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The tenth week once more provided excitement, with a huge upset for the Buffalo Bills demonstrating the 'any given Sunday' mantra that draws so many people into the NFL

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

Meanwhile in the National Football Conference the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams had perfect results to set up a major confrontation next week, while our player of the week is pursuing milestones as well as the MVP award

The Breakdown - Simply an Off Day for the Bills?

Could it simply have been an emotional comedown 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 outperformed from the beginning as the Dolphins emerged as 30-13 victors in an eye-opening outcome - and display

MVP quarterback Josh Allen only achieved the team's initial first down in the third period and first points in the final quarter - yes Miami had 10 days to prepare but it was nonetheless a massive egg produced by one of the league's best offenses

Dolphins quarterback Tua threw two scores but rusher Achane was the game-changing factor, with 225 combined yards and two touchdowns

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

Additionally there were the three critical ball losses, and the pair from Josh Allen specifically. An interception in the scoring area meaning a nine minute possession produced nothing, and his final quarter fumble that the Dolphins turned into a touchdown just two plays

It was classic 'old Buffalo' as they shot themselves in the foot, falling into a hole on defensive side and Allen trying to do too much to dig his team out of it - not the composed, disciplined, balanced Buffalo team we've seen this season

Miami have demonstrated a varied performances this year so the verdict is uncertain on whether this is the beginning of something, but for Buffalo they'll require an immediate bounce-back in a difficult matchup against Tampa Bay next week as the Patriots are sneaking into a nice lead at the summit of the AFC East

Spotlight - New England See Path to Surprise Top Seed

Speaking of the Patriots, they're one of three eight and two squads in the NFL, all AFC sides, but could they be the best?

One could pick holes in the Patriots, the Broncos and Indianapolis really for feasting on the lesser sides, with just five of their combined twenty-four victories achieved against teams with a positive record - and one of those was the Indianapolis beating the Denver

Denver beat the champion Eagles in Philadelphia and are kings of the final quarter while Indianapolis can ride Jonathan Taylor, but the New England including Sunday's win in Tampa Bay to their primtime success in Orchard Park seems like a statement

Their two defeats occurred in new head coach Mike Vrabel's initial three games, with seven consecutive wins, just like the Broncos, since then - but defeating Mayfield after the Bucs had a week off to get ready was huge

Drake Maye's MVP claims continue to be discussed, and he definitely deserves credit for courage after taking some savage hits in Tampa but persevering to guide his side to victory

The defense is solid and rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson exploded on Sunday with 147 yards and two exhilerating scores of fifty-five and sixty-nine yards - becoming just the fifth different ball carrier to break 22 miles per hour this year on his first score

Although you can debate who 'the top team' is statistically, the Pats should be favorites to end with the top record thanks to their remaining opponents - which features just a single matchup against a successful opponent, although a significant contest against Buffalo

Visiting the Ravens is challenging too, but Denver have it even tougher in the AFC West division with the Chiefs to face two times, the Los Angeles Chargers (who could also compete for first place but face the same problem) and also the Packers on the fixture list

The Colts also face the Kansas City, and have the Seattle, San Francisco and two games with the five and four Jaguars to face. There's a considerable distance to travel but the door is available for a shock top seed in the AFC

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

Both squads with strong arguments to be superior to all of the three 8-2 sides are National Football Conference West opponents the Seattle and Los Angeles, who each put up forty points to go to seven and two ahead of the upcoming Hollywood blockbuster game between the two in Los Angeles

They've both won four in a row, have signal callers in Matthew Stafford and Sam Darnold playing at an high standard (although Darnold had turnover issues on game day) with excellent pass catchers, and defensive units allowing fewer than twenty points a contest

Each could realistically be undefeated as well - especially the Rams as their two defeats occurred in extra time against the 49ers and then that agonising loss in Philly when they had a game-winning kick with the final play blocked and returned by the Eagles for a touchdown

Seattle also lost to San Francisco, with a last-minute score in the opening week, before losing to the last kick of the contest against the Tampa Bay - so they're genuinely 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 record season after his remarkable performance in Berlin - rushing for 244 rushing yards, scoring three scores and adding an additional forty-two {receiving yards