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

Week 10 once more provided excitement, with a huge upset for the Bills demonstrating the 'any given Sunday' saying that draws so many people into the National Football League

That result may have opened things up for the Patriots to creep back into a top spot they formerly held, with a remaining games that gives them an advantage over their eight and two competitors

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

The Breakdown - Simply an Off Day for the Bills?

Could it simply have been an emotional letdown from beating the Chiefs the previous week or something more? This remains the question for the Bills to answer

The Buffalo squad had won seven in a consecutive games against Miami but were outperformed from the start as the Dolphins emerged as 30-13 winners in an surprising outcome - and performance

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

Tua Tagovailoa threw two touchdowns but rusher Achane was the game-changing factor, with 225 total yards and two scores

Bottling up the league's best running game was also key, with Cook and teammates registering 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 crucial ball losses, and the two from Josh Allen specifically. An pass caught by defense in the end zone resulting in a nine-minute drive yielded no points, and his fourth-quarter fumble that the Dolphins turned into a touchdown just later

It was classic 'old Buffalo' as they shot themselves in the foot, falling into a hole on defense and Allen trying to do too much to rescue his squad out of it - rather than the calm, disciplined, well-balanced Buffalo team we've witnessed this season

The Dolphins have served up a varied performances this season so the jury's out on if this is the beginning of a trend, but for Buffalo they'll need an instant response in a difficult matchup against the Buccaneers next week as the New England are quietly moving into a comfortable advantage at the summit of the AFC East

In Focus - New England See Path to Unexpected First Place

Speaking of the Patriots, they're among three different 8-2 squads in the league, all American Football Conference teams, but are they the best?

One could pick holes in the Patriots, Denver and Indianapolis actually for dominating the weaker opponents, with just five of their combined 24 wins coming against opponents with a positive record - and one example was the Colts defeating the Denver

Denver defeated the champion Eagles in Philly and are masters of the fourth-quarter while Indy can rely on Jonathan Taylor, but the New England including Sunday's win in Tampa to their primtime success in Buffalo appears to be a statement

Their pair of losses occurred in recently appointed coach Vrabel's first three contests, with seven straight victories, similar to Denver, from that point - but defeating Baker Mayfield after the Bucs had a week off to get ready was huge

Maye's Most Valuable Player credentials won't go away, and he certainly earns point for courage after absorbing some hard tackles in Tampa but hanging in there to guide his side to success

The defensive unit is reliable and rookie rusher TreVeyon Henderson burst onto the scene on Sunday with 147 yards and two exhilerating scores of 55 and 69 yards - becoming just the fifth ball carrier to exceed 22mph this year on his first score

Although you can debate who 'the best' is statistically, the Patriots should be favorites to finish with the best record thanks to their remaining opponents - which features just one game against a winning team, although a significant contest against the Bills

Traveling to the Ravens is also tough, but Denver have it more difficult in the AFC West division with the Chiefs to play twice, the Los Angeles Chargers (who might also challenge for top seed but face the same problem) and also the Green Bay on the schedule

The Indianapolis also face the Chiefs, and have the Seattle, San Francisco and two games with the five and four Jaguars to contend with. There's a considerable distance to go but the door is available for a surprise top seed in the AFC

Coming Up - Rams & Seahawks Set for Week 11 Clash

Both squads with strong arguments to be better than all of the three 8-2 sides are National Football Conference West opponents the Seahawks and Rams, who each put up forty points to go to 7-2 ahead of the upcoming major meeting between the two in LA

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

Each could easily be undefeated as well - especially the Rams as their pair of losses occurred in overtime against the 49ers 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 Eagles for a score

Seattle were also defeated to the 49ers, with a last-minute score in the opening week, before falling to the last kick 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

Top Performer - Taylor

Taylor might be on for a historic year after his incredible display in Germany - running for 244 yards, scoring three scores and contributing an additional forty-two {receiving yards