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Parsons leaves Dallas 'disappointed' in defense, tie
The Cowboys and Packers combine for 80 points in a wild game that ends in a tie. (1:31)
ARLINGTON, Texas — Micah Parsons got one thing he wanted in his return to AT&T Stadium: He sacked his former quarterback, Dak Prescott. The rest of it, however, left him unfulfilled after his current team, the Green Bay Packers, played his former team, the Dallas Cowboys, to a 40-40 tie on Sunday night.
Though some on both sides weren't sure how to feel about a tie in which the two teams kicked field goals in overtime — the Packers with just a second left in the extra session after they nearly mismanaged the remaining time — Parsons' feelings were clear.
Cowboys' Jerry Jones explains paying Dak Prescott, not Micah Parsons: 'Dak was indispensable'
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones spoke bluntly following Sunday night's 40-40 tie with the Green Bay Packers when asked why he decided to pay Dak Prescott and not Micah Parsons.
"It's very simple: Dak was indispensable, in my mind … and Micah wasn't," Jones said, via the team’s official website. "It's just numbers, it's that easy. And that's not personal at all. … The numbers just weren't there with Micah."
Last September, Prescott signed a four-year extension worth $60 million per season, which remains the highest in the NFL.
This offseason, the Cowboys faced a contract standoff with Parsons. Just a month before the season, Dallas traded the star pass rusher to Green Bay for two first-round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark. The Packers promptly gave Parsons a four-year, $186 million extension, making him the league's highest-paid non-quarterback at $46.5 million per year.
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Game Recap: Cowboys tie Packers, 40-40
For the second time this season, the Dallas Cowboys found themselves in a thrilling overtime game at AT&T Stadium. This time, however, they couldn't quite get the win, tying the Green Bay Packers, 40-40. This marked the Cowboys' first tie since the 1969 season.
With the spotlight leading up to the game focused on who was no longer on the team, the Cowboys entered this Sunday night showdown against Green Bay with seemingly something to prove. And they gave the heavily favored Packers all they could handle.
Quarterback Dak Prescott was simply brilliant, completing 77.5 percent of his passes for 319 yards with three touchdown passes and no interceptions for a 124.9 passer rating. He also had a rushing score, marking the 22nd time in his career he has earned both in a game, the most in Cowboys history and tied for third among NFL quarterbacks since 2016.