Bills' Bay Day Opens Patriots Route to Top Spot - Highlights of Week 10 NFL Action

The tenth week again delivered, with a major surprise for the Buffalo Bills demonstrating the 'any given Sunday' saying that attracts so many fans into the National Football League

This outcome could have created things up for the New England Patriots to move back into a top spot they used to occupy, with a remaining games that gives them an advantage over their eight and two competitors

Meanwhile in the National Football Conference the Seattle 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

Analysis - Simply an Off Day for the Bills?

Was it just an emotional comedown from beating the Chiefs the previous week or a deeper issue? That's the question for the Buffalo team to answer

The Buffalo squad had secured seven victories in a consecutive games against the Dolphins but were outperformed from the beginning as the Dolphins emerged as 30-13 victors in an eye-opening outcome - and performance

MVP quarterback Josh Allen only got the team's initial first down in the third quarter and first points in the fourth - admittedly Miami had ten days to get ready but it was still a significant failure produced by one of the NFL'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 scores

Containing the NFL's top running game was crucial too, with James Cook and teammates recording just 86 yards, their lowest of the season and slightly more than fifty percent their 161.5-yard season average

Additionally there were the three critical turnovers, and the pair from Allen specifically. An interception in the end zone meaning a nine-minute drive yielded no points, and his final quarter dropped ball that Miami converted to seven points just later

It was classic 'old Buffalo' as they shot themselves in the foot, getting into a hole on defense and Allen attempting to do too much to rescue his squad from the situation - rather than the composed, controlled, balanced Bills we've witnessed this season

Miami have demonstrated a varied performances this season so the verdict is uncertain on if this is the start of a trend, but for Buffalo they'll require an immediate bounce-back in a difficult matchup against Tampa Bay in week 11 as the New England are sneaking into a comfortable advantage at the top of the American Football Conference East

Spotlight - Patriots Identify Route to Surprise Top Seed

Speaking of the New England, they're among three 8-2 squads in the league, all American Football Conference teams, but could they be the best?

One could find flaws in the Patriots, Denver and Indianapolis really for feasting on the weaker opponents, with only five of their combined twenty-four wins achieved against teams with a winning record - and one example was the Indianapolis defeating the Denver

The Broncos defeated the champion Eagles in Philly and are kings of the final quarter while Indy can rely on Jonathan Taylor, but the Patriots adding Sunday's victory in Tampa to their prime time success in Buffalo appears to be a statement

Their two defeats occurred in new head coach Vrabel's initial three contests, with seven straight wins, similar to Denver, from that point - but taking down Baker Mayfield after the Buccaneers had a week off to prepare was significant

Maye's Most Valuable Player credentials won't go away, and he definitely earns point for courage after absorbing some savage hits in Tampa but hanging in there to guide his team to victory

The defense is reliable and first-year running back TreVeyon Henderson exploded on game day with 147 yards and two exciting touchdowns of 55 and 69 yards - establishing himself as just the fifth ball carrier to exceed 22mph this year on his initial touchdown

While you can debate who 'the best' is technically, the Patriots should be favorites to finish with the top record thanks to their schedule - which features just a single matchup against a winning team, albeit a significant contest against Buffalo

Traveling to Baltimore is also tough, 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 top seed but encounter the identical challenge) and also the Green Bay on the schedule

The Indianapolis also face the Kansas City, and have the Seahawks, 49ers and two matchups with the five and four Jacksonville to contend with. There's a long way to go but the opportunity is open for a surprise top seed in the AFC

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

Both squads with strong arguments to be superior to all of the three different eight and two teams are National Football Conference West opponents the Seattle and Rams, who each scored 40 burgers to go to 7-2 ahead of next week's major game between the pair in Los Angeles

Both have secured four victories in a row, have signal callers in Stafford and Sam Darnold playing at an elite level (although Sam Darnold had turnover issues on game day) with top receivers, and defensive units giving up under 20 points a contest

Each could easily be without a loss as well - particularly the Los Angeles 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 field goal with the final play deflected and returned by the Eagles for a score

Seattle also lost to the 49ers, with a last-minute score in week one, before falling to the last kick of the contest against the Tampa Bay - so they are genuinely among the best sides in the league

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

Player of the Week - Taylor

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