No one is happy with the result. A monumental Sunday Night Football game between the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers ended in a tie, 40-40. 31 points scored in the fourth quarter gave way to a slow, grinding overtime period in which each team kicked a field goal.
Naturally, much like compromises, ties leave both parties dissatisfied. A result designed to feel somewhere in between a win and a loss feels much closer to a loss than any sort of victory.
Cowboys RB Miles Sanders, in a post-game interview with Josina Anderson, echoed common sentiments as he gave some direct thoughts on the matter.
“I think the rules should be changed,” Sanders said with a wry chuckle.
“To what?” Anderson asked with a sarcastic laugh.
“I don’t know, to whoever’s the last one standing [wins]. I don’t know. But I definitely think the rules should be changed and let both squads get a chance to keep scoring or whatever. But yeah, that’s — the clock stopped that one.”
The Dallas Cowboys Didn’t Prove What They Wanted to Prove
Sam Hodde/GettyARLINGTON, TEXAS – SEPTEMBER 28: Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys embraces Micah Parsons #1 of the Green Bay Packers after a tie game in overtime at AT&T Stadium on September 28, 2025 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images)
The big storyline coming into the game was the Micah Parsons trade. The star edge defender and perennial Defensive Player of the Year candidate spent his summer holding out of training camp and trying to negotiate a record-setting deal with the Cowboys. Dallas — specifically owner and de-facto general manager Jerry Jones — did not want to pay him.
The two sides spent all summer sending subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) shots at each other over the stalling negotiations. Parsons is one of the best players in the league, so it was unfathomable that they would even entertain trading Parsons. Of course, they did, sending him to the Packers for DT Kenny Clark and two first-round picks.
Ahead of Parsons’ highly-anticipated return to Dallas, Jones continued taking shots at him, saying among other things that since the Cowboys didn’t win a Super Bowl with Parsons in town, there were ways he could be beaten. Blaming your best player for your lack of team success is certainly a choice, but Dallas did play much more competitively than most expected. Still, failing to win this game doesn’t send the message that you’re just fine without Parsons, especially when the Cowboys defense struggled as much as they did.
The Dallas Cowboys Have a Chance to Go on a Run
It’s been an inauspicious start to the season for the Cowboys, as their 1-2-1 record shows. But they have a chance to go on a run in the next few weeks — with games against the Jets, Panthers, Commanders, Broncos, Cardinals, and Raiders over their next six, they could rack up some wins.
Cowboys QB Dak Prescott has been sensational this year. He’s PFF’s second-highest graded quarterback this season, with 1,119 passing yards and six touchdowns on a sharp 72.9-percent completion rate. With Prescott playing at this level, Dallas has hope of overcoming their defensive deficiencies and going on a winning streak.
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