Micah Parsons' return to Arlington, Texas, for the first time since being traded to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football was as advertised. There was palpable tension and intensity in a spirited back-and-forth affair that certainly felt like more than an ordinary Week 4 regular-season meeting. However, it ended in the most disappointingly underwhelming way possible -- a tie.
As time expired in overtime, Packers kicker Brandon McManus drilled a 34-yard field goal to even up the score at 40-40, resulting in a draw. Both clubs left unsatisfied, and rightfully so, considering they each played well enough to prevail (at least offensively). Yet, the Cowboys should particularly be kicking themselves after making the wrong type of history in Parsons' highly anticipated revenge game.
The win-loss record of squads that scored at least 40 points while recording no turnovers at home in the Super Bowl era (1967), including the playoffs? 300-0, per Dante Koplowitz-Fleming of the NFL Research Department, until the Cowboys snapped that streak against Parsons and the Packers.
Cowboys make the wrong type of history in Micah Parsons' return to Dallas
Teams with 40+ points and no turnovers were 300-0 at home including playoffs (in the Super Bowl era)
— Dante Koplowitz-Fleming (@DanteKopFlem) September 29, 2025
They are now 300-0-1
You've got to be kidding. A stat as absurd as this sounds and feels made up. The 300 teams that moved the ball as unprecedentedly efficiently as the Cowboys did versus Green Bay over the past six decades all emerged victorious.
Dallas stands alone in a glaringly alarming category. Not only does seeing such a stark feat broken speak to their dismal defense, but it also tells you they should've beaten the Packers. What could've been a prime opportunity to take down a former franchise cornerstone in a thrilling shootout became one of the league's most extraordinary outliers.
A masterclass performance from Dak Prescott consequently goes to waste, at least to some degree. The three-time Pro Bowler was in full command of the huddle, attacking all three levels of Green Bay's stout Parsons-led stop unit. He completed 31-of-40 passes for 319 yards and three touchdowns, adding a two-yard end zone trip on his lone rushing attempt.
Prescott wasn't the only Cowboys playmaker to ball out. George Pickens stepped up as their de facto alpha wide receiver sans three-time All-Pro CeeDee Lamb, tallying eight catches, 134 yards and two touchdowns. Veteran running back also reached the century mark in scrimmage yards and found pay dirt.
Yet, none of it was enough because Dallas couldn't contain its opponent, which figures to be a recurring theme this year at this rate.