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The Cowboys and the Packers tied, 40-40, on Sunday Night Football, but did the NFL referees miss a key penalty at the end of the game? Dallas and Green Bay played for 60 minutes - and then needed 10 minutes more.
The NFL trade deadline is five weeks away, and it’s not too early for Packers GM Brian Gutekunst to start looking for a run-stopping defensive lineman.
In Parsons's postgame presser, though, the Packers star had a slightly less complimentary message to his former quarterback. Parsons admitted that Prescott played a better game than the Packers' defense—which gave up 40 points—but apparently told Prescott he was "lucky."
Throughout his career, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid has served on the NFL Competition Committee’s Coaches Subcommittee, which feeds recommendations to the full committee. With ties suddenly under the microscope, Reid weighed in during his weekly Monday afternoon Zoom.
In the end, why did Jones trade Parsons? Because he didn't view him to be as "indispensable" as three-time Pro Bowl quarterback Dak Prescott, whom he re-signed to a four-year, $240 million extension in 2024. Prescott's contract has the highest average per year salary ($60 million) in the NFL .
Micah Parsons got one thing he wanted in his return to AT&T Stadium: He sacked his former QB, Dak Prescott. The rest of it, however, left him unfulfilled after his current team, the Packers, played his former team,
A tie seemed to be enough for Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to take a small victory lap over trading edge-rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers.
The Cowboys gave Prescott a four-year, $240 million deal in 2024, keeping the three-time Pro Bowler around for the long haul. Dallas chose not to extend the same gesture to Parsons earlier this year, as the two sides squabbled over the financials of an extension and ultimately parted ways.
DFS millionaire Mike McClure shares his top daily fantasy football picks and lineup advice for Packers vs. Cowboys on Sunday Night Football
Matt LaFleur was feeling the heat from Packers fans on social media over his conservative play calling and time management late in the 40-40 tie to the Dallas Cowboys.