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The tenth week once more provided excitement, with a huge upset for the Bills proving the 'any given Sunday' saying that attracts so many people into the National Football League

This outcome could have created things up for the New England Patriots to move back into a leading position they formerly held, with a schedule 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 perfect results to arrange a major confrontation 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 the Bills?

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

The Buffalo squad had secured seven victories in a row against Miami but were outperformed from the beginning as the Dolphins emerged as 30-13 victors in an eye-opening result - and performance

MVP Josh Allen only achieved the squad's initial first down in the third period and initial scoring in the fourth - yes Miami had 10 days to prepare but it was nonetheless a significant failure laid by one of the NFL's best offenses

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

Containing the league's best rushing attack was crucial too, with James Cook and teammates recording just eighty-six yards, their fewest of the year and just over fifty percent their 161.5 yard average

Additionally there were the three critical turnovers, and the two from Josh Allen specifically. An pass caught by defense in the end zone meaning a nine-minute drive produced nothing, and his fourth-quarter dropped ball that the Dolphins turned into a touchdown just later

It was classic 'old Buffalo' as they shot themselves in the foot, falling into a deficit on defensive side and Josh Allen attempting to overcompensate to dig his team from the situation - rather than the calm, disciplined, well-balanced Buffalo team we've witnessed this year

Miami have demonstrated a varied performances this year so the jury's out on whether this is the beginning of something, but for Buffalo they'll require an immediate bounce-back in a difficult matchup against Tampa Bay next week as the New England are sneaking into a nice lead at the summit of the AFC East

Spotlight - New England Identify Route to Unexpected First Place

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

You can pick holes in the Patriots, Denver and the Colts actually for dominating the lesser sides, with only five of their total twenty-four wins achieved against opponents with a winning record - and one example was the Colts defeating the Denver

Denver defeated the reigning champion Eagles in Philly and are kings of the fourth-quarter while Indy can rely on Taylor, but the New England adding Sunday's win in Tampa Bay to their prime time success in Buffalo seems like a statement

Their pair of losses occurred in recently appointed coach Mike Vrabel's first three games, with seven consecutive wins, just like the Broncos, from that point - but defeating Mayfield after the Buccaneers had a week off to get ready was huge

Drake Maye's MVP claims won't go away, and he certainly deserves credit for courage after absorbing some savage hits in Tampa Bay but hanging in there to guide his side to success

The defense is reliable and rookie running back Henderson burst onto the scene on Sunday with 147 rushing yards and two exhilerating scores of fifty-five and sixty-nine yards - becoming just the fifth runner to exceed 22 miles per hour this season on his initial touchdown

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

Visiting Baltimore is challenging too, but Denver have it more difficult in the AFC West division with the Kansas City to face two times, the Los Angeles Chargers (who could also compete for top seed but face the identical challenge) and additionally the Packers on the fixture list

The Indianapolis also play the Chiefs, and have the Seattle, San Francisco and two matchups with the 5-4 Jacksonville to contend with. There is a long way to travel but the opportunity is available for a shock 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 superior to all of the three 8-2 sides are NFC West rivals the Seahawks and Rams, who both put up 40 burgers to reach seven and two ahead of next week's major meeting between the two in LA

They've both won four in a consecutive games, have quarterbacks in Matthew Stafford and Sam Darnold performing at an elite level (although Sam Darnold had turnover issues on Sunday) with top receivers, and defensive units giving up fewer than twenty points a game

Each could realistically be without a loss as too - particularly the Los Angeles as their two defeats occurred in overtime against the 49ers and then that painful defeat in Philadelphia when they had a game-winning kick with the final play blocked and returned by the Eagles for a score

The Seahawks also lost to San Francisco, with a last-minute score in the opening week, before losing to the last kick of the contest against the Tampa Bay - so they're genuinely two of the top teams in the NFL

The upcoming game on Sunday could be the most exciting of the season to date

Player of the Week - Jonathan Taylor

Taylor might be on for a historic year after his incredible display in Germany - running for 244 rushing yards, scoring three touchdowns and adding an additional forty-two {receiving yards