Micah Parsons' highly anticipated return to Dallas resulted in a rare 40-40 tie against his former Cowboys teammates, featuring a walk-off game-tying field goal and Parsons' crucial overtime sack.
The article details a rare 40-40 overtime tie between the Dallas Cowboys and Micah Parsons' Green Bay team, marked by a walk-off game-tying field goal from Brandon McManus. Parsons, facing his former teammates, contributed with a key sack in overtime, preventing a Cowboys' score. This was Dallas' second overtime game of the season and the NFL's first tie since 2022. The article also delves into the NFL's evolving overtime rules, noting a recent tweak that makes regular-season overtime more like the postseason, ensuring both teams get a chance at possession even if the first scores a touchdown. It explains the historical changes to overtime, from sudden death in 1974 to modified sudden death in 2010, the 10-minute period in 2017, and the 2022 playoff rule now applied to the regular season. The rarity of Sunday night's tie is emphasized, being only the fifth since 2010 where both teams traded field goals in overtime, and the first true 'walk-off' tie in the NFL since 1973.
