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The tenth week once more provided excitement, with a huge upset for the Bills proving the 'any Sunday can bring surprises' saying that draws so many fans into the National Football League

This outcome may have opened opportunities for the Patriots to move back into a leading position they formerly held, with a remaining games that provides them an advantage over their eight and two competitors

Meanwhile in the NFC the Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams had perfect results to set up a monster clash in week 11, while our player of the week is chasing records as well as the Most Valuable Player award

Analysis - Just a Bad Day for Buffalo?

Was it just an emotional comedown from beating the Chiefs last week or something more? This remains the question for the Bills to answer

The Bills had secured seven victories in a row against the Dolphins but were second best from the start as the Dolphins ran out 30-13 victors in an eye-opening result - and display

MVP quarterback Josh Allen only achieved the team's opening first down in the third quarter and initial scoring in the fourth - yes Miami had 10 days to get ready but it was nonetheless a significant failure produced by one of the league's top offences

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

Bottling up the league's best rushing attack was crucial too, with James Cook and teammates registering just eighty-six yards, their lowest of the season and slightly more than fifty percent their 161.5-yard season average

Additionally there were the three critical turnovers, and the pair from Allen in particular. An interception in the end zone meaning a nine minute drive yielded no points, and his fourth-quarter dropped ball that the Dolphins turned into seven points just two plays

It was classic 'previous Bills teams' as they hurt themselves in the foot, getting into a deficit on defense and Josh Allen trying to do too much to dig his team out of it - rather than the composed, disciplined, well-balanced Bills we've witnessed this season

Miami have demonstrated a varied performances this year so the verdict is uncertain on if this is the start of something, but for Buffalo they'll require an instant response in a difficult matchup against Tampa Bay next week as the New England are quietly moving into a comfortable advantage at the top of the American Football Conference East

Spotlight - Patriots See Path to Unexpected First Place

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

You can find flaws in New England, the Broncos and Indianapolis actually for dominating the lesser sides, with just five of their combined twenty-four wins coming against opponents with a positive record - and one of those was the Indianapolis defeating the Broncos

The Broncos beat the champion Eagles in Philly and are masters of the final quarter while Indianapolis can ride Jonathan Taylor, but the Patriots including Sunday's victory in Tampa Bay to their primtime win in Buffalo appears to be a declaration

Their two defeats occurred in new head coach Mike Vrabel's initial three games, with seven consecutive victories, similar to Denver, from that point - but defeating Baker Mayfield after the Buccaneers had a bye to get ready was huge

Drake Maye's Most Valuable Player credentials won't go away, and he certainly deserves credit for bravery after absorbing some hard tackles in Tampa but persevering to guide his side to victory

The defense is reliable and first-year rusher Henderson burst onto the scene on Sunday with 147 yards and two exhilerating scores of 55 and 69 yards - establishing himself as just the fifth different ball carrier to break 22 miles per hour this season on his first score

While you can debate who 'the best' is statistically, the Patriots should be favourites to end with the best record due to their remaining opponents - which includes just one game against a successful opponent, albeit a significant contest against the Bills

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

The Indianapolis also face the Chiefs, and have the Seattle, 49ers and two games with the 5-4 Jacksonville to contend with. There's a long way to go but the opportunity is available for a shock number one position in the American Football Conference

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

Two teams with strong arguments to be better than all of the three different 8-2 sides are National Football Conference West opponents the Seattle and Los Angeles, who both put up forty points to go to 7-2 before the upcoming Hollywood blockbuster meeting between the pair in Los Angeles

Both have secured four victories in a row, have signal callers in Stafford and Sam Darnold playing at an elite level (although Sam Darnold had turnover issues on Sunday) with excellent pass catchers, and defenses giving up fewer than twenty points a contest

Both could easily be without a loss as too - especially the Los Angeles as their two defeats came in extra time against the San Francisco and then that agonising loss in Philly when they had a potentially winning field goal with the last kick blocked and returned by the Philadelphia for a touchdown

Seattle were also defeated to San Francisco, with a late touchdown in the opening week, before falling to the last kick of the contest against the Tampa Bay - so they're genuinely among the best sides in the NFL

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

Top Performer - Jonathan Taylor

Jonathan Taylor might be on for a record season after his remarkable performance in Germany - running for 244 rushing yards, registering three scores and adding another 42 {receiving yards