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Week 10 once more provided excitement, with a huge upset for the Bills proving the 'any given Sunday' saying that draws so many people into the NFL

This outcome could have created opportunities for the Patriots to creep back into a top spot they formerly held, with a remaining games that gives them an edge over their 8-2 rivals

Over in the National Football Conference the Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams had ideal outcomes to arrange a monster clash next week, while our player of the week is chasing records as well as the MVP award

The Breakdown - Just a Bad Day for the Bills?

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

The Bills had secured seven victories in a consecutive games against Miami but were second best from the beginning as the Dolphins ran out 30-13 victors in an eye-opening outcome - and performance

MVP quarterback Josh Allen only got the squad's opening first down in the third period and initial scoring in the fourth - yes the Dolphins had 10 days to get ready but it was still a massive egg laid by one of the NFL's top offences

Tua Tagovailoa passed for two touchdowns but rusher De'Von Achane was the game-changing factor, with 225 combined yards and two touchdowns

Bottling up the league's best running game was also key, with Cook and teammates registering just eighty-six yards, their fewest of the season and slightly more than half their 161.5-yard average

Then there were the three crucial ball losses, and the two from Josh Allen in particular. An pass caught by defense in the end zone meaning a nine minute possession produced nothing, and his fourth-quarter dropped ball that Miami converted to a touchdown just two plays

It was typical 'previous Bills teams' as they hurt themselves in the foot, falling into a deficit on defense and Allen attempting to do too much to dig his team from the situation - rather than the calm, disciplined, balanced Buffalo team we've witnessed this year

Miami have demonstrated a bit of everything this season so the verdict is uncertain on whether this is the start of a trend, but for Buffalo they'll require an immediate bounce-back in a difficult matchup against the Buccaneers next week as the New England are quietly moving into a comfortable advantage at the top of the American Football Conference East

In Focus - Patriots See Path to Unexpected First Place

Speaking of the New England, they're among three different eight and two teams in the league, all AFC sides, but could they be the best?

You can find flaws in New England, Denver and Indianapolis really for dominating the lesser sides, with just five of their combined twenty-four victories coming against opponents with a winning record - and one example was the Indianapolis defeating the Broncos

Denver defeated the reigning champion Eagles in Philly and are kings of the fourth-quarter while Indy can ride Taylor, but the New England adding Sunday's victory in Tampa Bay to their prime time success in Buffalo appears to be a declaration

Their two defeats occurred in new head coach Mike Vrabel's initial three games, with seven consecutive victories, just like the Broncos, since then - but taking down Baker Mayfield after the Buccaneers had a week off to prepare was huge

Drake Maye's Most Valuable Player credentials continue to be discussed, and he definitely deserves credit for courage after absorbing some savage hits in Tampa but persevering to steer his team to success

The defense is solid and rookie rusher Henderson burst onto the scene on Sunday with 147 yards and two exhilerating scores of fifty-five and sixty-nine yards - establishing himself as just the fifth runner to exceed 22mph this season on his initial touchdown

While you can argue who 'the best' is statistically, the Pats should be favourites to end with the top record thanks to their schedule - which features just one game against a winning team, albeit a huge one against Buffalo

Visiting Baltimore is also tough, but Denver have it even tougher in the AFC West division with the Kansas City to play twice, the Los Angeles Chargers (who could also challenge for top seed but encounter the identical challenge) and also the Green Bay on the fixture list

The Indianapolis also play the Chiefs, and have the Seattle, San Francisco and two matchups with the five and four Jacksonville to face. There is a considerable distance to go but the door is open for a shock top seed in the American Football Conference

Coming Up - Los Angeles and Seattle Set for Week 11 Clash

Two teams with strong arguments to be better than all of the three different 8-2 sides are NFC West opponents the Seattle and Los Angeles, who each scored forty points to reach seven and two before next week's major game between the pair in Los Angeles

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 ball security problems on Sunday) with top receivers, and defenses allowing under 20 points a game

Both could easily be undefeated as too - particularly the Rams as their pair of losses came in overtime against the San Francisco and then that painful defeat in Philadelphia when they had a potentially winning field goal with the final play deflected and run back by the Eagles for a score

The Seahawks also lost to the 49ers, with a last-minute score in the opening week, before losing to the last kick of the game against the Buccaneers - so they are truly two of the top teams in the league

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

Top Performer - Jonathan Taylor

Taylor could be on for a record season after his incredible display in Berlin - rushing for 244 rushing yards, registering three touchdowns and adding another 42 {receiving yards