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The tenth week once more provided excitement, with a major surprise for the Buffalo 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 leading position they formerly held, with a remaining games that provides them an edge over their 8-2 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 top performer is pursuing milestones as well as the MVP award

The Breakdown - Simply an Off Day for Buffalo?

Was it just an emotional comedown from defeating Kansas City last week or something more? That's the question for the Buffalo team to address

The Buffalo squad had won seven in a row against Miami but were outperformed from the beginning as the Dolphins ran out 30-13 winners in an surprising result - and display

MVP Josh Allen only achieved the team's initial first down in the third quarter and first points in the fourth - yes Miami had ten days to prepare but it was still a massive egg laid by one of the league's top offences

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

Bottling up the NFL's top rushing attack was also key, with James Cook and company registering just 86 yards, their fewest of the year and slightly more than half their 161.5 yard average

Then there were the three critical turnovers, and the pair from Allen specifically. An interception in the end zone meaning a nine-minute drive produced nothing, and his fourth-quarter fumble that Miami turned into seven points just later

It was typical 'previous Bills teams' 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 - not the calm, disciplined, well-balanced Buffalo team we've witnessed this season

Miami have demonstrated a bit of everything this year so the verdict is uncertain on whether this is the beginning of something, but for Buffalo they'll need an immediate bounce-back in a difficult matchup against Tampa Bay in week 11 as the Patriots are sneaking into a nice lead at the top of the AFC East

Spotlight - New England See Path to Unexpected First Place

Regarding the New England, they're one of three different eight and two squads in the league, all AFC teams, but could they be the best?

You can pick holes in the Patriots, Denver and the Colts really for feasting on the lesser sides, with just five of their combined 24 victories achieved against opponents with a winning record - and one of those was the Colts beating the Denver

Denver defeated the reigning champion Eagles in Philadelphia and are masters of the final quarter while Indianapolis can rely on Taylor, but the New England including Sunday's win in Tampa to their prime time success in Orchard Park seems like a statement

Their pair of losses came in recently appointed coach Mike Vrabel's initial three games, with seven consecutive wins, just like Denver, since then - but taking down Mayfield after the Bucs had a bye to get ready was huge

Maye's Most Valuable Player credentials continue to be discussed, and he definitely earns credit for bravery after taking some savage hits in Tampa but hanging in there to steer his side to victory

The defense is solid and rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson exploded on game day with 147 rushing yards and two exciting touchdowns of 55 and 69 yards - becoming just the fifth different runner to exceed 22mph this season on his first score

Although you can debate who 'the best' is statistically, the Pats should be favourites to end with the best record thanks to their remaining opponents - which includes just a single matchup against a winning team, albeit a significant contest against Buffalo

Traveling to the Ravens is also tough, but the Broncos 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 identical challenge) and also the Green Bay on the fixture list

The Colts also face the Kansas City, and have the Seattle, 49ers and two games with the 5-4 Jacksonville to face. There is a long way to travel but the door is available for a surprise number one position in the American Football Conference

Coming Up - Rams & Seahawks Prepare for Week 11 Showdown

Two teams with strong arguments to be better than all of the three different 8-2 sides are NFC West rivals the Seahawks and Rams, who both scored 40 burgers to go to 7-2 ahead of next week's Hollywood blockbuster game between the pair in LA

Both have secured four victories in a consecutive games, have signal callers in Matthew Stafford and Darnold playing at an high standard (although Darnold had turnover issues on Sunday) with top receivers, and defensive units allowing fewer than twenty points a game

Each could easily 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 Philly when they had a potentially winning field goal with the last kick deflected and run back by the Philadelphia for a score

The Seahawks were also defeated 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're truly two of the top teams in the NFL

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

Top Performer - Taylor

Taylor might be on for a record season after his remarkable performance in Berlin - running for 244 yards, scoring three touchdowns and contributing another 42 {receiving yards