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The tenth week once more provided excitement, with a major surprise for the Buffalo Bills demonstrating the 'any Sunday can bring surprises' mantra that draws so many fans into the National Football League

This outcome could have created things up for the Patriots to move back into a leading position they used to occupy, with a remaining games that provides them an edge over their eight and two rivals

Over in the NFC the Seahawks and Rams had perfect results to arrange a monster clash next week, while our top performer is pursuing milestones as well as the Most Valuable Player award

The Breakdown - Simply an Off Day for the Bills?

Could it simply have been an emotional letdown from beating the Chiefs the previous week or something more? This remains the question for the Buffalo team to answer

The Bills had won seven in a row against Miami but were second best from the start as the Miami team emerged as 30-13 victors in an surprising outcome - and display

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

Dolphins quarterback Tua passed for two scores but running back Achane was the game-changing factor, with 225 combined yards and two touchdowns

Bottling up the NFL's top running game was also key, with Cook and company recording just eighty-six yards, their fewest of the year and slightly more than fifty percent their 161.5-yard average

Additionally there were the three critical ball losses, and the two from Josh Allen in particular. An pass caught by defense in the scoring area resulting in a nine-minute drive yielded no points, and his final quarter fumble that the Dolphins turned into seven points just later

It was typical 'old Buffalo' as they shot themselves in the foot, falling into a deficit on defense and Allen trying to do too much to rescue his squad from the situation - not the composed, 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 if this is the start of something, but for Buffalo they'll need an instant response in a tough game against Tampa Bay next week as the Patriots are sneaking into a comfortable advantage at the top of the AFC East

Spotlight - New England See Path to Surprise Top Seed

Speaking of the Patriots, they're one of three different eight and two squads in the NFL, all American Football Conference sides, but are they the top team?

You can find flaws in the Patriots, the Broncos and Indianapolis really for dominating the lesser sides, with just five of their combined twenty-four wins achieved against teams with a winning record - and one example was the Indianapolis defeating the Denver

Denver beat the champion Eagles in Philly and are masters of the fourth-quarter while Indy can rely on Jonathan Taylor, but the New England adding Sunday's win in Tampa to their primtime win in Orchard Park appears to be a statement

Their two defeats came in recently appointed coach Mike Vrabel's initial three games, with seven consecutive wins, just like Denver, from that point - but taking down Baker Mayfield after the Bucs had a week off to prepare was huge

Maye's MVP claims continue to be discussed, and he certainly earns point for courage after absorbing some savage hits in Tampa Bay but hanging in there to guide his side to victory

The defensive unit is solid and first-year rusher TreVeyon Henderson burst onto the scene on Sunday with 147 yards and two exciting scores of 55 and 69 yards - becoming just the fifth ball carrier to break 22mph this year on his initial touchdown

While you can argue who 'the top team' is technically, the Pats should be favourites to finish with the top record thanks to their remaining opponents - which includes just a single matchup against a successful opponent, albeit a huge one against Buffalo

Traveling to Baltimore is also tough, but the Broncos have it even tougher in the AFC West with the Chiefs to face two times, the Los Angeles Chargers (who might also challenge for first place but encounter the same problem) and additionally the Green Bay on the schedule

The Colts also play the Kansas City, and have the Seattle, San Francisco and two games with the 5-4 Jacksonville to contend with. There's a considerable distance to travel but the opportunity is available for a shock number one position in the American Football Conference

Next Week - Rams & Seahawks Set for Next Week Showdown

Both squads with solid claims to be better than all of the three 8-2 teams are National Football Conference West opponents the Seattle and Los Angeles, who both put up forty points to go to seven and two ahead of the upcoming Hollywood blockbuster meeting between the two in Los Angeles

They've both secured four victories in a consecutive games, have signal callers in Matthew Stafford and Darnold playing at an elite level (although Darnold had turnover issues on game day) with top receivers, and defensive units allowing fewer than twenty points a contest

Both could realistically be without a loss as well - particularly the Rams as their pair of losses occurred in extra time against the 49ers and then that painful defeat in Philly when they had a potentially winning field goal with the final play deflected and returned by the Philadelphia for a touchdown

Seattle were also defeated to San Francisco, with a late touchdown in week one, 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 upcoming game on Sunday could be the best of the year to date

Player of the Week - Taylor

Taylor might be on for a record season after his remarkable performance in Germany - running for 244 yards, scoring three touchdowns and contributing an additional forty-two {receiving yards