Buffalo's Disappointing Performance Gives New England Path to Top Spot - Best of NFL Week 10

The tenth week once more provided excitement, with a major surprise for the Buffalo Bills demonstrating the 'any given Sunday' saying that attracts so many fans into the NFL

That result could have created opportunities for the Patriots to move back into a leading position they formerly held, with a schedule that provides them an edge over their 8-2 rivals

Meanwhile in the NFC the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams had perfect results to arrange a major confrontation next week, while our top performer is chasing records as well as the MVP award

Analysis - Simply an Off Day for Buffalo?

Was it just an emotional comedown from beating the Chiefs last week or something more? This remains the question for the Bills to address

The Buffalo squad had won seven in a consecutive games against Miami but were second best from the start as the Miami team emerged as 30-13 victors in an eye-opening result - and performance

MVP Josh Allen only got the squad's opening first down in the third quarter and first points in the final quarter - yes Miami had ten days to get ready but it was still a massive egg laid by one of the league's best offenses

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

Bottling up the league's best rushing attack was crucial too, with James Cook and company registering just 86 yards, their fewest of the season and slightly more than half their 161.5-yard average

Additionally there were the three critical ball losses, and the two from Allen in particular. An pass caught by defense in the end zone meaning a nine minute possession produced nothing, and his final quarter fumble that the Dolphins converted to seven points just two plays

It was typical 'old Buffalo' as they shot themselves in the foot, falling into a deficit on defensive side and Allen attempting to do too much to dig his team out of it - not the composed, controlled, balanced Buffalo team we've witnessed this year

Miami have demonstrated a bit of everything this year so the jury's out on if this is the start of a trend, but for the Bills they'll require an immediate bounce-back in a difficult matchup against Tampa Bay next week as the Patriots are sneaking into a nice lead at the summit of the AFC East

Spotlight - New England Identify Route to Surprise Top Seed

Speaking of the Patriots, they're among three different eight and two squads in the league, all American Football Conference sides, but are they the best?

One could pick holes in the Patriots, Denver and Indianapolis actually for feasting on the lesser sides, with only five of their combined 24 wins coming against opponents with a winning record - and one example was the Colts beating the Denver

Denver defeated the reigning champion Eagles in Philly and are masters of the final quarter while Indianapolis can ride Jonathan Taylor, but the New England adding Sunday's victory in Tampa Bay to their primtime success in Orchard Park seems like a declaration

Their pair of losses came in new head coach Vrabel's initial three games, with seven consecutive wins, similar to Denver, from that point - but taking down Mayfield after the Bucs had a week off to prepare was huge

Maye's Most Valuable Player credentials continue to be discussed, and he certainly earns credit for courage after taking some hard tackles in Tampa but hanging in there to steer his team to success

The defense is reliable and first-year running back Henderson burst onto the scene on Sunday with 147 rushing yards and two exciting touchdowns of 55 and 69 yards - establishing himself as just the fifth runner to break 22 miles per hour this year on his first score

While you can debate who 'the best' is technically, the Patriots should be favourites to end with the best record due to their schedule - which features just one game against a successful opponent, although a huge one against the Bills

Visiting the Ravens is also tough, but Denver have it more difficult in the AFC West with the Kansas City to play twice, the Los Angeles Chargers (who might also challenge for top seed but face the same problem) and additionally the Green Bay on the fixture list

The Indianapolis also play the Kansas City, and have the Seattle, San Francisco and two games with the 5-4 Jaguars to face. There's a considerable distance to go but the door is available for a surprise top seed in the American Football Conference

Coming Up - Rams & Seahawks Prepare for Week 11 Showdown

Both squads with strong arguments to be superior to all of the three different 8-2 sides are NFC West rivals the Seattle and Los Angeles, who each scored forty points to reach seven and two ahead of next week's major meeting between the two in LA

Both have secured four victories in a consecutive games, have signal callers in Stafford and Sam Darnold performing at an elite level (although Darnold had turnover issues on game day) with top receivers, and defenses allowing fewer than twenty points a game

Each could easily be undefeated as too - particularly the Los Angeles as their pair of losses came in overtime against the San Francisco and then that painful defeat in Philly when they had a game-winning field goal with the final play blocked and run back by the Philadelphia for a score

The Seahawks also lost to San Francisco, with a late touchdown in the opening week, before falling to the final play of the contest against the Tampa Bay - so they're truly among the best sides in the NFL

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

Player of the Week - Taylor

Taylor could be on for a record season after his incredible display in Berlin - running for 244 rushing yards, registering three touchdowns and adding another 42 {receiving yards