Dak Prescott Makes Fitting Statement After Cowboys–Packers Tie

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott expressed what it meant to only tie the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night, amid the return of linebacker Micah Parsons.

Green Bay Packers defensive end Micah Parsons, left, and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) greet each other after their team's overtime NFL football game which ended in a tie Sunday in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 28, 2025. Julio Cortez/AP Photo

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott and Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love dueled to the end in a much-anticipated Sunday night game.

Both Prescott and had their teams knocking on the door for game-winning touchdowns in overtime. Instead, both offenses stalled and settled for field goals in a 40–40 tie, amid the return of Packers’ Micah Parsons to Dallas after a trade in August.

“I’m unfulfilled,” Prescott told reporters afterward. “I don’t play the game for ties. And I’ve told you before, I don’t do it for stats. It’s tough to wrap my head around the tie.”

And it was a game where he faced Parsons as an opponent for the first time. Dallas sent the star linebacker and four-time Pro Bowler to Green Bay on Aug. 28 in exchange for defensive tackle Kenny Clark. Parsons received a four-year, $186 million deal with the Packers.

That trade sparked a strong, unfavorable reaction by the Cowboys’ fan base, and the team started off the season topsy-turvy, especially on defense. Green Bay, meanwhile, started off 2–0 with convincing wins over NFC contenders before a tight loss to the Cleveland Browns in a defensive battle. Parsons, who has been dealing with injury, only made five tackles and 1.5 sacks in those games.

On Sunday, Parsons had just three tackles, and he sacked Prescott once. The two were teammates for four seasons after Dallas selected Parsons with the No. 12 pick overall out of Penn State in 2021.

“I don’t think he got me. I don’t think he sacked me. Got me once from behind right there in overtime,” Prescott told NBC Sports’ Melissa Stark after the game.

“They said that was a sack,” Stark interjected.

“No way!” Prescott reacted. “That’s alright, that’s alright. He can have it, he can have it.”

Prescott and Parsons embraced after the game, and the emotions were quite visible between the former teammates. That was the case for Parsons’s other former teammates afterward, too. Fans notably were cheering for Parsons before the game instead of booing.

“Dak played a hell of a game, and I give him kudos for that,” Parsons told reporters afterward.

Parsons, however, made a clear distinction between his teammates and the Cowboys organization. Dallas previously rewarded big contracts to stars—Prescott and wide receiver CeeDee Lamb—but stalemated with Parsons all offseason instead.

“The emotions for me, being in Dallas, went away the moment they traded me,” Parsons said.

“When [Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst] said he was trading for me, he said, ‘Let me call [Clark] before [the news] breaks.

“The importance for the organization in that, like I didn’t get to talk to my owner. The person that drafted me. I found out through my agent. To me, that emotion side was pointless because the same way he called me into his office as a man, he couldn’t tell me as a man. That emotion side was gone; it was more of a respect factor at this point.”

Clark had two tackles for the Cowboys in the tie. While Clark doesn’t have the same pedigree as Parsons, the jury remains out on who will truly win the trade with two first-round picks headed to Dallas over the next two years.

For Sunday, the two teams on the field couldn’t settle who won the game as both teams experienced a tie for the first time in years. Dallas hadn’t seen a tie since 1969 versus the San Francisco 49ers. Green Bay had a more recent tie in 2018 when the team tied the Minnesota Vikings in a big rivalry game.

For Prescott, falling short of a touchdown in overtime stings—whether the result is a tie or a loss.

“It’s just all about not letting your teammates down,” Prescott said.

“Going 100 percent every play, I owe it to every person in the organization, every person in our locker room, to give my absolute best every single time. I’m here on this podium because I’m supposed to make that play.

“I’m supposed to help our defense. That’s why I was brought here. Making plays is what I’m supposed to do. Taking over games is what I’m supposed to do. I don’t think I should be rewarded for that play.”