Buffalo's Bay Day Opens New England Route to Top Spot - Best of Week 10 NFL Action

The tenth week once more provided excitement, with a huge upset for the Buffalo Bills proving the 'any Sunday can bring surprises' saying that attracts so many people into the NFL

This outcome could have created things up for the Patriots to creep back into a top spot they formerly held, with a schedule that gives them an advantage over their eight and two competitors

Over in the National Football Conference the Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams had ideal outcomes to arrange a monster clash next week, while our top performer is chasing records as well as the Most Valuable Player award

The Breakdown - Just a Bad Day for the Bills?

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

The Bills had secured seven victories in a row against Miami but were outperformed from the beginning as the Miami team emerged as 30-13 victors in an surprising outcome - and performance

MVP Josh Allen only achieved the squad's initial first down in the third period and first points in the fourth - admittedly the Dolphins had 10 days to prepare but it was nonetheless a massive egg laid by one of the league's top offences

Tua Tagovailoa passed for two touchdowns but running back De'Von Achane was the game-changing factor, with 225 combined yards and two touchdowns

Containing the league's best rushing attack was crucial too, with James Cook and teammates registering just eighty-six yards, their lowest of the year and just over fifty percent their 161.5-yard average

Then there were the three critical turnovers, and the two from Allen in particular. An pass caught by defense in the scoring area meaning a nine minute drive produced nothing, and his fourth-quarter fumble that Miami turned into a touchdown just later

It was classic 'previous Bills teams' as they hurt themselves in the foot, getting into a deficit on defensive side and Allen attempting to overcompensate to dig his team from the situation - rather than the composed, disciplined, well-balanced Buffalo team we've seen this season

The Dolphins have served up a bit of everything this year so the verdict is uncertain on if this is the beginning of a trend, but for Buffalo they'll require an immediate bounce-back in a tough game against the Buccaneers next week as the Patriots are quietly moving into a comfortable advantage at the top of the AFC East

Spotlight - New England Identify Route to Unexpected First Place

Regarding the Patriots, they're among three eight and two teams in the NFL, all American Football Conference teams, but could they be the best?

One could find flaws in the Patriots, the Broncos and Indianapolis really for dominating the weaker opponents, with only five of their combined twenty-four wins 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 masters of the fourth-quarter while Indy can rely on Taylor, but the New England adding Sunday's win in Tampa to their prime time success in Buffalo appears to be a statement

Their pair of losses came in new head coach Vrabel's first three games, with seven consecutive wins, just like Denver, since then - but defeating Baker Mayfield after the Bucs had a week off to get ready was huge

Drake Maye's MVP claims won't go away, and he certainly earns point for bravery after absorbing some hard tackles in Tampa but hanging in there to guide his side to success

The defensive unit is reliable and first-year rusher Henderson burst onto the scene on game day with 147 yards and two exhilerating scores of 55 and 69 yards - establishing himself as just the fifth different runner to break 22 miles per hour this season on his first score

Although you can argue who 'the top team' is statistically, the Pats should be favorites to finish with the best record due to their remaining opponents - which features just a single matchup against a winning team, albeit a huge one against the Bills

Traveling to Baltimore is also tough, but Denver have it more difficult in the AFC West with the Chiefs to face two times, the Chargers (who could also compete for first place but face the same problem) and additionally the Green Bay on the schedule

The Indianapolis also play the Chiefs, and have the Seahawks, San Francisco and two matchups with the 5-4 Jaguars to contend with. There is a long way to travel but the opportunity is available for a surprise top seed in the AFC

Coming Up - Los Angeles and Seattle Set for Next Week Clash

Two teams with strong arguments to be superior to all of the three 8-2 sides are National Football Conference West rivals the Seattle and Rams, who both put up 40 burgers to reach 7-2 ahead of next week's Hollywood blockbuster game between the two in LA

They've both won four in a row, have signal callers in Stafford and Darnold performing at an high standard (although Darnold had turnover issues on game day) with top receivers, and defenses allowing under 20 points a game

Both could easily be without a loss as too - especially the Rams as their pair of losses occurred in extra time against the San Francisco and then that painful defeat in Philadelphia when they had a potentially winning field goal with the final play blocked and run back by the Philadelphia for a touchdown

Seattle also lost to the 49ers, with a late touchdown in week one, before losing to the final play of the contest against the Tampa Bay - so they're genuinely among the best sides in the league

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

Player of the Week - Taylor

Jonathan Taylor might be on for a record season after his remarkable performance in Berlin - running for 244 rushing yards, scoring three touchdowns and adding another forty-two {receiving yards