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The tenth week again delivered, with a huge upset for the Bills proving the 'any given Sunday' mantra that attracts so many people into the National Football League

This outcome may have opened opportunities for the New England Patriots to move back into a top spot they formerly held, with a remaining games that provides them an edge over their 8-2 competitors

Meanwhile in the NFC the Seattle Seahawks and Rams had perfect results to arrange a monster clash in week 11, while our player of the week 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 beating the Chiefs last week or something more? That's the question for the Buffalo team to answer

The Buffalo squad had secured seven victories in a row against Miami but were second best from the start as the Dolphins ran out 30-13 winners in an eye-opening result - and performance

MVP quarterback Josh Allen only got the team's opening first down in the third period and first points in the final quarter - yes Miami had ten days to get ready but it was still a significant failure laid by one of the league's best offenses

Tua Tagovailoa threw two scores but running back De'Von Achane was the game-changing factor, with 225 combined yards and two scores

Containing the NFL's top rushing attack was also key, with James Cook and teammates recording 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 ball losses, and the two 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 fumble that the Dolphins turned into a touchdown just two plays

It was classic 'old Buffalo' as they hurt themselves in the foot, falling into a deficit on defense and Allen attempting to do too much to rescue his squad out of it - rather than the calm, disciplined, well-balanced Buffalo team we've seen this year

The Dolphins have demonstrated a varied performances this season so the jury's out on whether this is the beginning of something, but for Buffalo they'll need an instant response in a difficult matchup against the Buccaneers next week as the Patriots are quietly moving into a nice lead at the top of the American Football Conference East

Spotlight - New England See Path to Surprise Top Seed

Regarding the Patriots, they're among three different eight and two squads in the league, all American Football Conference teams, but are they the top team?

You can find flaws in New England, Denver and the Colts really for dominating the lesser sides, with just five of their total 24 wins achieved against teams with a winning record - and one of those was the Indianapolis beating the Broncos

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

Their two defeats came in new head coach Mike Vrabel's initial three contests, with seven straight wins, similar to Denver, since then - but taking down Mayfield after the Bucs had a week off to prepare was huge

Drake Maye's MVP claims won't go away, and he certainly deserves point for courage after absorbing some hard tackles in Tampa but hanging in there to steer his team to success

The defensive unit is reliable and rookie rusher TreVeyon Henderson exploded on game day with 147 rushing yards and two exciting touchdowns of 55 and 69 yards - establishing himself as just the fifth different ball carrier to exceed 22 miles per hour this year on his first score

Although you can debate who 'the best' is statistically, the Pats should be favourites to end with the top record due to their schedule - which features just a single matchup against a successful opponent, although a huge one against Buffalo

Traveling to Baltimore is challenging too, but the Broncos have it more difficult in the AFC West with the Kansas City to play twice, the Los Angeles Chargers (who could also compete for first place but face the same problem) and also the Packers on the fixture list

The Indianapolis also play the Chiefs, and have the Seattle, 49ers and two games with the 5-4 Jaguars to face. There is a long way to travel but the opportunity is available for a shock top seed in the AFC

Coming Up - Rams & Seahawks Prepare for Week 11 Clash

Two teams with strong arguments to be superior to all of the three different eight and two sides are National Football Conference West opponents the Seahawks and Los Angeles, who both scored 40 burgers to go to 7-2 ahead of the upcoming Hollywood blockbuster game between the two in LA

They've both won four in a row, have signal callers in Matthew Stafford and Sam Darnold performing at an elite level (although Sam Darnold had ball security problems on game day) with top receivers, and defensive units giving up under 20 points a game

Both could easily be without a loss as too - especially the Los Angeles as their two defeats came in extra time against the 49ers and then that agonising loss in Philadelphia when they had a game-winning field goal with the final play deflected and returned by the Eagles for a touchdown

Seattle also lost to the 49ers, with a late touchdown in week one, before falling to the final play of the game against the Tampa Bay - so they are truly among the best sides in the NFL

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

Player of the Week - Jonathan Taylor

Jonathan Taylor could be on for a historic year after his remarkable performance in Berlin - rushing for 244 rushing yards, registering three touchdowns and contributing an additional forty-two {receiving yards