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Week 10 once more provided excitement, with a huge upset for the Bills proving the 'any Sunday can bring surprises' saying that draws so many people into the NFL

That result may have opened things up for the Patriots to move back into a leading position they formerly held, with a remaining games that provides them an advantage over their 8-2 competitors

Over in the National Football Conference the Seahawks and Rams had ideal outcomes to set up a monster clash in week 11, while our player of the week is chasing records as well as the MVP award

The Breakdown - Just a Bad Day for the Bills?

Was it just an emotional comedown from beating the Chiefs last week or a deeper issue? This remains the question for the Buffalo team to address

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

MVP Josh Allen only got the squad's opening first down in the third period and initial scoring in the fourth - admittedly the Dolphins had 10 days to prepare but it was nonetheless a significant failure laid by one of the league's top offences

Dolphins quarterback Tua threw two touchdowns but rusher De'Von Achane was the devastating difference, with 225 combined yards and two touchdowns

Bottling up the NFL's top running game was crucial too, with Cook and teammates recording just eighty-six yards, their lowest of the season and just over fifty percent their 161.5 yard season average

Additionally there were the three critical turnovers, and the two from Allen in particular. An interception in the scoring area meaning a nine minute drive produced nothing, and his final quarter fumble that the Dolphins turned into seven points just later

It was typical 'previous Bills teams' as they shot themselves in the foot, getting into a hole on defense and Allen trying to do too much to dig his team from the situation - rather than the composed, controlled, well-balanced Bills we've witnessed this season

Miami have demonstrated a varied performances this season so the jury's out on whether this is the start of a trend, but for Buffalo they'll need an instant response in a difficult matchup against Tampa Bay next week as the Patriots are sneaking into a nice lead at the top of the American Football Conference East

Spotlight - Patriots See Path to Surprise Top Seed

Regarding the New England, they're among three eight and two squads in the league, all AFC sides, but could they be the best?

One could pick holes in New England, the Broncos and the Colts really for dominating the lesser sides, with just five of their total 24 wins coming against opponents with a winning record - and one example was the Indianapolis beating the Denver

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

Their two defeats came in new head coach Vrabel's first three games, with seven consecutive wins, similar to Denver, since then - but taking down Baker Mayfield after the Bucs had a week off to prepare was significant

Maye's Most Valuable Player credentials continue to be discussed, and he certainly earns credit for courage after absorbing some hard tackles in Tampa Bay but hanging in there to steer his side to success

The defense is solid and rookie running back Henderson exploded on Sunday with 147 yards and two exhilerating scores of 55 and 69 yards - establishing himself as just the fifth different ball carrier to exceed 22 miles per hour this season on his first score

Although you can debate who 'the best' is technically, the Patriots should be favorites to finish with the best record thanks to their remaining opponents - which features just one game against a successful opponent, although a significant contest against Buffalo

Visiting the Ravens is also tough, but Denver have it more difficult in the AFC West with the Kansas City to play twice, the Los Angeles Chargers (who might also compete for top seed but face the identical challenge) and also the Green Bay on the schedule

The Indianapolis also play the Kansas City, and have the Seattle, 49ers and two games with the five and four Jacksonville to contend with. There is a considerable distance to go but the door is available for a shock number one position in the American Football Conference

Coming Up - Los Angeles and Seattle Set for Next Week Showdown

Both squads with solid claims to be better than all of the three different 8-2 teams are NFC West opponents the Seattle and Los Angeles, who each scored forty points to reach seven and two ahead of next week's major game between the two in LA

Both have won four in a row, have quarterbacks in Matthew Stafford and Sam Darnold performing at an high standard (although Darnold had ball security problems on Sunday) with top receivers, and defenses giving up fewer than twenty points a game

Each could realistically be without a loss as too - especially the Rams as their two defeats came in overtime against the San Francisco and then that agonising loss in Philly when they had a potentially winning kick with the final play blocked and run back by the Eagles for a touchdown

Seattle were also defeated to San Francisco, with a last-minute score in week one, before falling to the final play of the contest against the Tampa Bay - so they are genuinely among the top teams in the league

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

Player of the Week - Jonathan Taylor

Taylor could be on for a historic year after his incredible display in Berlin - rushing for 244 rushing yards, scoring three touchdowns and adding another forty-two {receiving yards