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

Week 10 again delivered, with a major surprise for the Buffalo Bills proving the 'any Sunday can bring surprises' mantra that attracts so many fans into the National Football League

This outcome may have opened things up for the New England Patriots to creep back into a top spot they used to occupy, with a schedule that provides them an edge over their eight and two rivals

Meanwhile in the NFC the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles 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 - Just a Bad Day for Buffalo?

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

The Bills had secured seven victories in a row against Miami but were outperformed from the start as the Dolphins ran out 30-13 victors in an surprising result - and display

MVP Josh Allen only achieved the squad's initial first down in the third quarter and initial scoring in the fourth - admittedly Miami had 10 days to prepare but it was nonetheless a significant failure laid by one of the league'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

Bottling up the NFL's top running game was crucial too, with Cook and teammates registering just eighty-six yards, their fewest of the season and slightly more than fifty percent their 161.5-yard season average

Additionally there were the three critical ball losses, and the pair from Josh Allen in particular. An pass caught by defense in the end zone meaning a nine-minute drive produced nothing, and his fourth-quarter fumble that the Dolphins converted to a touchdown just later

It was classic 'old Buffalo' as they shot themselves in the foot, falling into a hole on defense and Josh Allen attempting to overcompensate to dig his team from the situation - rather than the composed, controlled, well-balanced Bills we've witnessed this season

The Dolphins have served up a bit of everything this season so the verdict is uncertain on if this is the start of something, but for the Bills they'll require an instant response in a difficult matchup against the Buccaneers next week as the New England are sneaking 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 8-2 squads in the league, all American Football Conference sides, but could they be the best?

You can pick holes in the Patriots, Denver and Indianapolis really for feasting on the lesser sides, with just five of their total twenty-four wins coming against teams with a positive record - and one example was the Indianapolis defeating the Broncos

The Broncos defeated the reigning champion Eagles in Philly and are kings of the fourth-quarter while Indy can ride Taylor, but the Patriots including Sunday's win in Tampa to their prime time win in Buffalo appears to be a statement

Their pair of losses occurred in new head coach Vrabel's first three games, with seven straight victories, just like the Broncos, since then - but taking down Mayfield after the Bucs had a week off to get ready was significant

Maye's MVP claims won't go away, and he certainly deserves point for courage after taking some savage hits in Tampa Bay but hanging in there to steer his team to victory

The defense is solid and rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson exploded on game day with 147 rushing yards and two exhilerating touchdowns of 55 and 69 yards - establishing himself as just the fifth different runner to break 22 miles per hour this year on his first score

While you can argue who 'the top team' is technically, the Pats should be favorites to end with the best record due to their schedule - which includes just a single matchup against a winning team, although a huge one against the Bills

Traveling to Baltimore is challenging too, but Denver have it more difficult in the AFC West division with the Kansas City to face two times, the Los Angeles Chargers (who might also compete for top seed but face the identical challenge) and additionally the Packers on the schedule

The Colts also play the Kansas City, and have the Seattle, 49ers and two matchups with the 5-4 Jaguars to contend with. There is a considerable distance to travel but the door is available for a surprise number one position in the AFC

Next Week - Los Angeles and Seattle Set for Week 11 Showdown

Two teams with strong arguments to be better than all of the three 8-2 teams are NFC West opponents the Seahawks and Rams, who each put up forty points to go to seven and two ahead of next week's major meeting between the pair in Los Angeles

They've both secured four victories in a consecutive games, have signal callers in Matthew Stafford and Sam Darnold performing at an high standard (although Darnold had ball security problems on Sunday) with excellent pass catchers, and defenses giving up fewer than twenty points a contest

Each could easily be undefeated as well - especially the Rams as their pair of losses came in extra time against the San Francisco and then that painful defeat in Philadelphia when they had a potentially winning kick with the final play blocked and returned by the Eagles for a touchdown

The Seahawks also lost to the 49ers, with a last-minute score in week one, before falling to the final play of the game against the Buccaneers - so they are genuinely two of the top teams in the league

The upcoming game on Sunday could be the best of the season to date

Top Performer - Jonathan Taylor

Jonathan Taylor might be on for a historic year after his incredible display in Berlin - rushing for 244 rushing yards, scoring three scores and contributing another 42 {receiving yards