It might have been one of the wildest games in Dallas Cowboys’ history.
But in the end the Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers walked off the field in a 40-40 tie in a thriller that went down to the final second of overtime.
After Dallas had taken a 40-37 lead in overtime on a 22-yard field goal by Brandon Aubrey, the Packers drove down the field. Brandon McManus’ 34-yard field goal as time expired ended the game.
Dak Prescott was 31-for-40 for 319 yards and three touchdowns. Javonte Williams added 85 yards on 20 carries and one touchdown.
George Pickens added some great catches and finished with 134 yards on eight catches and two touchdowns.
Micah Parsons recorded a huge sack in overtime in his return to AT&T Stadium. The play saved a touchdown and Dallas eventually settled for a field goal.
Jordan Love finished 31-of-43 for 337 yards and three touchdowns. Romeo Doubs had 58 yards on six catches in addition to his three touchdowns.
Josh Jacobs had 84 yards and two rushing touchdowns.
First Quarter Recap
Green Bay’s opening drive covered 69 yards in eight plays and ended with the Packers scoring a touchdown. Dallas responded with a lackluster three-and-out before punting.
A holding penalty derailed the Packers’ second drive.
The Cowboys’ second drive started at their own 11 and got out to their 31 before punting with 80 seconds left in the quarter.
Green Bay ran two plays for 30 yards. The quarter ended with the Packers at Dallas’ 38 holding a 7-0 lead.
Second Quarter Recap
A Trevon Diggs’ interception is wiped out by a 12-men on the field penalty on Dallas and gave Green Bay a first down.
Seven plays later Love hit Doubs for their second TD connection. The extra point was blocked and returned for two points by Markquese Bell for a 13–2 Packers’ lead.
A penalty on the kickoff pushed the Cowboys back to the 12 to start their third possession.
Dallas could not move the ball far, thanks to a penalty, and punted.
The Packers’ fourth possession was aided by a Donovan Ezeiruaku, but they couldn’t move into field goal range and punted. They pinned the Cowboys back on their own five.
Dallas drove 95 yards, capped by a two-yard run for a touchdown by Prescott to cut Green Bay’s lead to 13-9 with 41 seconds left in the half.
James Houston knocked the ball out of Love’s hands and recovered the fumble at the Packers’ 15 with 13 seconds left. Prescott hit Pickens on the next play to give the Cowboys a 16-13 halftime lead.
Third Quarter Recap
With a chance to really put the heat on Green Bay, the Cowboys’ opening drive of the second half faltered after five plays. The Packers got the ball back on their own 24.
A Sam Williams’ facemask penalty helped move the Packers into scoring range.
Josh Jacobs capped a nine-play drive with a one-yard run to put Green Bay back into the lead with 7:08 left in the quarter.
Dallas answered with a 12-play drive. Prescott hit Ferguson for an 8-yard touchdown to retake the lead at 23-20 with 34 seconds left in the quarter.
Fourth Quarter Recap
The Packers answered right back, Josh Jacobs’ 18-yard run capping an eight-play drive for a 27-23 lead with over 11 minutes left. Love’s 25-yard run was a huge play in the drive.
The Cowboys answered with a 14-play drive, that included a fourth down conversion, to take a 30-27 lead with 4:50 left on a Javonte Williams’ one-yard run.
Green Bay’s next drive was aided by a 15-yard penalty on Marist Liufau for unnecessary roughness. Love found Doubs for a third touchdown, giving the Packers a 34-30 lead with 1:45 left.
With one timeout left, and a Brandon Aubrey field goal attempt being out of the question, Dallas had one last chance to win the game.
They went 54 yards in four plays in just 52 seconds to take back the lead with 43 seconds left. Pickens caught a 28-yard touchdown pass and run for a 37-34 lead.
Needing a field goal to tie, the Packers quickly moved into position for a Brandon McManus 53-yard field goal to tie the game at 37-37 and send it into overtime.
Overtime Recap
The Packers won the toss and elected to kick. Dallas drove down the field, but a huge play by Parsons helped hold the Cowboys to just a field goal and a 40-37 lead.
Green Bay converted a huge fourth down on the final drive of the night before moving into position for the tying kick.
By The Numbers
Dallas is 34-24-1 all time in Week 4 contests, losing one game to the 1982 strike and six games to the bye weeks. The team is a solid 17-9 when playing at home in the fourth week of the year.
They are also 2-0-1 against Green Bay when playing on Week 4.
Green Bay owns a 22-17-1 overall record against Dallas, having won the last five meetings. That includes playoff wins in Dallas in 2017 and 2023.
The Cowboys are 12-10-1 at home against the Packers. But Green Bay had won the five games played in Texas, all at AT&T Stadium, before Sunday night’s tie.
The last time Dallas beat the Packers at home dates all the way back to the 2007 season.
Tony Romo led the Cowboys to a 37-27 win on a Thursday night at Texas Stadium.
The Cowboys are not 2-6-1 when the roof is open at AT&T as it was on Sunday. The tie was the first in Cowboys’ history since a 24-24 tie on Thanksgiving Day in 1969 against the 49ers.
Dallas had been the only original NFL team since the 1970 merger not to have had a game end in a tie before Sunday night.
It was also the first 40-40 final score in Cowboys’ history as well.
Leave a Reply