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Packers at Cowboys Score, Live Updates: Game Ends in Wild 40-40 Tie

Led by former Dallas star Micah Parsons, the Green Bay Packers will face the Cowboys on “Sunday Night Football.” Follow along all day for updates.
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Green Bay Packers receiver Romeo Doubs (87) makes a catch for a touchdown against Dallas Cowboys cornerback DaRon Bland.
Green Bay Packers receiver Romeo Doubs (87) makes a catch for a touchdown against Dallas Cowboys cornerback DaRon Bland. | Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

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In a matchup tailor made for Sunday Night Football, Micah Parsons and the Green Bay Packers will battle the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Can Parsons make a statement against his former team? Can the Packers stay on top of the NFC North?

Follow along all night for updates.

Final Score: Packers 40, Cowboys 40

Overtime

Packers 40, Cowboys 40 (0:00 remaining)

Brandon McManus made a 34-yard field goal as time expired, an anticlimactic to a wild game. The Packers almost had a Caleb Williams-style clock-management gaffe that cost them the game but Jordan Love’s pass into the back end of the end zone Matthew Golden landed in complete with 1 second to go.

Cowboys 40, Packers 37 (4:40 remaining)

Dak Prescott’s miraculous 34-yard heave to Jalen Tolbert gave Dallas a first-and-goal at the 5. Keisean Nixon simply watched from the end zone as Tolbert made an incredible catch at the sideline. The Packers’ defense, trounced for most of the evening, finally got a stop and Brandon Aubrey kicked a 22-yard field goal. The Packers will face a do-or-die drive.

Fourth Quarter

Packers 37, Cowboys 37 (0:00 remaining)

Jordan Love got the ball at the 26 with 35 seconds remaining. A short pass to Josh Jacobs gained 25 yards to help set up Brandon McManus for a 53-yard field-goal attempt on the final play of regulation to force regulation. Nothing is automatic with Green Bay’s special teams, but his kick was perfect.

Cowboys 37, Packers 34 (0:43 remaining)

The world’s greatest defense has been dismantled by the Dallas Cowboys. All the Packers needed to do was keep the Cowboys out of the end zone. They never got close. Dak Prescott’s 28-yard touchdown pass to George Pickens has put the Cowboys back in front. Pickens caught the ball at the 20, eluded Carrington Valentine and went the distance.

Packers 34, Cowboys 30 (1:45 remaining)

On third-and-8 at the start of the drive, the Cowboys blitzed and Jordan Love fired a pass to the outside to Romeo Doubs. DaRon Bland went for the interception but Love’s pass beat him to the spot. Doubs made the catch beyond the first-down marker and took it upfield for 18 yards to the 40.

One play later, Love flipped a pass to Emanuel Wilson, who broke two tackles for a gain of 12 that included 16 yards after the catch. After Wilson ran for 4, Wilson dropped a pass in the flat but was blasted by linebacker Marist Liufau. Liufau took about four steps before drilling Wilson, giving the Packers 15 yards to the Dallas 29. On the next play, Josh Jacobs took the handoff and dragged defensive lineman Sam Williams for about 11 yards on a gain of 14 to the 15 at the 2-minute warning.

On first down, Jacobs took a toss and lost 3. On third-and-10 with 1:45 to play, Love connected with Doubs for their third touchdown of the night. Doubs was wide open on a post in front of cornerback Kaiir Elam.

Cowboys 30, Packers 27 (4:50 remaining)

It’s going to be up to Jordan Love. The Cowboys answered the Packers’ answer with a dominant touchdown drive. Dallas converted third-and-3, fourth-and-2 and third-and-5, the latter on Karl Brooks’ 15-yard facemask following a quick rush of Prescott. Javonte Williams, who had a 13-yard run to the 3 when Barryn Sorrell was pushed upfield, plowed in from the 1.

Packers 27, Cowboys 23 (11:39 remaining)

Green Bay’s dormant rushing attack came alive at a great time. Josh Jacobs scored the go-ahead touchdown on an 18-yard run. Former Packers defensive tackle Kenny Clark had a chance at the line of scrimmage, but Jacobs ran through Clark’s grab. He then bounced the run to the right before cutting inside of cornerback Trevon Diggs for the score. Jordan Love had a 25-yard run on third-and-2 at the start of the drive and Emanuel Wilson converted on third-and-2 behind the surge of Rasheed Walker and Elgton Jenkins.

Third Quarter

Cowboys 23, Packers 20 (0:34 remaining)

Green Bay’s dominant defense has been anything but dominant the last two quarters. Dak Prescott was 8-of-9 passing on the drive, including the 8-yard touchdown pass to Jake Ferguson.

Micah Parsons, the driving force behind Green Bay’s defense and in his return to Dallas, left the game after helmet-to-helmet contact with teammate.

Packers 20, Cowboys 16 (7:08 remaining)

The Packers needed a drive and got one. First, Jordan Love threw a pass into the flat to Josh Jacobs for 14 yards. Moments later, for one of the few times this year, Jacobs got a handoff with running room. With left tackle Rasheed Walker delivering the key block at the point of attack, Jacobs hit the gas and got around Jack Sanborn for 19 yards. One play later, Love faked the handoff, booted to his left a couple steps and threw a short pass to Tucker Kraft, who did what he does best – run after the catch. Replay overturned a 15-yard touchdown but Green Bay had first-and-goal from about a foot away. A false start by Elgton Jenkins and three consecutive runs by Jacobs put the Packers back in front.

Cowboys 16, Packers 13 (12:43 remaining)

The Packers got a key stop. Or Dallas stopped itself. After the Cowboys ran for a first down, left guard Tyler Smith was flagged for a false start and George Pickens dropped a slant.

Injury update: DT Devonte Wyatt (knee) is out. The Packers had only four defensive tackles active.

Halftime

Cowboys 16, Packers 13

The Packers went from threatening the Cowboys off the field to losing at halftime. That’s what bad football teams do.

The Packers lead 192-145 in yards, with Jordan Love going 14-of-19 for 172 yards and two touchdowns, but his killer fumble has flipped this game.

Second Quarter

Cowboys 16, Packers 13 (0:09 remaining)

What a disaster … again. After Jordan Love’s fumble, Dak Prescott hit George Pickens for a touchdown. So, shockingly, the Packers are trailing a game they dominated. Making matters worse, the Cowboys will get the ball to start the second half.

The Packers hadn’t given up a touchdown in the first three quarters in any game this season. They just gave up two in about a half-minute.

Packers 13, Cowboys 9 (0:13 remaining)

What a disaster. The Packers converted a third-and-10 with a 12-yard screen to Tucker Kraft, but James Houston sacked Jordan Love and forced a fumble, which Dallas recovered at the 15.

Packers 13, Cowboys 9 (0:41 remaining)

Starting at its 5, Dallas finally got something going. Dak Prescott came out firing with a slant to George Pickens for a gain of 14 to get it away from its goal line. Green Bay missed three tackles at the start of the drive, including one by Devonte Wyatt, who was shaken up and left the field with trainers at the 2-minute warning.

Pickens caught two more passes, one for 11 on play-action and then a superb leaping catch at the sideline against Nate Hobbs and Evan Williams for 28 to the 1. Prescott ran a quarterback draw for the touchdown.

Just like that, for all of Green Bay’s domination, it’s a one-score game.

Injury update: DT Devonte Wyatt (knee) is questionable. The Packers had only four defensive tackles active.

Packers 13, Cowboys 2 (5:50 remaining)

The Packers maybe got too tricky. After the Cowboys gave them a first down on unnecessary roughness, coach Matt LaFleur dialed up a double pass from Jordan Love to Savion Williams and back to Love, but nothing was there and Love ran for 3. After yet another futile running play, Love went deep to Dontayvion Wicks, who might not have seen the ball.

Packers 13, Cowboys 2 (8:33 remaining)

The Cowboys went three-and-out. Nate Hobbs almost had an interception on second down and Edgerrin Cooper blasted Dak Prescott on a third-and-7 conversion, but the backup right tackle, Nate Thomas, who was lined up across from Rashan Gary, lined up in the backfield and was flagged for illegal formation. The Cowboys called a give-up draw play on third-and-12, bringing on a chorus of boos. Matthew Golden was crushed on the punt return but held onto the ball.

Green Bay is up 192-35 in yards and 10-1 in first downs.

Packers 13, Cowboys 2 (10:37 remainingg)

Jordan Love threw his second touchdown pass of the night to Romeo Doubs, this one a 1-yarder set up by Love’s 28-yard flip up the left sideline to Josh Jacobs in which Jacobs broke a tackle and almost scored. Officially, it went into the book as a pass, so Love has 167 yards in less than 20 minutes. The extra point was blocked by Juanyeh Thomas, who got inside of Luke Musgrave. The ball was scooped up by Markquese Bell for the two points to make the score your typical 13-2.

The drive started with a 25-yard screen to Emanuel Wilson. A fake handoff to Savion Williams got the Dallas defense flowing to the right and Love flipped a screen to the left. Elgton Jenkins, Sean Rhyan and Romeo Doubs had key blocks. Moments later, on third-and-5, Love caught the Cowboys with 12 men on the field for a first down.

End of First Quarter

Packers 7, Cowboys 0

The Packers lead 149-26 in yards, 8-1 in first downs and 7-0 on the scoreboard. Jordan Love, who torched the Cowboys in the 2023 wild-card playoffs, is 8-of-10 for 131 yards, though a lot of those yards have come from a variety of screens.

First Quarter

Packers 7, Cowboys 0 (1:18 remaining)

On third-and-5, Dak Prescott completed a pass to his favorite healthy player, tight end Jake Ferguson. Quay Walker, however, made an incredible tackle to keep Ferguson short of the marker. Dallas kept its offense on the field on fourth-and-1 from the 31 but Green Bay didn’t take the bait. Walker applauded when Prescott pulled away from the center for the delay of game.

Packers 7, Cowboys 0 (4:14 remaining)

The Packers had something going again until Jordan Morgan was flagged for holding, which nullified a nice run by Josh Jacobs. On third-and-18, the Packers ran a well-designed tunnel screen to Savion Williams who gained 16. On fourth-and-2 near midfield, coach Matt LaFleur could have gone for the first down. Instead, he took a delay of game and punted.

Packers 7, Cowboys 0 (8:00 remaining)

Quay Walker continued his fast start to the season by showing quick closing speed on a pair of runs by Javonte Williams. On third-and-4, he darted through blockers and dropped Williams or no gain to force a three-and-out punt.

Packers 7, Cowboys 0 (10:02 remaining)

Jordan Love threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Romeo Doubs to cap the opening drive. Love threw a fade to Doubs, who made the leaping catch over DaRon Bland. The Packers had two big third-down conversions. On third-and-9, it was busts all around. There’s no way the Packers had a play designed for deep shots to Dontayvion Wicks and Matthew Golden in the same place. There’s also no way the Cowboys had a defender drop coverage on Golden. The result was a gain of 46 to the 22, with Bland coming off Wicks to make the tackle. Moments later, on third-and-5, Love flipped a screen to Tucker Kraft, who broke one tackle for a catch-and-run gain of 16 to the 1. After a false start, Love hit Doubs for the touchdown.

The Biggest Loss: CeeDee Lamb

There are no sympathy cards in the NFL. Given their injuries on the offensive line, the Packers won’t shed a tear for the plight of the Cowboys, who will line up on Sunday night without premier receiver CeeDee Lamb.

“I think anybody who doesn’t have CeeDee Lamb don’t know what it’s like to not have CeeDee Lamb,” Micah Parsons said. “We dealt with that last year. I think the offense is completely different without CeeDee Lamb. Me personally, he’s my favorite wide receiver in the NFL. I just think the way he carries himself, the way he plays. He plays with so much heart and so much grit, his catching ability.

“I told him one time, ‘You’re my favorite wide receiver.’ He’s an amazing person to watch. I’m honestly excited he’s not going to be on that field. It would be painful to understand who I was going against. Like I said, the offense is going to be a little bit different. They’re going to want other guys to step up but, honestly, the offense looks different. When you’re watching it on film, they were a really explosive offense from Week 1 to 3 with CeeDee on the field.”

A first-round pick in 2020, Lamb was a Pro Bowler in 2021, a second-team All-Pro in 2022, first-team All-Pro in 2023 and second-team All-Pro in 2024. He’s recorded four consecutive 1,100-yard seasons, including a league-high 135 catches for 1,749 yards in 2023.

In his first two games of this season, Lamb had 16 catches for 222 yards.

“They got other really good players,” defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley said. “[George] Pickens is a really good wideout. Their tight end [Jake Ferguson] has got a ton of catches. Their back [Javonte Williams] is electric and they’ve got other really good receivers. Slot [KaVontae Turpin] can roll and (is) fast.

“Dak’s throwing up the ball to a bunch of guys. Obviously, [Lamb’s] a really good football player, and you watch him on film, and he definitely jumps out.”

So, how will the Cowboys adjust without their marquee player in the passing game? That’s what Hafley has to figure out.

“People don’t just stay the same. They have new adjustments. They have new plays. They have new formations and personnel groupings, just like we do. And it’s how fast you see it and how fast can you react.

“But you can’t chase ghosts. You kind of got to practice against what they have been doing and then you always look back at yourself and see what’s hurt you, what they might be copying. But then you could just start playing this whole game of, ‘Well, I think I’m going to get this, so we need to practice that.’”

Packers Big Favorites at Cowboys

The Packers are 6.5-point favorites over the Cowboys at FanDuel Sportsbook. The public is all over Green Bay, with 74 percent of the bets and 85 percent of the money.

Jordan Love’s over/under for passing yards is 240.5 passing yards compared to 236.5 for Dak Prescott. Love’s over/under for longest completion is 39.5 yards; the Cowboys have allowed four completions of 40-plus yards.

It’s a jumble for receiving yards, with Tucker Kraft at 47.5, Matthew Golden at 43.5 and Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks at 40.5.

Surprisingly considering their season-opening production, Josh Jacobs’ over/under is 73.5 rushing yards while Javonte Williams’ total is only 47.5.

The betting favorite to record a sack? In a shocker, it’s Micah Parsons at -180. Rashan Gary, who leads the NFL in sacks, is next at -114.

More Than Micah Parsons

Yes, this is the Micah Parsons Bowl, and all eyes will be on Parsons as he faces the team for which he starred during his first four seasons in the league. There’s a lot more at stake for Green Bay, though.

Last week, the Packers were stunned at the Cleveland Browns 13-10. On Sunday, the Detroit Lions trounced the Browns 34-10. The victory improved Detroit’s record to 3-1, meaning Green Bay will need a win to keep pace in the NFC North.

Chicago won in Las Vegas on a blocked field goal and Minnesota lost in Ireland to Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers, so the Bears and Vikings are 2-2.

Parsons, who was traded from Dallas to Green Bay exactly one month ago, tried his best to downplay the Parsons vs. Cowboys angle.

“We’ve got one common goal, and that’s to win the football game,” Parsons said. “How we win the football game is winning the line of scrimmage and affecting Dak (Prescott) and how good he’s been playing this year. I think the fans, the media’s going to get off on the hype and all that, but once the game (starts), ain’t no one talking about the trade. We’re talking about winning the football game.”

Next Step on Defense

Green Bay’s defense in Year 2 under coordinator Jeff Hafley couldn’t be playing any better. The Packers entering Week 4 ranked No. 3 in total defense, including No. 3 against the run and No. 7 against the pass. More than that, it is No. 1 in yards allowed per play, No. 1 in yards allowed per passing play and No. 3 in yards allowed per rushing play. It’s fifth on third down and third in the red zone.

Well, it could be doing one thing better. Last year, the Packers were fourth with 31 takeaways. Entering Sunday, they were tied for 21st with two takeaways.

Hafley isn’t worried. If the process is correct, the results will come.

“That’s life, right?” Hafley said on Thursday. “You’re process driven, and I know you guys are all looking at me like, that’s coachspeak. But you put in a lot of work, and you do it over and over and over again, and you emphasize it, and you coach it, and if it falls up short, you don’t give up on it. And you don’t feel like, ‘Man, we’re never going to get these.’

“Now maybe you tweak certain things that you’re doing, or maybe you have new thoughts and you look hard at yourself why they’re not happening. But we’ve emphasized that more than we emphasized it last year. It just so happened last year at this time, I think we had probably eight or nine, and my belief is that they’re coming.”

The Packers spent training camp trying to crank up the forced-fumble production, with “The Ball King” taking a leading role. Well, the Packers are the only team in the NFL who have not forced a fumble.

That doesn’t mean Hafley is going to demote Wendel Davis from Ball King to Ball Baron.

“We’re swinging at the ball more than we did last year,” Hafley said. “Honestly, that’s the truth, because we’re even charting that. We’re to the point where we’re charting how many opportunities did we have to go after the football? Guys are taking them, and they’re going to come. It’s like you just keep sharpening and sharpening and sharpening and swinging at that tree, and eventually it’s going to fall down and eventually we’re going to get the takeaways.”

The Cowboys enter Sunday night with six giveaways, tied for second-most in the league.

Packers Own Jerry World

The Packers are 5-0 all-time against the Cowboys at AT&T Stadium, including their memorable 48-32 blowout of the Cowboys in the 2023 wild-card playoffs. Green Bay led 27-0 late in the first half and 48-16 in the fourth quarter.

“We were so youthful. We had so many guys so hungry, so ready to make their mark,” tight end Tucker Kraft recalled. “Being the seventh seed going in beating the two seed, we were the first to do it. It was a pretty remarkable game. We came out guns a-blazing. It was just so fun. The atmosphere there is great. Looking forward to it again.”

Jordan Love was 16-of-21 for 272 yards and three touchdowns. He had a perfect 158.3 passer rating until a late incompletion. Still, his 157.2 was the highest ever for a visiting quarterback in a playoff game. Romeo Doubs caught six passes for 151 yards and one touchdown.

Green Bay has scored at least 34 points in all five games at the stadium and is plus-8 in turnovers.

Primetime Packers

The Packers already have one primetime win under their belts with their Week 2 thumping of the Washington Commanders.

Quarterback Jordan Love has won three consecutive games under the lights, with a combined five touchdowns and zero interceptions against the Seahawks and Saints last season and Commanders this season.

Overall as a starter, Love is 6-5 in primetime with 18 touchdowns, seven interceptions and a 96.0 passer rating. On the road, Love is 2-4 with nine touchdowns, five interceptions and an 89.8 rating.

Under coach Matt LaFleur, the Packers are 23-11 in primetime; their 23 wins trails only the Chiefs’ 25. They are 11-4 on Sunday nights.

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Bill Huber, who has covered the Green Bay Packers since 2008, is the publisher of Packers On SI, a Sports Illustrated channel. E-mail: packwriter2002@yahoo.com History: Huber took over Packer Central in August 2019. Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillHuberNFL Background: Huber graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where he played on the football team, in 1995. He worked in newspapers in Reedsburg, Wisconsin Dells and Shawano before working at The Green Bay News-Chronicle and Green Bay Press-Gazette from 1998 through 2008. With The News-Chronicle, he won several awards for his commentaries and page design. In 2008, he took over as editor of Packer Report Magazine, which was founded by Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Nitschke, and PackerReport.com. In 2019, he took over the new Sports Illustrated site Packer Central, which he has grown into one of the largest sites in the Sports Illustrated Media Group.