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Week 10 again delivered, with a huge upset for the Bills demonstrating the 'any Sunday can bring surprises' saying that draws so many fans into the National Football League

This outcome may have opened things up for the New England Patriots to move back into a top spot they formerly held, with a schedule that provides them an edge over their eight and two competitors

Meanwhile in the NFC the Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams had ideal outcomes to arrange a monster clash in week 11, while our top performer is chasing records as well as the Most Valuable Player award

The Breakdown - Just a Bad Day for the Bills?

Was it just an emotional comedown from defeating Kansas City last week or something more? This remains the question for the Buffalo team to address

The Bills had won seven in a row against Miami but were outperformed from the beginning as the Dolphins ran out 30-13 winners in an surprising result - and display

MVP quarterback Josh Allen only got the team's initial first down in the third period and first points in the final quarter - yes the Dolphins had 10 days to prepare but it was nonetheless a massive egg laid by one of the league's top offences

Dolphins quarterback Tua threw two touchdowns but rusher Achane was the devastating difference, with 225 combined yards and two touchdowns

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

Additionally there were the three crucial turnovers, and the pair from Allen in particular. An pass caught by defense in the end zone meaning a nine minute drive yielded no points, and his final quarter dropped ball that the Dolphins turned into a touchdown just two plays

It was classic 'previous Bills teams' as they hurt themselves in the foot, getting into a deficit on defensive side and Allen trying to do too much to rescue his squad out of it - not the composed, disciplined, well-balanced Buffalo team we've seen this year

Miami have served up a bit of everything this year so the verdict is uncertain on if this is the start of something, but for Buffalo they'll need an immediate bounce-back in a tough game against the Buccaneers next week as the New England are sneaking into a comfortable advantage at the summit of the AFC East

In Focus - New England Identify Route to Surprise Top Seed

Speaking of the Patriots, they're among three 8-2 teams in the NFL, all AFC teams, but are they the best?

You can find flaws in New England, Denver and Indianapolis actually for feasting on the lesser sides, with just five of their total 24 victories coming against teams with a positive record - and one of those was the Indianapolis defeating the Denver

The Broncos defeated the reigning champion Eagles in Philly and are kings of the fourth-quarter while Indy can rely on Jonathan Taylor, but the Patriots adding Sunday's victory in Tampa to their primtime win in Orchard Park seems like a statement

Their pair of losses came in recently appointed coach Mike Vrabel's initial three games, with seven consecutive wins, just like the Broncos, since then - but defeating Mayfield after the Bucs had a week off to get ready was huge

Drake Maye's Most Valuable Player credentials continue to be discussed, and he certainly deserves credit for courage after taking some hard tackles in Tampa Bay but hanging in there to guide his team to victory

The defense is solid and first-year running back TreVeyon Henderson exploded on Sunday with 147 yards and two exhilerating scores of 55 and 69 yards - establishing himself as just the fifth different ball carrier to exceed 22 miles per hour this season on his initial touchdown

Although you can debate who 'the top team' is technically, the Patriots should be favourites to end with the top record thanks to their remaining opponents - which features just a single matchup against a winning team, although a significant contest against Buffalo

Traveling to the Ravens is challenging too, but Denver have it even tougher in the AFC West division with the Kansas City to play twice, the Chargers (who might also challenge for top seed but face the same problem) and also the Packers on the schedule

The Indianapolis also play the Chiefs, and have the Seattle, 49ers and two games with the 5-4 Jaguars to face. There is a considerable distance to go but the opportunity is open for a surprise number one position in the American Football Conference

Next Week - Los Angeles and Seattle Prepare for Week 11 Showdown

Two teams with strong arguments to be superior to all of the three 8-2 sides are NFC West opponents the Seahawks and Rams, who each scored forty points to go to seven and two ahead of next week's major meeting between the pair in Los Angeles

They've both secured four victories in a consecutive games, have signal callers in Stafford and Sam Darnold playing at an elite level (although Darnold had turnover issues on game day) with top receivers, and defenses allowing under 20 points a game

Both could realistically be undefeated as well - especially the Los Angeles as their two defeats came in extra time against the San Francisco and then that agonising loss in Philadelphia when they had a game-winning field goal with the final play blocked and returned by the Eagles for a score

Seattle also lost to the 49ers, with a last-minute score in the opening week, before falling to the final play of the contest against the Tampa Bay - so they are truly among the top teams in the league

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

Player of the Week - Jonathan Taylor

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