Micah Parsons’ hyped return to Dallas ends with Cowboys and Packers in 40-40 tie – AP
An unsatisfying ending to a great game.
Brandon Aubrey and Brandon McManus traded short field goals in overtime, and Micah Parsons’ highly anticipated return to Dallas ended with the Cowboys and Green Bay Packers in a 40-40 tie Sunday night.
Dak Prescott and Jordan Love had three touchdown passes apiece in regulation, which included seven consecutive lead-changing TDs before McManus’ tying 53-yard field goal as time expired.
McManus kicked a 34-yarder as the clock hit 0:00 in overtime, just after Love’s pass into the back of the end zone fell incomplete with just a second remaining.
What started as the hyped return of one of the game’s elite pass rushers exactly a month after the Cowboys (1-2-1) traded Parsons to the Packers (2-1-1) ended up as the second dramatic duel of quarterbacks in as many home games for Dallas.
The Cowboys beat the Giants 40-37 in overtime two weeks earlier when Russell Wilson was starting for New York.
Stargazing: Cowboys who stood out vs. Packers – Patrik Walker, DallasCowboys.com
The Cowboys played well, particularly on offense.
Dak Prescott, QB
It began before kickoff when the All-Pro quarterback was seen leading the team’s huddle with a fiery speech that eventually spilled over into some explosive offensive plays for the Cowboys. It was a stagnant first quarter that gave way to a big play after big play from Prescott to his offensive weapons, especially George Pickens, but an option read saw the Cowboys’ franchise quarterback decide to take one in himself for a rushing touchdown as well. As is often the case, Prescott was hellbent on willing the Cowboys to win; and the nine words placed before the semicolon in this statement is a massive, massive undersell of what Prescott was able to do in this game and especially, once again, in the fourth quarter and overtime on his home field.
George Pickens, WR
Whoa mama, there goes that man. It was the perfect opportunity for Pickens to prove he could take over an NFL game as WR1, and on a primetime stage, no less, and he did not disappoint. After having not been targeted through much of the first half, his connection with Prescott took center stage toward the end of the second quarter — the two taking over to land haymakers against the Packers’ defense that included a touchdown that gave the Cowboys the first lead of the game just ahead of halftime; but he wasn’t done there. With only 50 seconds remaining and down four points, Pickens took a toss from Prescott for an extra 20 yards to make it 37-34 with less than a minute remaining.
Cowboys vs. Packers: Dallas and Green Bay tie 40-40 in Micah Parsons’ return – RJ Ochoa, Blogging The Boys
How it ended.
Overtime
The Packers won the toss and elected to give the Cowboys the ball first. Each team is guaranteed a possession in the current rules format, though. We learned this again just two weeks ago! Two home games this season, two overtime contests.
KaVontae Turpin had a solid enough return, but Dallas was called for holding which took it back.
The Cowboys went to work, though. They moved and moved and moved and moved and got stopped just shy of a touchdown. Brandon Aubrey put his first field goal of the night on the board (amazingly) and gave the team a 40-37 lead to try and go win the game with.
As noted the Packers were guaranteed a possession. They faced a fourth down early on in it, but they were able to convert and keep it alive. Soon after that they reached the two-minute warning in overtime.
The time became an important factor. Overtime is one period and Packers quarterback Jordan Love was not acting like it. On third down he let a significant amount of time go and threw an incompletion that left only a single second on the clock.
It was enough time for Green Bay to tie it. Yes, tie it.
Game Recap: Cowboys tie Packers, 40-40 – Kurt Daniels, DallasCowboys.com
Two overtime gamed already this season.
For the second time this season, the Dallas Cowboys found themselves in a thrilling overtime game at AT&T Stadium. This time, however, they couldn’t quite get the win, tying the Green Bay Packers, 40-40. This marked the Cowboys’ first tie since the 1969 season.
With the spotlight leading up to the game focused on who was no longer on the team, the Cowboys entered this Sunday night showdown against Green Bay with seemingly something to prove. And they gave the heavily favored Packers all they could handle.
Quarterback Dak Prescott was simply brilliant, completing 77.5 percent of his passes for 319 yards with three touchdown passes and no interceptions for a 124.9 passer rating. He also had a rushing score, marking the 22nd time in his career he has earned both in a game, the most in Cowboys history and tied for third among NFL quarterbacks since 2016.
George Pickens, stepping up for the injured CeeDee Lamb, had several key connections with Prescott, the receiver finishing with 134 receiving yards and two touchdowns. But he wasn’t the only one as Jalen Tolbert totaled 61 receiving yards and tight end Jake Ferguson added 40 and a touchdown. And on the ground, Javonte Williams continued his impressive season, averaging 4.3 yards per carry on his way to an 85-yard rushing effort with his own score.
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