DALLAS COWBOYS wide receiver George Pickens has admitted he never knew an NFL game could end in a tie.

The Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers could not be separated with a score of 40-40 on Sunday.

Since the introduction of overtime in 1974 only 30 NFL games have ended in a tie.

Due to the rarity of the outcome, some players have never been part of a game with such a result.

And that was exactly the case for Pickens .

After the game, the wide receiver admitted he never even knew a tie was possible in the NFL.

He said: "I’ve never been a part of a tie in my life. I didn’t even know football worked like that.

"I thought we just would start another quarter right now and keep going.

"But a tie? That’s a first time, yeah."

Pickens is not the first player to be unaware of the rule

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