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Week 10 again delivered, with a huge upset for the Buffalo Bills demonstrating the 'any Sunday can bring surprises' mantra that attracts so many people into the NFL

This outcome may have opened things up for the Patriots to move back into a leading position they used to occupy, with a schedule that provides them an advantage over their 8-2 rivals

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

The Breakdown - Simply an Off Day for the Bills?

Could it simply have been an emotional comedown from defeating Kansas City last week or something more? This remains the question for the Bills to answer

The Bills had secured seven victories in a consecutive games against Miami but were outperformed from the beginning as the Dolphins emerged as 30-13 victors in an surprising outcome - and display

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

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

Containing the NFL's top running game was also key, with James Cook and teammates recording just eighty-six yards, their lowest of the season and slightly more than fifty percent their 161.5 yard average

Additionally there were the three critical turnovers, and the pair from Josh Allen specifically. An interception in the scoring area resulting in a nine minute drive produced nothing, and his final quarter dropped ball that Miami turned into a touchdown just later

It was classic 'old Buffalo' as they shot themselves in the foot, getting into a deficit on defense and Josh Allen attempting to do too much to rescue his squad out of it - not the composed, disciplined, balanced Bills we've seen this season

The Dolphins have demonstrated a bit of everything this season so the verdict is uncertain on if this is the start of something, but for Buffalo they'll need an immediate bounce-back in a tough game against Tampa Bay in week 11 as the New England are quietly moving into a comfortable advantage at the top of the American Football Conference East

In Focus - New England Identify Route to Unexpected First Place

Regarding the Patriots, they're one of three different 8-2 teams in the league, all AFC teams, but could they be the best?

You can pick holes in New England, the Broncos and the Colts actually for dominating the weaker opponents, with just five of their combined 24 victories achieved against teams with a winning record - and one of those was the Indianapolis beating the Denver

Denver beat the reigning champion Eagles in Philadelphia and are masters of the fourth-quarter while Indianapolis can rely on Jonathan Taylor, but the Patriots including Sunday's victory in Tampa Bay to their prime time win in Orchard Park seems like a statement

Their two defeats occurred in recently appointed coach Vrabel's first three contests, with seven consecutive wins, similar to the Broncos, from that point - but defeating Baker Mayfield after the Buccaneers had a week off to prepare was huge

Maye's MVP claims won't go away, and he definitely earns point for bravery after taking some savage hits in Tampa but hanging in there to steer his side to victory

The defensive unit is reliable and rookie rusher TreVeyon Henderson burst onto the scene on Sunday with 147 yards and two exhilerating touchdowns of 55 and 69 yards - establishing himself as just the fifth ball carrier to break 22mph this season on his initial touchdown

While you can debate who 'the top team' is technically, the Pats should be favorites to end with the best record thanks to their remaining opponents - which includes just one game against a winning team, albeit a significant contest against Buffalo

Visiting the Ravens is challenging too, but Denver have it more difficult in the AFC West division with the Kansas City to play twice, the Chargers (who could also challenge for first place but encounter the same problem) and also the Green Bay 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 is a long way to travel but the opportunity is open for a shock number one position in the American Football Conference

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

Both squads with solid claims to be better than all of the three different 8-2 teams are NFC West opponents the Seattle and Los Angeles, who each put up forty points to go to 7-2 before the upcoming major game between the pair in LA

They've both won four in a row, have quarterbacks in Matthew Stafford and Darnold performing at an elite level (although Darnold had turnover issues on Sunday) with top receivers, and defensive units giving up under 20 points a contest

Both could realistically be without a loss as well - particularly the Los Angeles as their pair of losses occurred in extra time against the 49ers and then that painful defeat in Philadelphia when they had a potentially winning field goal with the last kick deflected and returned by the Eagles for a score

The Seahawks were also defeated to San Francisco, with a late touchdown in week one, before falling to the final play of the contest against the Tampa Bay - so they are genuinely two of the top teams in the NFL

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

Player of the Week - Taylor

Taylor might be on for a historic year after his incredible display in Berlin - running for 244 rushing yards, scoring three scores and contributing an additional forty-two {receiving yards