Nick Reynolds
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Even among the colorful and at times illustrious history of the Dallas Cowboys, it’s tough to recall a season starting as wild as the 2025 campaign has. Following Sunday night’s historic 40-40 tie against the Green Bay Packers, one would be forgiven for having already forgotten that just a few weeks ago, all anyone could talk about was QB Dak Prescott getting spat on.
But of course, the 2025 season really started before the first game of the year, when team owner and GM Jerry Jones traded star pass rusher Micah Parsons to the Packers in a stunning move that seemed to dash any hopes Dallas had of having a successful season.
The return of Parsons to Arlington made the prime-time matchup feel more like a marquee late-season matchup or even a playoff game, and remarkably, the Cowboys, although seemingly outplayed in the first half, held the lead at halftime. It didn’t have the emotional charge of when Luka Doncic made his return to Dallas as a member of the Lakers earlier this year, but it wasn’t happy by any stretch.
The back-and-forth continued as Prescott and free-agent pickup RB Javonte Williams powered the offense while the Parsons-less Dallas defense continued to show why few people have hope for the Cowboys this year. Ultimately, even the somewhat recent overtime rule changes couldn’t prevent what is an overwhelmingly unsatisfactory result, leaving fans across the country pissed off and mad online.
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Years ago, a soccer-loving friend told us that no matter the result, even a “draw,” you will always feel like your team either won or lost, regardless of the score. We tend to agree with that sentiment for the beautiful game, but to be fair, ties are common in soccer; they’re a part of the sport’s DNA. That’s not the case in American football and the NFL, of course. It’s clear from gauging the reaction on X that while the Cowboys and Packers each left with a notch in the tie column, it was the fans who felt like losers on Sunday night.
Check out our favorite tweets from Sunday night’s Cowboys tie with the Packers.
