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The tenth week once more provided excitement, with a major surprise for the Buffalo Bills demonstrating the 'any given Sunday' mantra that draws so many fans into the NFL

This outcome may have opened opportunities for the New England 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 rivals

Over in the National Football Conference the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams had ideal outcomes 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 - Just a Bad Day for the Bills?

Could it simply have been an emotional letdown from defeating Kansas City last week or a deeper issue? This remains the question for the Bills to address

The Bills had secured seven victories in a row against Miami but were outperformed from the start as the Miami team emerged as 30-13 winners in an eye-opening result - and display

MVP quarterback Josh Allen only achieved the squad's opening first down in the third period and first points in the fourth - 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 rusher Achane was the game-changing factor, with 225 combined yards and two scores

Bottling up the league's best running game was crucial too, with Cook and company registering just eighty-six yards, their fewest of the season and slightly more than half their 161.5-yard season average

Additionally there were the three crucial turnovers, and the two from Josh Allen specifically. An pass caught by defense in the scoring area meaning a nine minute possession produced nothing, and his fourth-quarter dropped ball that Miami turned into seven points just later

It was classic 'old Buffalo' as they hurt themselves in the foot, getting into a hole on defensive side and Allen attempting to do too much to dig his team out of it - not the composed, disciplined, balanced Bills we've seen this season

The Dolphins have served up a varied performances this season so the jury's out on if this is the start of something, but for Buffalo they'll need an immediate bounce-back in a tough game against Tampa Bay next week as the Patriots are sneaking into a comfortable advantage at the top of the American Football Conference East

Spotlight - Patriots Identify Route to Unexpected First Place

Regarding the Patriots, they're one of three eight and two teams in the NFL, all AFC sides, but are they the top team?

You can pick holes in the Patriots, Denver and the Colts actually for feasting on the lesser sides, with only five of their total twenty-four victories achieved against teams with a positive record - and one of those was the Colts defeating the Denver

The Broncos defeated the champion Eagles in Philadelphia and are kings of the final quarter while Indianapolis can ride Jonathan Taylor, but the Patriots including Sunday's win in Tampa Bay to their prime time success in Buffalo appears to be a declaration

Their pair of losses occurred in new head coach Vrabel's first three games, with seven consecutive victories, just like the Broncos, since then - but defeating Mayfield after the Bucs had a bye to get ready was significant

Maye's Most Valuable Player credentials continue to be discussed, and he definitely earns point for courage after taking some savage hits in Tampa Bay but persevering to steer his side to success

The defense is reliable and rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson exploded on Sunday with 147 yards and two exciting scores of fifty-five and sixty-nine yards - becoming just the fifth different runner to break 22 miles per hour this year on his initial touchdown

Although you can debate who 'the top team' is statistically, the Pats should be favourites to end with the top record due to their remaining opponents - which features just a single matchup against a winning team, albeit a huge one against Buffalo

Traveling to the Ravens is challenging too, but the Broncos have it even tougher in the AFC West division with the Kansas City to play twice, the Los Angeles Chargers (who might also challenge for top seed but encounter the identical challenge) and also the Green Bay on the fixture list

The Colts also play the Kansas City, and have the Seattle, San Francisco and two matchups with the 5-4 Jaguars to contend with. There's a long way to travel but the opportunity is open for a shock number one position in the American Football Conference

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

Two teams with strong arguments to be better than all of the three different eight and two sides are NFC West opponents the Seattle and Rams, who each scored 40 burgers to reach 7-2 before the upcoming Hollywood blockbuster meeting between the two in LA

They've both won four in a row, have signal callers in Stafford and Darnold playing at an high standard (although Darnold had turnover issues on game day) with excellent pass catchers, and defenses allowing fewer than twenty points a game

Both could realistically be without a loss as well - particularly the Rams as their pair of losses came in extra time against the 49ers and then that agonising loss in Philly when they had a game-winning kick with the final play deflected and returned by the Philadelphia for a score

The Seahawks also lost to San Francisco, with a late touchdown in week one, before falling to the final play of the game against the Buccaneers - so they are truly two of the best sides in the NFL

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

Player of the Week - Jonathan Taylor

Jonathan Taylor might be on for a historic year after his remarkable performance in Berlin - rushing for 244 yards, scoring three touchdowns and adding another 42 {receiving yards