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George Pickens sounds off on Cowboys-Packers Week 4 tie: 'I didn’t even know football worked like that'

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The clock ran out on both the Dallas Cowboys (1-2-1) and the Green Bay Packers (2-1-1) during their Week 4 Sunday Night Football matchup. The game ended in a 40-40 tie, something Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens did not think was a possibility.

Packers kicker Brandon McManus drilled a 34-yard field goal to tie the game as time expired in overtime. Pickens assumed they would start another quarter to determine a winner.

“I’ve never been a part of a tie in my life. I didn’t even know football worked like that,” Pickens told Jane Slater of NFL Network. “I thought we just would start another quarter right now and keep going. But a tie? That’s a first time, yeah.”

Under the NFL‘s overtime rules, both teams are guaranteed one possession during one 10-minute period of play. If the game is tied when the clock hits zero, the result of the game is recorded as a tie. Sunday’s game was the 30th tie in league history dating back to 1974. It was the first tie since a December 2022 game between the New York Giants and the Washington Commanders.

George Pickens shines in Week 4 tie vs. Packers

Defense was optional on Sunday night, as both teams combined for 925 total yards. Pickens was the game’s leading receiver, making eight catches for 134 yards and two scores.

Pickens, acquired this past offseason from the Pittsburgh Steelers, has been a big-time addition to the Cowboys’ offense. Through four games, he has 21 receptions for 300 yards and four touchdowns. It hasn’t taken him long to earn the trust of quarterback Dak Prescott.

“The guy, that’s what he’s done,” Prescott said of Pickens, via DallasCowboys.com. “When I say look at his film and look at his resume — whether it’s just been in the months that he’s been here or the time he’s had in Pittsburgh — that’s what he does, that’s who he is, and that’s what allows that chemistry to grow, is when I get a guy who I’ve seen on film make play after play, and then he shows up here. … Yeah, I mean no surprises, honestly. Super proud of him.

“He played just as I expected him to play, and what I was most impressed about is just the way that he was focused and locked in on the game, the whole game, and not only just locked in, but doing everything that he needed to do, and doing it right.”