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Week 10 again delivered, with a major surprise for the Buffalo Bills proving the 'any given Sunday' saying that attracts so many people into the National Football League

That result could have created opportunities for the New England Patriots to creep back into a leading position they formerly held, with a schedule that provides them an advantage over their 8-2 competitors

Meanwhile in the National Football Conference the Seahawks and Rams had perfect results to arrange a major confrontation next week, while our player of the week is chasing records as well as the MVP award

The Breakdown - Simply an Off Day for Buffalo?

Was it just an emotional comedown from defeating Kansas City last week or something more? This remains the question for the Buffalo team to answer

The Buffalo squad had secured seven victories in a consecutive games against Miami but were outperformed from the beginning as the Dolphins ran out 30-13 victors in an eye-opening result - and display

MVP quarterback Josh Allen only got the team's opening first down in the third quarter and first points in the final quarter - admittedly Miami had 10 days to get ready but it was still a massive egg laid by one of the NFL's best offenses

Tua Tagovailoa passed for two scores but rusher Achane was the game-changing factor, with 225 total yards and two touchdowns

Bottling up the league's best running game was also key, with James Cook and teammates registering just 86 yards, their fewest of the season and slightly more than fifty percent their 161.5-yard season average

Then there were the three crucial ball losses, and the two from Allen specifically. An interception in the end zone resulting in a nine minute drive yielded no points, and his final quarter dropped ball that the Dolphins turned into seven points just two plays

It was classic 'old Buffalo' as they hurt themselves in the foot, getting into a deficit on defense and Allen attempting to do too much to dig his team from the situation - rather than the calm, disciplined, well-balanced Buffalo team we've witnessed this season

Miami have served up a bit of everything this season so the verdict is uncertain on if this is the beginning of something, but for Buffalo they'll need an immediate bounce-back in a tough game against Tampa Bay in week 11 as the Patriots are sneaking into a nice lead at the summit of the American Football Conference East

Spotlight - Patriots See Path to Unexpected First Place

Speaking of the Patriots, they're among three 8-2 teams in the NFL, all American Football Conference teams, but are they the best?

You can find flaws in the Patriots, Denver and the Colts really for dominating the lesser sides, with only five of their combined twenty-four wins coming against opponents with a winning record - and one of those was the Colts beating the Broncos

Denver defeated the champion Eagles in Philly and are masters of the fourth-quarter while Indianapolis can ride Jonathan Taylor, but the New England including Sunday's victory in Tampa Bay to their prime time win in Orchard Park seems like a declaration

Their pair of losses occurred in recently appointed coach Mike Vrabel's first three games, with seven consecutive wins, similar to Denver, since then - but taking down Baker Mayfield after the Bucs had a bye to get ready was huge

Drake Maye's Most Valuable Player credentials continue to be discussed, and he certainly earns credit for bravery after taking some savage hits in Tampa but hanging in there to guide his team to success

The defensive unit is reliable and rookie rusher Henderson burst onto the scene on Sunday with 147 rushing yards and two exhilerating scores of 55 and 69 yards - becoming just the fifth different runner to exceed 22 miles per hour this season on his first score

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

Visiting Baltimore is challenging too, but Denver have it more difficult in the AFC West with the Kansas City to play twice, the Los Angeles Chargers (who might also challenge for first place but face the identical challenge) and additionally the Green Bay on the schedule

The Indianapolis also face the Chiefs, and have the Seattle, 49ers and two games with the five and four Jaguars to face. There's a considerable distance to go but the door is open for a surprise top seed in the AFC

Coming Up - Los Angeles and Seattle Prepare 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 Los Angeles, who both scored 40 burgers to reach seven and two before next week's Hollywood blockbuster game between the pair in Los Angeles

They've both won four in a consecutive games, have signal callers in Stafford and Sam Darnold performing at an high standard (although Sam Darnold had turnover issues on game day) with excellent pass catchers, and defensive units allowing under 20 points a contest

Both could easily be undefeated as too - particularly the Los Angeles as their two defeats came in extra time against the San Francisco and then that painful defeat in Philadelphia when they had a potentially winning field goal with the final play deflected and returned by the Philadelphia for a score

Seattle also lost to San Francisco, with a last-minute score in week one, before losing to the final play of the game against the Tampa Bay - so they are truly among the best sides in the league

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

Player of the Week - Jonathan Taylor

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