By Kris Leonhardt
MMC Senior Editor

GREEN BAY – In a back-and-forth tug-of-war contest, the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys made an overtime draw of their Sept. 28 matchup, tying at 40-40 at Dallas’ AT&T Stadium.

The game was the second-highest scoring tie in NFL history — just behind a 43-43 tie between the Oakland Raiders and Boston Patriots in 1964 — and a homecoming of sorts for Packers Linebacker Micah Parsons.

“Honestly, I think, all in all, the emotions for me, being in Dallas, went away the moment they traded me…I didn’t even get to talk to my owner, the person that drafted me. I found out through my agent. So, to me, that emotional side was pointless because the same way he called me into his office, as a man, he couldn’t tell me as a man. So, to me that emotional side was gone; it is more a matter of a respect factor at this point,” Parsons told the media after the game.

“I really had no rap. I mean, I felt like I was giving it my best shot, and they gave me their best shot, and we just came out to a draw. It was a 12-round fight on both sides. I think both sides could have played better.”

 “I think Micah is a pro. He shows up every day. He competes at a very high level,” Packers Quarterback Jordan Love told the media. “He’s the same player in practice as he is on gameday. I think obviously, for him, there’s probably a lot of emotion coming back here. I wanted him to have a great game. He certainly made a big-time play right there when they were close to the end zone. It’s tough. We obviously wanted to win this game.

“That’s my first time going through a tie. It feels weird to play a full game and end in a tie. It’s definitely tough. I think offensively we did some good things, but I still think we left a lot out there. I think there’s some drives that we execute well, and obviously, the end of half situation where we turned the ball over and put them in scoring position. I think there’s a lot of stuff we left out there. But as far as offense, we kept battling, kept answering, and staying in the game to be able to go down to get a field goal to send it to overtime. I still think there’s so much more out there.”

In addition to the score, both quarterbacks were level in their contributions, with Love at 31-of-43 for 337 yards and three touchdowns, and Cowboys Quarterback Dak Prescott at 31-of-40 for 319 yards, with three touchdowns.

The last time the Packers tied an opponent was Sept. 16, 2018, against the Minnesota Vikings, 29-29, at Green Bay.

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