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Week 10 once more provided excitement, with a huge upset for the Buffalo Bills demonstrating the 'any given Sunday' 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 top spot they formerly held, with a remaining games that provides them an advantage over their eight and two competitors

Meanwhile in the NFC the Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams had perfect results to arrange a monster clash in week 11, while our player of the week is pursuing milestones as well as the Most Valuable Player award

Analysis - Simply an Off Day for Buffalo?

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

The Buffalo squad had won seven in a consecutive games against the Dolphins but were outperformed from the start as the Dolphins emerged as 30-13 winners in an eye-opening outcome - and performance

MVP Josh Allen only achieved the team's opening first down in the third quarter and first points in the fourth - admittedly Miami had ten days to prepare but it was still a significant failure laid by one of the league's best offenses

Tua Tagovailoa threw two touchdowns but rusher Achane was the game-changing factor, with 225 total yards and two scores

Bottling up the league's best running game was crucial too, with Cook and teammates recording just 86 yards, their lowest of the season and slightly more than half 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 meaning a nine minute possession produced nothing, and his fourth-quarter fumble that Miami converted to a touchdown just two plays

It was typical 'old Buffalo' as they shot themselves in the foot, falling into a hole on defense and Josh Allen trying to overcompensate to dig his team from the situation - rather than the calm, controlled, well-balanced Buffalo team we've seen this year

Miami have demonstrated a bit of everything this year so the jury's out on whether this is the beginning of a trend, but for Buffalo they'll need an immediate bounce-back in a tough game against the Buccaneers in week 11 as the New England are quietly moving into a nice lead at the summit of the AFC East

Spotlight - Patriots See Path to Surprise Top Seed

Regarding the Patriots, they're among three eight and two teams in the league, all AFC teams, but are they the top team?

You can find flaws in the Patriots, Denver and Indianapolis really for dominating the weaker opponents, with just five of their total twenty-four wins coming against opponents with a positive record - and one example was the Colts defeating the Denver

The Broncos defeated the reigning champion Eagles in Philadelphia and are masters of the fourth-quarter while Indianapolis can rely on Jonathan Taylor, but the Patriots adding Sunday's victory in Tampa to their primtime success in Orchard Park appears to be a declaration

Their two defeats occurred in recently appointed coach Mike Vrabel's initial three games, with seven straight victories, similar to the Broncos, from that point - but taking down Baker Mayfield after the Buccaneers had a week off to prepare was huge

Drake Maye's MVP claims continue to be discussed, and he definitely deserves credit for courage after absorbing some hard tackles in Tampa but hanging in there to steer his side to success

The defensive unit is solid and first-year running back TreVeyon Henderson burst onto the scene on Sunday with 147 rushing yards and two exhilerating touchdowns of 55 and 69 yards - becoming just the fifth runner to break 22mph this year on his first score

While you can debate who 'the best' is technically, the Patriots should be favorites to finish with the best record thanks to their remaining opponents - which includes just one game against a winning team, albeit a significant contest against Buffalo

Visiting the Ravens is also tough, 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 encounter the identical challenge) and additionally the Packers on the fixture list

The Indianapolis also face the Chiefs, and have the Seahawks, San Francisco and two games with the 5-4 Jacksonville to face. There's a considerable distance to go but the opportunity is open for a surprise number one position in the AFC

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

Two teams with solid claims to be superior to all of the three different 8-2 teams are National Football Conference West rivals the Seattle and Rams, who both scored forty points to reach 7-2 before next week's Hollywood blockbuster 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 ball security problems on game day) with top receivers, and defensive units giving up under 20 points a game

Each could realistically be without a loss as too - particularly the Rams as their two defeats occurred in extra time against the San Francisco and then that agonising loss in Philadelphia when they had a potentially winning field goal with the last kick deflected and run back by the Philadelphia for a touchdown

Seattle also lost to the 49ers, with a late touchdown in the opening week, before falling to the last kick of the game against the Tampa Bay - so they're truly among the top teams in the NFL

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

Player of the Week - Jonathan Taylor

Jonathan Taylor might be on for a record season after his remarkable performance in Germany - rushing for 244 yards, scoring three scores and contributing another 42 {receiving yards