Packers' tie with Cowboys may have exposed their biggest weakness

After a back-and-forth affair filled with lead changes, incredible offensive execution and a pendulum wildly swinging between revenge for either Jerry Jones or Micah Parsons, Sunday’s epic between the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys ended in an anticlimactic 40-40 tie

After a back-and-forth affair filled with lead changes, incredible offensive execution and a pendulum wildly swinging between revenge for either Jerry Jones or Micah Parsons, Sunday’s epic between the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys ended in an anticlimactic 40-40 tie.

The game’s finish — a 34-yard field goal by Brandon McManus as overtime expired — felt underwhelming after a second half filled with explosive plays. It also exposed what’s become a growing concern for the Packers: the conservative decision-making of head coach Matt LaFleur.

Not only did Green Bay seemingly play for a tie in overtime, the Packers twice punted inside Cowboys territory, all decisions that may have prevented Green Bay from winning the game.

“Obviously didn’t come down here to tie a football game, it’s disappointing,” LaFleur said postgame.

In the extra period, the Packers began their first and only possession with four minutes and 40 seconds on the clock. After a reception by Matthew Golden on a 4th-and-6, Green Bay had the ball on its own 38-yard line with three minutes and 45 seconds to go.