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

That result could have created things up for the New England Patriots to move back into a top spot they formerly held, with a remaining games that provides them an advantage over their eight and two rivals

Over in the NFC the Seahawks and Los Angeles 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 comedown from defeating Kansas City the previous week or something more? That's the question for the Buffalo team to address

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

MVP Josh Allen only got the team's opening 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 produced by one of the league's best offenses

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

Containing the league's best rushing attack was crucial too, with Cook and teammates registering just 86 yards, their fewest of the year and slightly more than fifty percent their 161.5 yard average

Additionally there were the three critical ball losses, and the two from Allen in particular. An pass caught by defense in the end zone resulting in a nine-minute drive produced nothing, and his final quarter fumble that Miami turned into seven points just later

It was typical 'old Buffalo' as they hurt themselves in the foot, getting into a deficit on defensive side and Allen trying to overcompensate to rescue his squad from the situation - not the composed, disciplined, balanced Bills we've witnessed this season

The Dolphins have served up a bit of everything this year so the verdict is uncertain on if this is the beginning of a trend, but for the Bills they'll require an immediate bounce-back in a difficult matchup against the Buccaneers in week 11 as the Patriots are sneaking into a nice lead at the summit of the AFC East

In Focus - New England See Path to Unexpected First Place

Regarding the Patriots, they're one of three different eight and two squads in the league, all American Football Conference teams, but are they the top team?

You can pick holes in the Patriots, Denver and the Colts actually for feasting on the lesser sides, with just five of their combined twenty-four wins coming against teams with a positive record - and one example was the Colts defeating the Denver

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

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

Maye's Most Valuable Player credentials won't go away, and he definitely earns credit for courage after absorbing some hard tackles in Tampa but hanging in there to steer his side to success

The defensive unit is reliable and rookie running back Henderson exploded on Sunday with 147 rushing yards and two exhilerating scores of 55 and 69 yards - becoming just the fifth runner to exceed 22mph this year on his first score

Although you can debate who 'the best' is statistically, the Pats should be favorites to end with the top record due to their remaining opponents - which includes just a single matchup against a successful opponent, albeit a significant contest against the Bills

Visiting the Ravens is also tough, but the Broncos have it more difficult in the AFC West division with the Chiefs to face two times, the Chargers (who might also challenge for top seed but encounter the identical challenge) and additionally the Packers on the schedule

The Indianapolis also play the Kansas City, and have the Seahawks, San Francisco and two games with the five and four Jaguars to contend with. There's a long way to travel but the door is open for a surprise top seed in the American Football Conference

Next Week - Rams & Seahawks Set for Next Week Showdown

Two teams with strong arguments to be superior to all of the three different eight and two sides are National Football Conference West rivals the Seahawks and Rams, who each put up 40 burgers to reach seven and two ahead of next week's major game between the two in Los Angeles

Both have secured four victories in a consecutive games, have quarterbacks in Matthew Stafford and Darnold performing at an elite level (although Darnold had turnover issues on game day) with excellent pass catchers, and defenses allowing fewer than twenty points a contest

Both could easily be undefeated as too - especially the Rams as their pair of losses occurred in extra time against the 49ers and then that agonising loss in Philadelphia when they had a game-winning field goal with the final play blocked and run back by the Philadelphia for a touchdown

Seattle also lost to San Francisco, with a last-minute score in week one, before losing to the last kick of the contest against the Buccaneers - so they're genuinely among the top teams in the NFL

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

Top Performer - Taylor

Taylor could be on for a record season after his remarkable performance in Berlin - running for 244 yards, registering three scores and adding another forty-two {receiving yards