Parsons frustrated after draw: Cowboys and Packers tie, Dak shines

Micah Parsons: Bittersweet Return to Dallas

In an encounter full of emotions and an unexpected result, Micah Parsons, now with the Green Bay Packers, faced his former team, the Dallas Cowboys, at AT&T Stadium. The final result was a 40-40 tie, leaving mixed feelings in Parsons. Despite achieving a sack on his former teammate, quarterback Dak Prescott, Parsons expressed his frustration with the team’s overall performance. “I am disappointed in how we played,” he stated.

I told Jordan [Love], ‘Thank you for having our backs today.’ Today, Jordan played like the player he is, and we let him down. We didn’t live up to expectations on defense,” Parsons added.

Micah Parsons

Parsons, who was traded to the Packers after a contract dispute with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, had an outstanding performance with four pressures, including two in overtime. The sack on Prescott in overtime could have prevented a touchdown, but the Cowboys managed a field goal to tie the score. The game, which featured seven lead changes, something unprecedented in an NFL tie, saw Prescott and Love match in yards and touchdowns. Despite constant pressure from the Packers, Prescott remained calm and completed 10 of 13 passes for 121 yards and six first downs when pressured.

“You see how precise number 4 looked tonight, just completing his passes, getting to his receivers, the timing,” Parsons said about his former Cowboys teammate, Dak Prescott. “I think he played a better game than us on defense.”

Micah Parsons

Parsons revealed that the emotions of playing against his former team disappeared at the time of his transfer. He highlighted the lack of communication with Jerry Jones after the transaction, mentioning that the situation was based more on respect than on emotion. Before the game, there was no interaction between Parsons and Jones. The Packers player did not come onto the field until the pre-game warmups. Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer praised Parsons, while Jones did not regret the trade. The final result, a tie, left the Packers with a 2-1-1 record and the Cowboys with 1-2-1.

“You see how precise number 4 looked tonight, just completing his passes, getting to his receivers, the timing,” Micah Parsons said about his former Cowboys teammate, Dak Prescott. “I think he played a better game than us on defense.”