Move over Brioni, there is a new best tie in town.
OK, now that the stupid dad joke is out of the way, let’s talk about Sunday night’s matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers — the best tie you will ever see in the NFL.
Billed as Micah Parson’s return to the team that traded him just a month prior, the primetime matchup lived up to its hype, and then some. Parsons played a part in it, he registered a sack and two additional quarterback hits, but the drama that unfolded at Arlington’s AT&T Stadium went beyond the now-Packers edge trying to get revenge.
Just look at some of the final numbers. Including overtime, Green Bay and Dallas gained 489 and 436 yards averaging a respective 6.2 and 6.5 yards per play. There were 10 touchdowns, a successful defensive two-point attempt after a blocked extra point, and, when all was said and done, Scorigami: no game had ever ended 40-40, making this the 1093rd unique final score in NFL history.
Sunday also marked the highest-scoring tie the NFL has ever seen (there was a 43-43 tie between the Raiders and Patriots in 1964, but that was in the old AFL).
Of course, telling it is one thing. You really had to see it to believe it:
The final minutes of that Sunday night thriller were pure drama. The fourth quarter alone saw four lead changes plus a game-tying 53-yard field goal to send the contest to overtime at 37 points apiece. There, the Cowboys and Packers exchanged more field goals to finalize the score.
While neither team has anything to show for in terms of the win column, their matchup sure was a memorable one. More importantly, for those watching without a clear rooting interest, it was as entertaining as any game so far this season.
