After last week's disappointing defeat at home to West Ham, there would have been hope for a reaction. Particularly after Thomas Frank was boosted by a midweek UEFA Champions League victory against Borussia Dortmund.
Spurs took the lead through Micky Van de Ven but were pegged back by Axel Tuanzebe before Lyle Foster put Scott Parker's Burnley ahead. Burnley drew with Liverpool last week and have shown some fight in recent matches. A win would have been a big result for them.
In the 90th minute, Cristian Romero scored the equaliser as the game ended 2-2 and it is a point that helps neither side. Frank's team do not climb the table and Parker's side remain in the bottom three and with a significant gap to close.
Here are four takeaways from the game:
Defenders the scorers again
Romero and Van de Ven are centre backs yet they are Spurs' joint second highest scorers this season with 4 goals each.
Whilst it is helpful for Frank that his defenders are chipping in with goals, it is also part of another issue as they are one of his higher scorers. It suggests the forward players are not delivering and he cannot be relying on his centre back pairings to be the ones grabbing the goals.
Defensively, Van de Ven and Romero may not have had their best game but their goals - particularly Romero's - may have contributed towards keeping Frank in the job for another week.
However, it would likely be a more pleasing situation if the defenders were keeping clean sheets and the strikers were the ones scoring.
Wilson Odobert played well
One attacking player who put in a promising performance was Wilson Odobert as he was often looking to get forward and had several attempts on goal.
Spurs looked strongest in the first half and Odobert was at the centre of most of their good work. He has not always lived up to expectations since arriving at the club, so there will be a hope that this performance demonstrates that there is more to come from him.
Tough fixtures coming up
A draw with Burnley will go down as a disappointment. Avoiding defeat represents a positive but, whilst it was an improved performance from that against West Ham, it is not what is expected.
Next weekend, Frank's side play Manchester City. At times, in recent years, Spurs have managed some positive results and memorable wins against Pep Guardiola's side but it is a game where Spurs will go into it in poor form.
Despite their win in Europe, there is little doubt that Spurs are low on confidence and there will not be too many positives to take from the 2-2 draw.
The pressure remains on Thomas Frank
It is not a result or performance that will offer much reassurance and belief that Frank is the man to guide Spurs up the table.
It does not seem sustainable that these conversations will occur each week after every result but that is the pressure he is under at the moment. After the win against Dortmund, there would have been a hope that it would be the boost they needed to show that they can compete with the best and get results.
Time is what all managers want but Frank is still fighting to prove to supporters that he is the right man to take the club forward.
Their league position and lack of wins will become of an increasing concern when the teams below them are picking up points.
Next up is a Champions League game and they have the chance to progress automatically to the next phase, but even a comfortable win there would likely not offer the required confidence to suggest there will be an upturn in their Premier League form.