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The tenth week once more provided excitement, with a major surprise for the Bills demonstrating the 'any Sunday can bring surprises' saying that draws so many fans into the National Football League

This outcome could have created things up for the Patriots to creep back into a leading position they formerly held, with a remaining games that provides them an edge over their 8-2 competitors

Over in the NFC the Seattle Seahawks and Rams had perfect results to set up a major confrontation in week 11, while our top performer is chasing records as well as the MVP award

Analysis - Simply an Off Day for Buffalo?

Could it simply have been an emotional comedown from defeating Kansas City last week or a deeper issue? That's the question for the Bills to address

The Bills had won seven in a row against Miami but were second best from the start as the Miami team emerged as 30-13 winners in an surprising outcome - and display

MVP Josh Allen only achieved the team's initial first down in the third period and first points in the final quarter - admittedly Miami had ten days to get ready but it was nonetheless a significant failure produced by one of the league's top offences

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

Containing the NFL's top running game was crucial too, with Cook and teammates recording just 86 yards, their fewest of the year and just over half their 161.5-yard season average

Additionally there were the three critical ball losses, and the pair from Josh Allen in particular. An pass caught by defense in the scoring area resulting in a nine minute possession produced nothing, and his fourth-quarter dropped ball that Miami turned into seven points just later

It was typical 'old Buffalo' as they hurt themselves in the foot, falling into a hole on defense and Allen attempting to do too much to rescue his squad from the situation - not the composed, disciplined, balanced Bills we've seen this year

The Dolphins have demonstrated a bit of everything this year so the verdict is uncertain on if this is the start of something, but for Buffalo they'll require an instant response in a tough game 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

Regarding the Patriots, they're among three different 8-2 teams in the league, all AFC sides, but are they the best?

One could find flaws in the Patriots, the Broncos and Indianapolis actually for feasting on the weaker opponents, with just five of their total 24 victories coming against teams with a positive record - and one example was the Indianapolis defeating the Broncos

The Broncos defeated the champion Eagles in Philadelphia and are kings of the final quarter while Indy can rely on Jonathan Taylor, but the New England adding Sunday's win in Tampa to their prime time win in Buffalo seems like a declaration

Their pair of losses occurred in recently appointed coach Vrabel's first three contests, with seven straight victories, just like the Broncos, from that point - but taking down Baker Mayfield after the Bucs had a bye to get ready was huge

Drake Maye's Most Valuable Player credentials won't go away, and he certainly earns credit for courage after taking some hard tackles in Tampa Bay but persevering to steer his side to victory

The defensive unit is reliable and first-year running back TreVeyon Henderson exploded on Sunday with 147 rushing yards and two exciting touchdowns of 55 and 69 yards - becoming just the fifth runner to exceed 22 miles per hour this year on his first score

Although you can argue who 'the top team' is statistically, the Patriots should be favourites to end with the top record thanks to their remaining opponents - which features just one game against a winning team, although a huge one against Buffalo

Traveling to Baltimore is also tough, but the Broncos have it more difficult in the AFC West division with the Chiefs to play twice, the Chargers (who could also compete for top seed but encounter the identical challenge) and also the Green Bay on the schedule

The Colts also face the Kansas City, and have the Seahawks, 49ers and two games with the 5-4 Jaguars to contend with. There's a considerable distance to go but the door is open 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 strong arguments to be superior to all of the three 8-2 sides are National Football Conference West rivals the Seattle and Rams, who both put up 40 burgers to go to seven and two ahead of next week's Hollywood blockbuster game between the two in LA

Both have won four in a row, have signal callers in Stafford and Sam Darnold performing at an elite level (although Darnold had ball security problems on Sunday) with top receivers, and defensive units allowing fewer than twenty points a game

Both could easily be without a loss as too - particularly the Rams as their pair of losses came in extra time against the 49ers and then that agonising loss in Philadelphia when they had a potentially winning field goal with the final play blocked and run back by the Eagles for a score

Seattle also lost to San Francisco, with a last-minute score in week one, before falling to the final play of the contest against the Tampa Bay - so they are genuinely among the top teams in the NFL

The upcoming game on Sunday could be the most exciting of the season 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 scores and adding an additional forty-two {receiving yards