Micah Parsons has his first three-sack performance for Packers in close win over Cardinals
The Green Bay Packers paid Micah Parsons to win them games like Sunday. On a day when neither the offense nor defense was at the peak of its game, on the road after a plane delay on the way to Arizona, Parsons stepped up and slammed the door, netting his first three-sack performance for the Cheeseheads in a 27-23 win.
"When it's time to win the game, something just switches," Parsons said, via the team’s official website. "I don't think it was my best pass-rush game. I just think it's the first time (opponents) allowed me to rush this year. I mean if you look at the looks I've been getting, double tight ends, chips, full slides and then also just other guys stepping up."
Parsons' three-sack performance was a career high, and he tied a career high with five QB hits. He entered the week with 2.5 sacks. He leads the NFL with 40 QB pressures, per Next Gen Stats. Parsons seemed surprised that the Cardinals would try to block him one-on-one so much with left tackle Paris Johnson Jr. and right tackle Jonah Williams . The right tackle particularly struggled late with Parsons' speed off the edge.
"They kind of said we're just going to go best on best, and I feel like when we get those looks, we've got to take advantage of them," he said. Added Parsons, "Look across the league, usually guys like me don't get those type of looks. That's a rarity. And there's levels to this. If I get those type of looks, I can do those same results as those other guys."
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Defensive player of the year?!