The Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys have engaged in some epic encounters over the years, and Sunday night ranks right up there with the best of them, as the longtime rivals battled back and forth for 70 minutes en route to a 40-40 tie.
With the 80 combined points, the contest stands as the second-highest-scoring tie in professional football history, trailing only the 43-43 draw between the then-Oakland Raiders and the then-Boston Patriots at Fenway Park during the 1964 AFL campaign.
While the Packers can't be pleased with a tie, especially after taking an embarrassing loss to the Cleveland Browns in Week 3, they should actually feel fortunate that they didn't leave AT&T Stadium having taken a second straight defeat, given how badly Green Bay handled the final offensive play of the game.
And what's comical about that final play is that an ex-Chicago Bear is the reason the Packers were able to salvage a tie, that being linebacker Jack Sanborn.
Packers got some help from former Bears LB Jack Sanborn before tie with Cowboys
You've likely seen what went down by now, but if you haven't, the Packers' offense took its sweet time getting to the line after Emanuel Wilson was tackled for a 1-yard loss at the Cowboys' 16-yard line following a second-down pass from Jordan Love.
After moseying back up to the line, instead of spiking the ball to set up Brandon McManus for a game-tying field goal, Green Bay opted to run another play, snapping the ball with just six seconds remaining.
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Love dropped back and, despite facing pressure from the Dallas defensive line, he was able to get off a pass from the pocket that headed in the direction of rookie Matthew Golden, who was actually double-teamed. Thankfully for the Packers, Sanborn had no idea where the football was, and it simply hit him in the back and fell to the ground with one tick left on the clock.
McManus stepped in, drained a 34-yarder, and that was that.
Seriously, had Sanborn had any idea where the ball was as he followed Golden into the end zone, there's really no question that the game would have ended right there, as he either catches it or at least deflects it up in the air enough for that final second to tick away.
And he seemed to have known that, as he put his hands on his helmet in disgust once the play concluded, although that could have been him reacting to seeing that one second left on the clock.
Truth be told, though, Sanborn helped the Packers win with more than just that one play. While the fourth-year pro led all Dallas defenders with 10 total tackles, he also tied for the team lead in missed tackles with three.
He also looked lost more than once and earned a 57.4 overall PFF grade, ranking 12th among all Cowboys defensive players. And his coverage grade was even worse at 44.7, as he allowed five receptions on six passes thrown in his direction.