FRISCO, Texas – The two most unique numbers from Sunday night are 40 and 40 again, the first time in NFL history that a final score has been 40-40.
It was the Cowboys and Packers collectively achieving that goal, and Dallas moving to 1-2-1 in a thrilling overtime game ahead of a two-game road trip to New York and Carolina.
A tie doesn't necessarily help the Cowboys, but it also doesn't hurt them as a 1-3 start to the season is much worse. With that in mind, could the result of this game come back to haunt or help Dallas at the end of the year if they make a playoff push?
Let's take a deeper dive into more of the numbers behind the tie:
3In the last decade, 18 teams have finished a regular season game with a tie. Of those 18 teams, only three of them reached the postseason and advanced