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Week 10 again delivered, 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 may have opened things up for the New England Patriots to creep back into a top spot they used to occupy, with a schedule that gives them an edge over their 8-2 competitors

Over in the NFC the Seattle Seahawks and Rams had perfect results to arrange a monster clash in week 11, while our top performer is pursuing milestones as well as the MVP award

The Breakdown - Just a Bad Day for Buffalo?

Could it simply have been an emotional letdown from beating the Chiefs last week or something more? This remains the question for the Bills to address

The Bills had secured seven victories in a row against Miami but were second best from the beginning as the Miami team ran out 30-13 victors in an eye-opening outcome - and display

MVP Josh Allen only achieved the squad's opening first down in the third quarter and first points in the final quarter - admittedly Miami had 10 days to prepare but it was nonetheless a significant failure laid by one of the NFL's top offences

Tua Tagovailoa passed for two touchdowns but running back De'Von Achane was the devastating difference, with 225 total yards and two scores

Bottling up the league's best rushing attack was also key, with James Cook and company recording just eighty-six yards, their lowest of the season and slightly more than half their 161.5-yard average

Then there were the three critical turnovers, and the two from Allen in particular. An pass caught by defense in the end zone resulting in a nine-minute drive yielded no points, and his final quarter fumble that the Dolphins turned into a touchdown just later

It was typical 'old Buffalo' as they hurt themselves in the foot, falling into a deficit on defense and Josh Allen trying to overcompensate to dig his team from the situation - rather than the composed, disciplined, balanced Buffalo team we've witnessed this season

The Dolphins have served up a varied performances this year so the verdict is uncertain on whether this is the beginning of something, but for Buffalo they'll require an immediate bounce-back in a tough game against the Buccaneers in week 11 as the Patriots are quietly moving into a comfortable advantage at the top of the AFC East

Spotlight - New England Identify Route to Unexpected First Place

Regarding the New England, they're one of three eight and two squads in the NFL, all AFC sides, but are they the best?

You can find flaws in New England, Denver and the Colts really for feasting on the lesser sides, with only five of their total 24 wins achieved against opponents with a winning record - and one example was the Indianapolis defeating the Broncos

Denver beat the champion Eagles in Philadelphia and are masters of the fourth-quarter while Indy can ride Jonathan Taylor, but the Patriots adding Sunday's victory in Tampa Bay to their primtime win in Buffalo appears to be a statement

Their two defeats occurred in new head coach Vrabel's initial three contests, with seven consecutive wins, just like Denver, since then - but taking down Baker Mayfield after the Buccaneers had a bye to prepare was huge

Maye's MVP claims continue to be discussed, and he definitely deserves point for courage after taking some savage hits in Tampa but persevering to guide his side to victory

The defensive unit is solid and first-year rusher TreVeyon Henderson burst onto the scene on game day with 147 yards and two exhilerating touchdowns of fifty-five and sixty-nine yards - becoming just the fifth runner to break 22 miles per hour this season on his initial touchdown

While you can debate who 'the best' is technically, the Patriots should be favourites to finish with the top record due to their remaining opponents - which includes just one game against a winning team, although a significant contest against the Bills

Visiting the Ravens is challenging too, but Denver have it more difficult in the AFC West division with the Chiefs to play twice, the Los Angeles Chargers (who could also challenge for first place but face the same problem) and additionally the Green Bay on the fixture list

The Indianapolis also face the Kansas City, and have the Seahawks, 49ers and two matchups with the five and four Jaguars to face. There's a considerable distance to go but the opportunity is open for a shock number one position in the AFC

Coming Up - Los Angeles and Seattle Prepare for Next Week Clash

Two teams with solid claims to be superior to all of the three 8-2 sides are NFC West opponents the Seattle and Rams, who each scored forty points to reach 7-2 before the upcoming Hollywood blockbuster meeting between the pair in Los Angeles

They've both secured four victories in a consecutive games, have quarterbacks in Matthew Stafford and Sam Darnold performing at an elite level (although Darnold had turnover issues on Sunday) with excellent pass catchers, and defenses allowing fewer than twenty points a contest

Both could realistically be undefeated as too - especially the Los Angeles as their pair of losses occurred in overtime against the 49ers and then that painful defeat in Philadelphia when they had a game-winning kick with the last kick deflected and run back by the Eagles for a touchdown

The Seahawks also lost to San Francisco, with a late touchdown in the opening week, before losing to the final play of the game against the Buccaneers - so they're truly two of the top teams in the league

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

Top Performer - Taylor

Taylor could be on for a record season after his remarkable performance in Germany - running for 244 yards, registering three scores and contributing another forty-two {receiving yards