It was not the ending anyone wanted. The Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys tied on Sunday Night Football, 40-40, in an overtime game that had a thrilling, high-scoring fourth quarter. The narrative entering this one was all about Defensive Player of the Year-candidate ED Micah Parsons, the one-time Cowboys star who was traded to the Packers just before the season. Parsons’ return to Dallas was all anyone was talking about, and both teams wanted to make a statement in this one to prove they “won” the trade.
Ties never make anyone happy, but it feels like this one is even more bitter than most. All the narratives fans, media, and players alike wanted to take away feel off at best. Parsons was dominant in this game, but he didn’t win, nor did the Cowboys team that traded him away.
Packers RB Josh Jacobs summed up his feelings on the game well. “Weird. Honestly, that’s the only way I can really explain it,” said Jacobs, who had 22 carries for 86 yards and a pair of touchdowns, plus four catches for 71 yards. “I think we had some stuff before the half we kind of shot ourselves in the foot with. We came out and tried to battle. Had a chance to steal a win at the end of the game, gotta find a way to pull those out.”
“It’s just weird. It [doesn’t] feel good. It almost felt like a loss, honestly. Especially to an NFC opponent. I don’t know. But I’ve got a feeling we’re gonna see these guys again.”
Green Bay Packers RB Josh Jacobs on His Injury and Performance
Sam Hodde/GettyARLINGTON, TEXAS – SEPTEMBER 28: Josh Jacobs #8 of the Green Bay Packers runs against the Dallas Cowboys during the third quarter in the game at AT&T Stadium on September 28, 2025 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images)
“On the touchdown, I guess I got cleated,” Jacobs said in reference to when he left the game briefly with an injury. “I don’t know. But I just went back to the sideline and saw a big-ass hole in my knee. So I just got stitches. So yeah, that was it. I don’t feel it. It’s just a hole. It already hurt. I came back out and played, so it ain’t too bad.”
“I mean, yeah, they were dropping off so deep into coverage,” Jacobs said on why he was so effective as a receiver out of the backfield. “And then we got some man [coverage looks] and they kinda busted some assignments and just left me. So Jordan just found me and I tried to make the most out of it, the catches and opportunities that I got.”
The Green Bay Packers Have Some Questions to Answer After Their Hot/Cold Start to the Season
After Week 1, the Packers looked like the best team in the NFL. They acquired Parsons just before the season began, adding to an already loaded defense, and they dominated the Lions in Game 1. The Lions were the NFC’s No. 1 seed last year, so it looked like the Packers were making a statement on the way to a dominant season of their own.
Since then, however, it hasn’t been clean. They comfortably beat the Commanders in Week 2, but got upset by the Browns in Week 3 in an ugly game and just tied the outmatched Cowboys on the road.
Coming up, the Packers play the Bengals, Cardinals, Steelers, and Panthers. All of those are winnable games. Green Bay needs to start winning again if they don’t want to lose ground in a very tough NFC playoff race.
Packers RB Josh Jacobs Sends Honest Message on ‘Weird’ Cowboys Game