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

That result may have opened things up for the New England Patriots to move back into a leading position they formerly held, with a remaining games that gives them an advantage over their 8-2 rivals

Meanwhile in the NFC the Seattle Seahawks and Rams had perfect results to set up a monster clash next week, while our top performer is chasing records as well as the Most Valuable Player award

The Breakdown - Just a Bad Day for the Bills?

Could it simply have been an emotional comedown from defeating Kansas City the previous week or something more? That's the question for the Buffalo team to answer

The Bills had won seven in a row against Miami but were outperformed from the start as the Miami team ran out 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 initial scoring 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

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

Bottling up the NFL's top rushing attack was crucial too, with James Cook and teammates recording just eighty-six yards, their lowest of the year and just over fifty percent their 161.5 yard average

Additionally there were the three crucial turnovers, 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 dropped ball that Miami converted to a touchdown just two plays

It was classic 'previous Bills teams' as they shot themselves in the foot, getting into a hole on defensive side and Josh Allen attempting to overcompensate to rescue his squad from the situation - rather than the composed, disciplined, well-balanced Buffalo team we've seen this season

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

In Focus - Patriots See Path to Unexpected First Place

Speaking of the New England, they're one of three different 8-2 teams in the league, all American Football Conference teams, 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 just five of their total 24 victories coming against opponents with a winning record - and one example was the Colts beating the Broncos

Denver defeated the champion Eagles in Philadelphia and are masters of the final quarter while Indy can rely on Taylor, but the New England adding Sunday's victory in Tampa to their primtime win in Buffalo seems like a statement

Their two defeats came in recently appointed coach Vrabel's first three games, with seven consecutive wins, just like the Broncos, since then - but defeating Mayfield after the Buccaneers had a week off to prepare was significant

Drake Maye's MVP claims won't go away, and he certainly earns credit for bravery after taking some hard tackles in Tampa Bay but persevering to steer his team to victory

The defense is reliable and first-year rusher TreVeyon Henderson exploded on Sunday with 147 rushing yards and two exciting touchdowns of fifty-five and sixty-nine yards - establishing himself as just the fifth different runner to break 22mph this season on his first score

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

Visiting the Ravens is also tough, but Denver have it more difficult in the AFC West with the Kansas City to face two times, the Chargers (who could also challenge for first place but encounter the identical challenge) and also the Packers on the schedule

The Indianapolis also play the Chiefs, and have the Seahawks, San Francisco and two matchups with the five and four Jacksonville to face. There is a long way to go but the door is available for a surprise number one position in the AFC

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

Both squads with strong arguments to be better than all of the three eight and two sides are NFC West opponents the Seahawks and Los Angeles, who each put up forty points to reach seven and two ahead of next week's Hollywood blockbuster meeting between the pair in LA

Both have won four in a consecutive games, have signal callers in Matthew Stafford and Sam Darnold playing at an elite level (although Sam Darnold had ball security problems on game day) with top receivers, and defensive units giving up fewer than twenty points a game

Both could easily be undefeated as too - particularly the Rams as their pair of losses occurred in overtime against the San Francisco and then that agonising loss in Philadelphia when they had a potentially winning kick with the last kick blocked and run back by the Philadelphia for a score

Seattle were also defeated to the 49ers, with a late touchdown in the opening week, before losing to the final play of the game against the Buccaneers - so they're genuinely two of the top teams in the NFL

The next matchup on Sunday could be the best of the season so far

Player of the Week - Taylor

Jonathan Taylor might be on for a record season after his remarkable performance in Germany - running for 244 rushing yards, scoring three touchdowns and adding another forty-two {receiving yards