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The tenth week once more provided excitement, with a major surprise for the Bills demonstrating the 'any given Sunday' mantra that attracts so many people into the NFL

That result could have created things up for the Patriots to creep back into a leading position they used to occupy, with a remaining games that provides them an advantage over their eight and two competitors

Over in the National Football Conference the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams had ideal outcomes to arrange a monster clash in week 11, while our top performer is pursuing milestones as well as the MVP award

Analysis - Simply an Off Day for Buffalo?

Could it simply have been an emotional comedown from beating the Chiefs last week or a deeper issue? That's the question for the Buffalo team to address

The Bills had secured seven victories in a consecutive games against the Dolphins but were outperformed from the beginning as the Miami team ran out 30-13 winners in an surprising result - and performance

MVP Josh Allen only achieved the squad's initial first down in the third period and initial scoring in the fourth - yes the Dolphins had ten days to get ready but it was still a massive egg laid by one of the NFL's best offenses

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

Bottling up the NFL's top running game was also key, with James Cook and company registering just 86 yards, their fewest of the year and just over fifty percent their 161.5 yard average

Additionally there were the three crucial turnovers, and the pair from Allen specifically. An pass caught by defense in the scoring area meaning a nine-minute drive produced nothing, and his final quarter fumble that Miami converted to a touchdown just two plays

It was classic 'old Buffalo' as they shot themselves in the foot, falling into a hole on defense and Allen attempting to overcompensate to rescue his squad from the situation - rather than the calm, controlled, balanced Buffalo team we've seen this season

Miami have served up a bit of everything this year so the verdict is uncertain on whether this is the beginning of a trend, but for Buffalo they'll need an instant response in a tough game against Tampa Bay next week as the New England are quietly moving into a nice lead at the top of the AFC East

In Focus - New England See Path to Surprise Top Seed

Regarding the New England, they're one of three eight and two teams in the NFL, all American Football Conference teams, but could they be the top team?

You can find flaws in the Patriots, Denver and Indianapolis actually for dominating the weaker opponents, with only five of their total twenty-four wins achieved against opponents with a positive record - and one example was the Indianapolis beating the Denver

Denver defeated the reigning champion Eagles in Philadelphia and are masters of the final quarter while Indy can ride Taylor, but the Patriots including Sunday's win in Tampa Bay to their primtime win in Orchard Park appears to be a declaration

Their two defeats came in recently appointed coach Mike Vrabel's first three games, with seven consecutive wins, similar to Denver, since then - but taking down Mayfield after the Buccaneers had a bye to prepare was huge

Maye's MVP claims continue to be discussed, and he certainly deserves point for courage after taking some savage hits in Tampa Bay but persevering to steer his team to success

The defensive unit is solid and rookie rusher TreVeyon Henderson exploded on game day with 147 yards and two exciting scores of 55 and 69 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 finish with the best record thanks to their schedule - which features just one game against a winning team, although a huge one against the Bills

Traveling to the Ravens is challenging too, but Denver have it more difficult in the AFC West division with the Kansas City to face two times, the Chargers (who could also challenge for first place but face the identical challenge) and also the Green Bay on the fixture list

The Colts also play the Chiefs, and have the Seahawks, San Francisco and two games with the five and four Jacksonville to contend with. There is a considerable distance to travel but the door is open for a shock number one position in the American Football Conference

Next Week - Rams & Seahawks Prepare for Next Week Clash

Both squads with strong arguments to be superior to all of the three 8-2 teams are NFC West rivals the Seattle and Rams, who each scored forty points to reach 7-2 before next week's Hollywood blockbuster game between the two in LA

They've both won four in a consecutive games, have quarterbacks in Stafford and Sam Darnold playing at an high standard (although Sam Darnold had turnover issues on game day) with top receivers, and defenses giving up fewer than twenty points a game

Each could realistically be without a loss as well - especially the Rams as their pair of losses came in overtime against the 49ers and then that agonising loss in Philadelphia when they had a game-winning field goal with the final play blocked and returned by the Philadelphia for a touchdown

Seattle also lost to the 49ers, with a last-minute score in the opening week, before falling to the final play of the game against the Buccaneers - so they're genuinely two of the best sides in the league

The next matchup on Sunday could be the most exciting of the year so far

Player of the Week - Jonathan Taylor

Jonathan Taylor might be on for a record season after his incredible display in Germany - running for 244 yards, registering three scores and contributing another 42 {receiving yards