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Week 10 again delivered, with a major surprise for the Bills demonstrating the 'any Sunday can bring surprises' saying that attracts so many fans into the National Football League

This outcome could have created things up for the Patriots to move back into a leading position they formerly held, with a remaining games that gives them an advantage over their 8-2 rivals

Over in the NFC the Seahawks and Rams had ideal outcomes to arrange a monster clash next week, while our player of the week is pursuing milestones as well as the Most Valuable Player award

The Breakdown - Simply an Off Day for the Bills?

Was it just an emotional comedown from beating the Chiefs last week or a deeper issue? This remains the question for the Buffalo team to address

The Bills had won seven in a consecutive games against the Dolphins but were second best from the start as the Miami team emerged as 30-13 victors in an eye-opening outcome - and performance

MVP Josh Allen only got the squad's initial first down in the third period and first points in the final quarter - yes Miami had 10 days to get ready but it was still a massive egg laid by one of the league's top offences

Dolphins quarterback Tua passed for 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 crucial too, with James Cook and teammates recording 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 turnovers, and the two from Allen in particular. An pass caught by defense in the scoring area resulting in a nine-minute drive yielded no points, and his fourth-quarter fumble that the Dolphins turned into seven points just later

It was typical 'previous Bills teams' as they shot themselves in the foot, getting into a deficit on defensive side and Allen attempting to overcompensate to dig his team from the situation - not the composed, disciplined, well-balanced Buffalo team we've seen this year

The Dolphins have demonstrated a bit of everything this year so the jury's out on if this is the start of something, but for the Bills they'll need an instant response in a tough game against Tampa Bay next week as the Patriots are sneaking into a nice lead at the summit of the AFC East

Spotlight - New England See Path to Unexpected First Place

Speaking of the Patriots, they're among three different 8-2 teams in the NFL, all American Football Conference teams, but could they be the top team?

One could pick holes in the Patriots, the Broncos and Indianapolis really for dominating the lesser sides, with only five of their total twenty-four wins coming against teams with a winning record - and one of those was the Indianapolis beating the Broncos

The Broncos beat the champion Eagles in Philadelphia and are kings of the final quarter while Indy can ride Jonathan Taylor, but the Patriots adding Sunday's win in Tampa to their prime time win in Orchard Park seems like a statement

Their pair of losses occurred in new head coach Vrabel's initial three contests, with seven straight wins, just like the Broncos, from that point - but taking down Baker Mayfield after the Buccaneers had a bye to get ready was huge

Maye's MVP claims continue to be discussed, and he certainly earns point for bravery after taking some hard tackles in Tampa Bay but hanging in there to guide his side to victory

The defense is solid and rookie rusher TreVeyon Henderson burst onto the scene on Sunday with 147 yards and two exhilerating scores of 55 and 69 yards - becoming just the fifth ball carrier to break 22 miles per hour this year on his first score

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

Traveling to the Ravens is also tough, but the Broncos have it even tougher in the AFC West with the Kansas City to play twice, the Los Angeles Chargers (who might also compete for top seed but encounter the identical challenge) and also the Packers on the schedule

The Indianapolis also play the Chiefs, and have the Seattle, San Francisco and two matchups with the five and four Jaguars to contend with. There is a long way to go but the opportunity is open for a shock top seed in the American Football Conference

Next Week - Los Angeles and Seattle Set for Week 11 Showdown

Two teams with strong arguments to be superior to all of the three 8-2 teams are NFC West rivals the Seahawks and Los Angeles, who each put up 40 burgers to reach 7-2 ahead of next week's Hollywood blockbuster meeting between the pair in Los Angeles

Both have secured four victories in a row, have quarterbacks in Stafford and Darnold playing at an high standard (although Darnold had ball security problems on game day) with top receivers, and defenses allowing fewer than twenty points a contest

Each could easily be undefeated as too - especially the Los Angeles as their pair of losses came in extra time against the San Francisco and then that painful defeat in Philly when they had a game-winning field goal with the final play deflected and returned by the Eagles for a touchdown

Seattle were also defeated to San Francisco, with a last-minute score in week one, before falling to the last kick of the game against the Tampa Bay - so they're genuinely two of the top teams in the league

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

Player of the Week - Jonathan Taylor

Taylor could be on for a historic year after his incredible display in Germany - rushing for 244 rushing yards, scoring three touchdowns and contributing an additional 42 {receiving yards