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Week 10 once more provided excitement, with a major surprise for the Buffalo Bills demonstrating the 'any given Sunday' mantra that draws so many fans into the National Football League

That result could have created things up for the Patriots to move back into a top spot they formerly held, with a schedule that gives them an edge over their eight and two rivals

Meanwhile in the NFC the Seahawks and Rams had ideal outcomes to arrange a major confrontation 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 Buffalo?

Was it just an emotional letdown from beating the Chiefs last week or a deeper issue? That's the question for the Buffalo team to answer

The Bills had won seven in a row against the Dolphins but were second best from the start as the Dolphins ran out 30-13 victors in an surprising result - and performance

MVP quarterback Josh Allen only achieved the squad's opening first down in the third period and first points in the final quarter - admittedly Miami had 10 days to prepare but it was still a massive egg produced by one of the league's top offences

Tua Tagovailoa threw two scores but rusher Achane was the devastating difference, with 225 combined yards and two touchdowns

Containing the league's best rushing attack was also key, with Cook and teammates registering just 86 yards, their lowest of the season and just over half their 161.5 yard season average

Then there were the three crucial ball losses, and the pair from Allen in particular. An interception in the scoring area meaning a nine minute drive yielded no points, and his fourth-quarter dropped ball that the Dolphins converted to a touchdown just later

It was classic 'previous Bills teams' as they shot themselves in the foot, falling into a deficit on defensive side and Allen trying to do too much to rescue his squad out of it - rather than the composed, disciplined, well-balanced Bills we've seen this year

Miami have demonstrated a bit of everything this season so the jury's out on whether this is the start of a trend, but for the Bills they'll need an instant response in a difficult matchup against the Buccaneers next week as the Patriots are quietly moving into a nice lead at the top of the AFC East

In Focus - New England Identify Route to Surprise Top Seed

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

You can find flaws in New England, the Broncos and Indianapolis actually for dominating the lesser sides, with only five of their total twenty-four victories coming against opponents with a winning record - and one of those was the Colts beating the Broncos

Denver beat the champion Eagles in Philadelphia and are kings of the fourth-quarter while Indianapolis can ride Taylor, but the Patriots including Sunday's win in Tampa Bay to their prime time success in Buffalo seems like a declaration

Their pair of losses came in recently appointed coach Mike Vrabel's first three games, with seven straight victories, just like the Broncos, from that point - but taking down Baker Mayfield after the Buccaneers had a week off to prepare was significant

Drake Maye's Most Valuable Player credentials continue to be discussed, and he definitely earns credit for courage after taking some savage hits in Tampa Bay but hanging in there to steer his side to victory

The defense is solid and rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson burst onto the scene on game day with 147 rushing yards and two exhilerating touchdowns of 55 and 69 yards - establishing himself as just the fifth different runner to break 22 miles per hour this year on his initial touchdown

While you can debate who 'the top team' is technically, the Patriots should be favorites to finish with the top record due to their remaining opponents - which includes just one game against a winning team, although a significant contest against Buffalo

Visiting Baltimore is also tough, but Denver have it even tougher in the AFC West division with the Kansas City to face two times, the Los Angeles Chargers (who could also compete for first place but encounter the identical challenge) and additionally the Packers on the fixture list

The Colts also play the Kansas City, and have the Seattle, San Francisco and two matchups with the five and four Jacksonville to face. There's a considerable distance to go but the door is available for a surprise number one position in the AFC

Coming Up - Rams & Seahawks Prepare for Next Week Clash

Two teams with strong arguments to be better than all of the three 8-2 teams are NFC West rivals the Seahawks and Rams, who each scored 40 burgers to go to 7-2 ahead of the upcoming major meeting between the pair in Los Angeles

They've both secured four victories in a consecutive games, have signal callers in Stafford and Sam Darnold performing at an high standard (although Darnold had turnover issues on game day) with top receivers, and defenses allowing fewer than twenty points a contest

Each could easily be undefeated as too - particularly the Los Angeles 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 deflected and returned by the Philadelphia for a touchdown

The Seahawks also lost to the 49ers, 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 truly among the top teams in the league

The next matchup on Sunday could be the best of the season to date

Top Performer - Jonathan Taylor

Jonathan Taylor might be on for a record season after his incredible display in Berlin - running for 244 yards, scoring three touchdowns and contributing an additional 42 {receiving yards