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Week 10 once more provided excitement, with a huge upset for the Bills demonstrating the 'any given Sunday' mantra that draws so many people into the National Football League

That result could have created opportunities for the New England Patriots to move back into a leading position they used to occupy, with a remaining games that provides them an advantage over their 8-2 competitors

Over in the NFC the Seahawks and Rams had ideal outcomes to set up a major confrontation in week 11, while our player of the week is pursuing milestones as well as the MVP award

Analysis - Simply an Off Day for the Bills?

Was it just an emotional letdown from defeating Kansas City last week or a deeper issue? That's the question for the Bills to address

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

MVP quarterback Josh Allen only got the squad's opening first down in the third quarter and first points in the final quarter - admittedly the Dolphins had ten days to get ready but it was nonetheless a significant failure produced by one of the league's best offenses

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

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

Additionally there were the three critical ball losses, and the two from Allen specifically. An pass caught by defense in the scoring area resulting in a nine minute drive produced nothing, and his fourth-quarter dropped ball that the Dolphins converted to seven points just later

It was classic 'previous Bills teams' as they shot themselves in the foot, getting into a deficit on defense and Allen trying to do too much to dig his team from the situation - rather than the calm, controlled, balanced Buffalo team we've seen this year

The Dolphins have served up a varied performances this season so the verdict is uncertain on if this is the beginning of something, but for Buffalo they'll require an instant response in a difficult matchup against the Buccaneers in week 11 as the Patriots are quietly moving into a comfortable advantage at the summit of the AFC East

Spotlight - Patriots Identify Route to Surprise Top Seed

Regarding the New England, they're one of three different eight and two squads in the NFL, all AFC sides, but could they be the top team?

One could pick holes in New England, the Broncos and Indianapolis really for feasting on the weaker opponents, with just five of their combined 24 wins coming against opponents with a positive record - and one of those was the Colts beating the Broncos

Denver beat the champion Eagles in Philly and are masters of the fourth-quarter while Indianapolis can rely on Jonathan Taylor, but the New England adding Sunday's win in Tampa to their prime time success in Orchard Park seems like a statement

Their pair of losses occurred in new head coach Mike Vrabel's first three games, with seven straight wins, similar to the Broncos, from that point - but defeating Baker Mayfield after the Bucs had a bye to prepare was significant

Maye's Most Valuable Player credentials won't go away, and he definitely deserves credit for courage after absorbing some hard tackles in Tampa but hanging in there to guide his side to success

The defense is solid and rookie rusher TreVeyon Henderson exploded on game day with 147 yards and two exciting scores of fifty-five and sixty-nine yards - becoming just the fifth different ball carrier to exceed 22mph this season on his initial touchdown

Although you can debate who 'the best' is statistically, the Pats should be favorites to end with the top record thanks to their schedule - which includes just a single matchup against a winning team, although a huge one against the Bills

Visiting the Ravens is also tough, but the Broncos have it more difficult in the AFC West with the Kansas City to face two times, the Chargers (who could also challenge for first place but encounter the same problem) and additionally the Packers on the schedule

The Colts also face the Chiefs, and have the Seahawks, 49ers and two matchups with the 5-4 Jaguars to contend with. There's a long way to travel but the door is open for a surprise number one position in the American Football Conference

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

Both squads with solid claims to be better than all of the three different eight and two sides are National Football Conference West rivals the Seattle and Rams, who each scored forty points to reach 7-2 ahead of the upcoming Hollywood blockbuster meeting between the two in Los Angeles

They've both won four in a row, have signal callers in Stafford and Darnold performing at an high standard (although Darnold had ball security problems on game day) with top receivers, and defenses giving up fewer than twenty points a contest

Both could realistically be undefeated as well - particularly the Los Angeles as their pair of losses occurred in overtime against the 49ers and then that painful defeat in Philadelphia when they had a potentially winning kick with the final play deflected and run back by the Eagles for a touchdown

Seattle were also defeated to San Francisco, with a last-minute score in week one, before losing to the last kick of the contest against the Tampa Bay - so they are truly two of the best sides in the NFL

The upcoming game on Sunday could be the best of the year to date

Top Performer - Taylor

Jonathan Taylor could be on for a historic year after his incredible display in Berlin - rushing for 244 rushing yards, scoring three touchdowns and contributing another forty-two {receiving yards