Bills' Bay Day Opens New England Route to AFC East Lead - Highlights of NFL Week 10

Week 10 once more provided excitement, with a huge upset for the Buffalo Bills demonstrating the 'any Sunday can bring surprises' mantra that attracts so many fans into the NFL

This outcome could have created things up for the New England Patriots to creep back into a top spot they formerly held, with a remaining games that gives them an advantage over their 8-2 competitors

Over in the NFC the Seahawks and Rams had ideal outcomes to set up a monster clash in week 11, while our top performer is chasing records as well as the Most Valuable Player award

The Breakdown - Simply an Off Day for the Bills?

Could it simply have been an emotional comedown from defeating Kansas City the previous week or a deeper issue? That's the question for the Buffalo team to address

The Bills had secured seven victories in a row against Miami but were second best from the start as the Dolphins emerged as 30-13 victors in an surprising outcome - and performance

MVP quarterback Josh Allen only got the squad's initial first down in the third period and initial scoring in the fourth - admittedly Miami had ten days to get ready but it was still a significant failure produced by one of the league's top offences

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

Containing the NFL's top running game was crucial too, with Cook and teammates recording just eighty-six yards, their fewest of the year and slightly more than fifty percent their 161.5-yard season average

Additionally there were the three critical turnovers, and the pair from Josh Allen in particular. An interception in the end zone resulting in a nine minute drive yielded no points, and his final quarter fumble that Miami turned into seven points just later

It was typical 'old Buffalo' as they shot themselves in the foot, getting into a hole on defense and Allen trying to do too much to dig his team from the situation - rather than the composed, controlled, well-balanced Bills we've seen this season

Miami have demonstrated a varied performances this season so the jury's out on whether this is the beginning of a trend, but for the Bills they'll require an immediate bounce-back in a tough game against the Buccaneers next week as the Patriots are sneaking into a nice lead at the summit of the American Football Conference East

Spotlight - Patriots See Path to Surprise Top Seed

Speaking of the New England, they're among three 8-2 teams in the league, all AFC sides, but could they be the best?

You can pick holes in the Patriots, Denver and Indianapolis really for dominating the lesser sides, with just five of their combined 24 victories achieved against opponents with a positive record - and one of those was the Indianapolis defeating the Denver

The Broncos defeated the champion Eagles in Philly and are kings of the final quarter while Indianapolis can rely on Taylor, but the Patriots adding Sunday's win in Tampa to their prime time success in Buffalo seems like a declaration

Their pair of losses occurred in recently appointed coach Vrabel's initial three contests, with seven straight wins, similar to the Broncos, from that point - but taking down Mayfield after the Bucs had a bye to prepare was huge

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

The defensive unit is solid and first-year running back TreVeyon Henderson exploded on game day with 147 yards and two exciting touchdowns of fifty-five and sixty-nine yards - becoming just the fifth ball carrier to exceed 22 miles per hour this season on his initial touchdown

While 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 includes just a single matchup against a successful opponent, although a significant contest against Buffalo

Visiting Baltimore is challenging too, but the Broncos have it even tougher in the AFC West with the Kansas City to play twice, the Chargers (who could also compete for first place but face the same problem) and also the Green Bay on the schedule

The Colts also face the Chiefs, and have the Seahawks, San Francisco and two games with the five and four Jaguars to face. There is a long way to travel but the door is open for a surprise number one position in the AFC

Coming Up - Rams & Seahawks Set for Next Week Clash

Two teams with strong arguments to be superior to all of the three eight and two teams are NFC West rivals the Seattle and Los Angeles, who each put up 40 burgers to reach seven and two before the upcoming major game between the pair in Los Angeles

Both have won four in a consecutive games, have signal callers in Matthew Stafford and Sam Darnold playing at an high standard (although Darnold had ball security problems on game day) with excellent pass catchers, and defensive units giving up under 20 points a game

Each could easily be undefeated as too - especially the Rams as their two defeats occurred in extra time against the 49ers and then that agonising loss in Philadelphia when they had a potentially winning kick with the final play deflected and run back by the Philadelphia for a score

Seattle also lost to San Francisco, with a last-minute score in week one, before falling to the final play of the game against the Buccaneers - so they are genuinely two of the top teams in the NFL

The next matchup on Sunday could be the most exciting of the year so far

Player of the Week - Taylor

Taylor might be on for a record season after his incredible display in Germany - rushing for 244 rushing yards, scoring three scores and contributing another forty-two {receiving yards