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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' mantra that attracts so many fans into the National Football League

This outcome may have opened opportunities for the Patriots to creep back into a leading position they formerly held, with a schedule that provides them an edge over their eight and two competitors

Meanwhile in the National Football Conference the Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams had ideal outcomes to arrange a major confrontation next week, while our player of the week is pursuing milestones as well as the Most Valuable Player award

Analysis - Simply an Off Day for the Bills?

Could it simply have been an emotional comedown from beating the Chiefs last week or a deeper issue? This remains the question for the Buffalo team to answer

The Buffalo squad had secured seven victories in a row against Miami but were outperformed from the start as the Miami team ran out 30-13 winners in an surprising result - and display

MVP Josh Allen only achieved the squad's opening first down in the third period and first points in the final quarter - yes Miami had ten days to prepare but it was still a significant failure produced by one of the league's top offences

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

Containing the NFL's top rushing attack was crucial too, with Cook and teammates registering just eighty-six yards, their lowest of the season and just over fifty percent their 161.5-yard average

Then there were the three crucial turnovers, and the two from Allen in particular. An interception in the scoring area resulting in a nine minute drive produced nothing, and his final quarter fumble that Miami converted to a touchdown just two plays

It was classic 'old Buffalo' as they hurt themselves in the foot, getting into a deficit on defensive side and Josh Allen trying to do too much to dig his team out of it - rather than the composed, disciplined, balanced Buffalo team we've witnessed this year

The Dolphins have served up a varied performances this season so the verdict is uncertain on whether this is the beginning of something, but for Buffalo they'll need an immediate bounce-back in a difficult matchup against the Buccaneers in week 11 as the New England are quietly moving into a nice lead at the top of the American Football Conference East

In Focus - Patriots See Path to Unexpected First Place

Regarding the New England, they're one of three different 8-2 squads in the league, all American Football Conference teams, but could they be the best?

You can pick holes in the Patriots, the Broncos and the Colts really for dominating the weaker opponents, with only five of their combined 24 victories achieved against opponents with a winning record - and one of those was the Indianapolis beating the Broncos

The Broncos defeated the champion Eagles in Philadelphia and are kings of the fourth-quarter while Indy can rely on Taylor, but the New England adding Sunday's victory in Tampa to their primtime win in Buffalo appears to be a declaration

Their pair of losses came in recently appointed coach Vrabel's initial three contests, with seven consecutive victories, similar to Denver, from that point - but taking down Mayfield after the Bucs had a week off to get ready was huge

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

The defensive unit is reliable and first-year rusher Henderson exploded on Sunday with 147 rushing yards and two exhilerating scores of 55 and 69 yards - establishing himself as just the fifth runner to break 22 miles per hour this year on his initial touchdown

While you can argue who 'the best' is technically, the Patriots should be favorites to end with the best record thanks to their remaining opponents - which features just a single matchup against a winning team, 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 play twice, the Los Angeles Chargers (who could also compete for top seed but face the same problem) and additionally the Packers on the fixture list

The Colts also face the Chiefs, and have the Seattle, San Francisco and two matchups with the 5-4 Jacksonville to contend with. There's a long way to travel but the door is available for a surprise top seed in the AFC

Coming Up - Rams & Seahawks Set for Week 11 Clash

Both squads with solid claims to be better than all of the three 8-2 teams are NFC West rivals the Seattle and Los Angeles, who both scored 40 burgers to go to seven and two before the upcoming major game between the two in LA

They've both won four in a row, have signal callers in Stafford and Darnold performing at an high standard (although Sam Darnold had turnover issues on Sunday) with top receivers, and defensive units giving up under 20 points a contest

Each could easily be undefeated as well - especially the Rams as their pair of losses came in extra time against the San Francisco and then that painful defeat in Philadelphia when they had a game-winning kick with the last kick blocked and returned by the Philadelphia for a touchdown

The Seahawks were also defeated to San Francisco, with a last-minute score in week one, before losing to the last kick of the contest against the Buccaneers - so they are truly two of the top teams in the NFL

The upcoming game on Sunday could be the best of the year so far

Player of the Week - Jonathan Taylor

Taylor could be on for a record season after his incredible display in Berlin - running for 244 yards, scoring three touchdowns and adding another forty-two {receiving yards