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The NFL season is nearly a quarter of the way gone, and Week 4 was a wild one with matchups between contenders across the board. The Ravens got crushed by the Chiefs in a critical AFC battle, while the Colts picked up their first loss after missing a handful of opportunities on Sunday against the Rams.
In the end, Week 4 ended with a dud as both Monday night games disappointed, leaving fans wanting more heading into Week 5. But first, it’s time to take a look at the biggest losers from Week 4.
How, in 2025, are football games still ending in ties?
Packers-Cowboys was one of the most anticipated games on the slate, not necessarily for the football but for the return of Micah Parsons to Dallas. Parsons was impactful, but not spectacular, in his return, but the two explosive offenses overshadowed all of that with what turned out to be a riveting game.
On the Green Bay side, the Packers repeatedly attacked a depleted Cowboys secondary that has been struggling to prevent explosive plays all season. For Dallas, Dak Prescott turned in a supernova performance even without CeeDee Lamb, carving up a formidable Packers defense.
Even the overtime was great theater. After Green Bay drove down and tied the game with a field goal to force free football, the Packers stopped Dallas inside the 10-yard line and forced a field goal. The Packers then drove down and, with a chance to score a touchdown, nearly cost themselves the game with one of the worst clock management sequences you’ll see all year. Still, another Brandon McManus field goal caused the game to end in a 40-40 tie.
A tie leaves a bad taste in everyone’s mouth, especially after one of the most entertaining games of the season. Can Roger Goodell come up with a way to fix that? Flip a coin, have the winner choose offense or defense, and run a play from the three-yard line to decide the game. Have a kicking contest. Have the coaches do an Oklahoma drill. Anything but a tie!
The Colts have had a great start to the season, and they were overall very impressive on Sunday. A one-score loss to an NFC contender in the Los Angeles Rams is no reason to end up in a losers column, but the way it happened may have given Indianapolis fans flashbacks to last season.
In 2024, the Colts’ season completely flipped on its head when Jonathan Taylor inexplicably dropped the ball before the end zone during a game against the Denver Broncos. Later in that game, Adonai Mitchell threw a pick-six on a trick play, swinging the game and the AFC Wild Card race as a whole. The Broncos won that game and eventually got the final spot in the playoffs.
On Sunday, Colts fans were feeling a little bit of deja vu. After [Mitchell made one of the best catches...
