Thank you, Dennis Allen.With New Orleans stunning 9-0 upset of Tampa Bay Sunday night, Green Bay suddenly is alone at the top of the NFC and in perfect position to lock down the conferences No. 1 playoff seed. Thats significant for two reasons: 1) The Packers would gain a first-round bye, and 2) they wouldnt have to travel to Tampa Bay, where the Bucs hadn't lost this year.Until Sunday night, that is.And thats where Dennis Allen comes in. The Saints defensive coordinator, he took over for Sean Payton as the team's emergency head coach (Payton tested positive for COVID) and gift-wrapped an early Christmas present NFL Denver Broncos Jersey for Green Bay. In one of the unlikeliest of surprises, he shut down the defending Super Bowl champions where they hadnt lost in their last nine contests (including Super Bowl LV) and where they hadnt scored fewer than 30 points in any game this season.More than that, he absolutely flummoxed Tom Brady.Of course, thats not unusual when it comes to Brady, the Bucs and New Orleans. With the defeat, Brady is 0-4 in the regular season vs. the Saints, with six TDs and eight interceptions. Plus, the last time the two teams met in Tampa, Brady and the Bucs were hammered, 38-3.But that was with Drew Brees. This was with Taysom Hill. That was with Sean Payton. This was with Dennis Allen. That was when the Saints were division leaders. This is when the Bucs are division leaders. That was with Brees throwing for four scores. This was with the Saints not producing a touchdown.In short, 'Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas for Brady and the Bucs.For Brady, it ended his streak of Russell Wilson Jersey 255 consecutive starts without being shut out. For Tampa Bay, it was the first time a team leading the NFL in points was blanked at home in December and January. Bottom line: It was historic, provoking Saints players to celebrate afterward.But the big winner here wasn't New Orleans. It was Green Bay.SUNDAY SCHOOL: FIVE THINGS WE LEARNED1. Herman Edwards was wrong. You dont have to play to win. Kansas City is proof. The Chiefs didnt play Sunday, yet they won. How? They moved past Tenne see for the No. 1 seed in the AFC. Theyre on a seven-game roll and the only AFC team with fewer than five defeats.2. Jacksonville is No. 1. I know, the Jags are bad. But thats good. With their lo s to Houston and Detroits upset of Arizona, the Jaguars now hold the first pick for the 2022 draft. Sound familiar? It should. They had the first pick this year, too.3. The Pittsburgh Steelers refuse to go away. Two weeks ago they had a must-win game vs. Baltimore. They won it in the final seconds. Then they rewound the videotape Sunday with a must-win game vs. Tenne see. They won that one, too in the final seconds. My gue s: The Steelers dont make the playoffs. But that doesnt mean they dont play hard. They do. Theyre 6-1 vs. 2020 playoff teams. Next up: Kansas City.4. Jared Goff is Arizonas Kryptonite. The Cards hadnt lo s once in seven previous road games, beating each opponent by 10 or more points. Then they checked into Detroit, home of the woebegone Lions. One problem: Its also the home of quarterback Jared Goff, and say good night. With Sundays upset, he moved to 8-1 vs. the Cards and Kary Vincent Jr. Jersey 4-0 vs. Kliff Kingsbury. 5. Tyler Huntley can and should be a starter in this league. I have no idea how he went undrafted, but I do know this: When his contract expires after this season, there will be plenty of people interested in the Ravens backup. He sliced, diced and spliced the Packers defense, looking like Lamar Jackson II and coming to pulling the upset. THIRD AND 201. He wont win Coach of the Year, but Miamis Brian Flores deserves a mention. He turned a 1-7 team into a 7-7 playoff contender, and, no, I dont think the Dolphins make it. But I never saw them winning six straight, either. Since taking over the Dolphins in 2019, Flores is 18-7 in November-January.2. Scratch Kyler Murray from the MVP race. The past two games finished him. 3. Theres Denver Broncos Hats no overstating the hire of Dallas defensive coordinator Dan Quinn. Hes transformed a pa sive, leaking unit into a difference maker, with Sundays victory Exhibit A. The Cowboys forced four takeaways to run their season total to a league-high 31. That includes 23 interceptions, more than twice the number of last season (10). Make no mistake, its Quinns defense that has Dallas on top of the NFC East.4. Dont sleep on San Francisco. The 49ers quietly are back in the playoff picture, winning six of their last seven, and credit their defense. In four of those victories, San Francisco allowed no more than 13 points.5. Analytics is not John Harbaughs friend. Thats the second time in three weeks he lost after pa sing on a game-tying extra point in the last minute. Harbaugh will be eviscerated for going for two points, but it wasnt that decision that was the problem; it was the play call.6. The team that gives Tenne see the biggest trouble is Tenne see. The Titans shouldve won Sunday. They didnt. Why? Three turnovers in 10 second-half snaps and four overall that turned a turned a 13-10 deficit into a 19-13 lo s. It was the fifth time this season Tenne see had three or more giveaways, and thats become SOP for these guys. Theyre minus-9 the last four games in the turnover differential and 1-3 in those games. 7. The AFC is so wide open that all four teams are within a half-game of each other. Unusual? You bet. Now get a load of this: Baltimore isn't in first; Cincinnati is, by virtue of a head-to-head tiebreaker. But stay tuned. The two meet next week in Cincinnati, where the Bengals are 3-4.8. I cant imagine where the Steelers would be without kicker Chris Boswell. Hes hit 30 consecutive field goals in the fourth quarter or overtime, including two Sunday that clinched another Steelers win.Scroll to Continue9. Believe it or dont: That was the first time in the past six games that the Cowboys' Zeke Elliott eclipsed 50 yards rushing. He had 52.10. Nick or Joey Bosa?11. Indianapolis coach Frank Reich may not be worried about his pa sing game, but I am. I dont see how the Colts go deep in the playoffs provided they get there if they have to rely on Carson Wentz and, at some point, thats going to happen.12. Sure Mike Boone Jersey sign that Josh Allens ankle isnt right: He ran once.13. More evidence that Jason Garrett wasnt the problem with the Giants: In three games with Freddie Kitchens as offensive coordinator, Big Blue has one touch