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

That result could have created things up for the Patriots to move back into a leading position they formerly held, with a remaining games that provides them an edge over their eight and two rivals

Meanwhile in the National Football Conference the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams had ideal outcomes to arrange a monster clash next week, while our top performer is chasing records as well as the Most Valuable Player award

Analysis - Just a Bad Day for Buffalo?

Was it just an emotional letdown 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 consecutive games against the Dolphins but were outperformed from the beginning as the Miami team emerged as 30-13 victors in an surprising result - and display

MVP Josh Allen only got the team's initial first down in the third quarter and initial scoring in the final quarter - admittedly the Dolphins had 10 days to prepare but it was nonetheless a significant failure produced by one of the league's best offenses

Dolphins quarterback Tua threw two scores but running back De'Von Achane was the devastating difference, with 225 total yards and two scores

Bottling up the league's best running game was crucial too, with Cook and teammates recording just eighty-six yards, their fewest of the year and just over half their 161.5 yard season average

Then there were the three critical turnovers, and the two from Josh Allen in particular. An pass caught by defense in the end zone resulting in a nine-minute drive produced nothing, and his final quarter fumble that the Dolphins converted to seven points just later

It was classic 'previous Bills teams' as they shot themselves in the foot, falling into a deficit on defense and Josh Allen trying to do too much to rescue his squad from the situation - not the calm, disciplined, balanced Buffalo team we've witnessed this year

Miami have served up a bit of everything this year so the verdict is uncertain on whether this is the beginning of something, but for the Bills they'll require an immediate bounce-back in a difficult matchup against the Buccaneers in week 11 as the Patriots are quietly moving into a nice lead at the summit of the AFC East

Spotlight - New England See Path to Unexpected First Place

Speaking of the New England, they're among three different 8-2 squads in the league, all American Football Conference teams, but are they the top team?

You can find flaws in New England, the Broncos and the Colts really for dominating the lesser sides, with only five of their total 24 wins coming against teams with a positive record - and one of those was the Indianapolis defeating the Broncos

Denver beat the champion Eagles in Philadelphia and are kings of the fourth-quarter while Indianapolis can rely on Taylor, but the New England including Sunday's victory in Tampa to their prime time success in Buffalo appears to be a statement

Their pair of losses occurred in recently appointed coach Vrabel's first three contests, with seven consecutive victories, similar to the Broncos, since then - but taking down Baker Mayfield after the Buccaneers had a week off to get ready was significant

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

The defensive unit is solid and rookie rusher Henderson exploded on Sunday with 147 yards and two exciting touchdowns of 55 and 69 yards - becoming just the fifth different runner to break 22 miles per hour this season on his initial touchdown

While you can debate who 'the best' is technically, the Patriots should be favorites to end with the best record thanks to their remaining opponents - which includes just a single matchup against a successful opponent, albeit a huge one against Buffalo

Traveling to Baltimore is also tough, but Denver have it more difficult in the AFC West with the Chiefs to play twice, the Los Angeles Chargers (who might also compete for first place but encounter the identical challenge) and additionally the Green Bay on the schedule

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

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

Two teams with solid claims to be better than all of the three 8-2 sides are National Football Conference West rivals the Seattle and Rams, who both put up 40 burgers to reach 7-2 before next week's major meeting between the pair in LA

They've both won four in a consecutive games, have signal callers in Matthew Stafford and Sam Darnold playing at an elite level (although Sam Darnold had turnover issues on game day) with excellent pass catchers, and defensive units giving up fewer than twenty points a game

Each could realistically be without a loss as well - particularly the Rams as their pair of losses occurred in extra time against the San Francisco and then that painful defeat in Philadelphia when they had a game-winning field goal with the last kick deflected and returned by the Eagles for a touchdown

The Seahawks were also defeated to the 49ers, 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 among 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 could be on for a record season after his incredible display in Germany - running for 244 yards, registering three touchdowns and adding another 42 {receiving yards