 victors in an eye-opening outcome - and display

MVP Josh Allen only got the team's initial first down in the third quarter and first points in the fourth - admittedly Miami had 10 days to get ready but it was nonetheless a massive egg laid by one of the NFL's best offenses

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

Bottling up the league's best rushing attack was also key, with Cook and teammates registering just 86 yards, their lowest of the year and just over 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 resulting in a nine minute drive produced nothing, and his fourth-quarter fumble that the Dolphins converted to a touchdown just later

It was typical 'previous Bills teams' as they hurt themselves in the foot, falling into a hole on defensive side and Allen attempting to overcompensate to rescue his squad from the situation - not the composed, controlled, well-balanced Bills we've witnessed this season

The Dolphins have served up a bit of everything this year so the jury's out on if this is the start of a trend, but for the Bills they'll require an immediate bounce-back in a difficult matchup against Tampa Bay next week as the New England are sneaking into a nice lead at the top of the AFC East

Spotlight - New England See Path to Unexpected First Place

Regarding the New England, they're among three 8-2 squads in the NFL, all American Football Conference teams, but are they the top team?

You can find flaws in New England, the Broncos and Indianapolis actually for feasting on the weaker opponents, with only five of their total twenty-four wins achieved against opponents with a positive record - and one of those was the Colts beating the Denver

Denver beat the champion Eagles in Philly and are masters of the final quarter while Indianapolis can ride Taylor, but the New England adding Sunday's victory in Tampa Bay to their primtime success in Buffalo appears to be a declaration

Their pair of losses occurred in new head coach Vrabel's initial three games, with seven consecutive victories, just like Denver, since then - but defeating Baker Mayfield after the Buccaneers had a bye to prepare was huge

Drake Maye's Most Valuable Player credentials won't go away, and he definitely earns point for courage after taking some hard tackles in Tampa Bay but persevering to steer his side to success

The defense is solid and first-year rusher TreVeyon Henderson burst onto the scene on game day with 147 yards and two exciting touchdowns of fifty-five and sixty-nine yards - becoming just the fifth different ball carrier to break 22mph this year on his initial touchdown

While you can argue who 'the best' is technically, the Pats should be favorites to finish with the top record due to their remaining opponents - which includes just a single matchup against a winning team, albeit a significant contest against the Bills

Visiting Baltimore is also tough, but Denver have it more difficult in the AFC West with the Kansas City to face two times, the Los Angeles 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 face the Kansas City, and have the Seahawks, San Francisco and two games with the five and four Jaguars to contend with. There is a long way to travel but the door is available for a surprise top seed in the American Football Conference

Coming Up - Rams & Seahawks Prepare for Week 11 Clash

Two teams with solid claims to be better than all of the three eight and two sides are NFC West opponents the Seahawks and Rams, who both scored forty points to go to seven and two before next week's major meeting between the two in Los Angeles

Both have secured four victories in a consecutive games, have quarterbacks in Stafford and Sam Darnold playing at an high standard (although Darnold had ball security problems on game day) with excellent pass catchers, and defenses giving up under 20 points a game

Both could realistically be undefeated as too - especially the Los Angeles as their two defeats came in overtime against the San Francisco and then that agonising loss in Philly when they had a game-winning kick with the final play blocked and run back by the Eagles for a score

Seattle also lost to San Francisco, with a last-minute score in week one, before falling to the final play of the game against the Tampa Bay - so they are truly two of the best sides in the NFL

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

Top Performer - Jonathan Taylor

Taylor could be on for a historic year after his remarkable performance in Berlin - rushing for 244 yards, scoring three touchdowns and contributing an additional forty-two {receiving yards