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Week 10 once more provided excitement, with a major surprise for the Bills demonstrating the 'any Sunday can bring surprises' saying that attracts so many people into the National Football League

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 edge over their eight and two competitors

Over in the National Football Conference the Seahawks and Rams had perfect results to arrange a major confrontation in week 11, while our top performer is pursuing milestones as well as the Most Valuable Player award

Analysis - Simply an Off Day for the Bills?

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

The Buffalo squad had won seven in a row against Miami but were outperformed from the start as the Dolphins ran out 30-13 winners in an surprising outcome - and performance

MVP Josh Allen only achieved the squad's opening first down in the third period and first points in the fourth - admittedly the Dolphins had 10 days to prepare but it was still a massive egg laid by one of the league's best offenses

Tua Tagovailoa threw two scores but rusher Achane was the devastating difference, with 225 combined yards and two scores

Bottling up the NFL's top rushing attack was crucial too, with James Cook and company registering just 86 yards, their lowest of the year and just over fifty percent their 161.5 yard season average

Additionally there were the three critical turnovers, and the two from Josh Allen in particular. An pass caught by defense in the scoring area resulting in a nine-minute possession yielded no points, and his fourth-quarter dropped ball that the Dolphins converted to seven points just later

It was classic 'previous Bills teams' as they hurt themselves in the foot, falling into a deficit on defensive side and Allen trying to do too much to dig his team from the situation - rather than the composed, disciplined, well-balanced Bills we've seen this season

The Dolphins have demonstrated a varied performances this season so the verdict is uncertain on whether this is the beginning of something, but for the Bills they'll require an instant response in a difficult matchup against the Buccaneers next week as the New England are quietly moving into a comfortable advantage at the summit of the AFC East

In Focus - Patriots See Path to Surprise Top Seed

Regarding the New England, they're one of three eight and two squads in the league, all American Football Conference sides, but are they the best?

You can find flaws in New England, the Broncos and Indianapolis actually for feasting on the lesser sides, with only five of their total twenty-four wins achieved against opponents with a positive record - and one of those was the Indianapolis defeating the Broncos

The Broncos defeated the reigning champion Eagles in Philly and are kings of the fourth-quarter while Indianapolis can rely on Jonathan Taylor, but the Patriots including Sunday's win in Tampa to their prime time success in Buffalo appears to be a declaration

Their pair of losses came in new head coach Mike Vrabel's first three contests, with seven consecutive wins, similar to Denver, from that point - but defeating Mayfield after the Bucs had a week off to get ready was huge

Maye's MVP claims won't go away, and he definitely deserves point for bravery after taking some savage hits in Tampa Bay but persevering to guide his team to success

The defense is solid and first-year running back Henderson exploded on game day with 147 rushing yards and two exhilerating touchdowns of fifty-five and sixty-nine yards - establishing himself as just the fifth runner to exceed 22 miles per hour this year on his first score

Although you can argue who 'the best' is statistically, the Pats should be favourites to finish with the best record due to their remaining opponents - which includes just one game against a successful opponent, albeit a huge one against the Bills

Visiting Baltimore is also tough, but the Broncos have it even tougher in the AFC West with the Kansas City to play twice, the Chargers (who could also compete for top seed but encounter the same problem) and additionally the Green Bay on the fixture list

The Colts also face the Kansas City, and have the Seattle, San Francisco and two matchups with the 5-4 Jacksonville to contend with. There's a long way to travel but the door is available for a surprise number one position in the American Football Conference

Coming Up - Rams & Seahawks Prepare for Next Week Showdown

Two teams with strong arguments to be superior to all of the three different 8-2 teams are National Football Conference West rivals the Seattle and Rams, who both put up forty points to go to seven and two ahead of next week's major game between the two in LA

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

Each could easily be without a loss as too - especially the Rams as their pair of losses came in extra time against the 49ers and then that painful defeat in Philly when they had a game-winning kick with the last kick deflected and returned by the Eagles for a score

Seattle were also defeated to the 49ers, with a last-minute score in week one, before falling to the final play of the game against the Buccaneers - so they are truly two of the best sides in the league

The next matchup on Sunday could be the most exciting of the year to date

Player of the Week - Taylor

Taylor might be on for a record season after his remarkable performance in Germany - running for 244 rushing yards, scoring three scores and adding another forty-two {receiving yards