Cowboys’ Micah Parsons earns NFC Defensive Player of the Week for third time in career

FRISCO, Texas —  Dallas Cowboys two-time First-Team All-Pro linebacker Micah Parsons put in combination what can have been his maximum dominant all-around day trip in the Cowboys’ 30-10 defensive deconstruction of the New York Jets in Week 2. He completed with two sacks, six quarterback pressures, 3 tackles for loss, a compelled fumble on Pro Bowl operating again Dalvin Cook and a fumble restoration. Parsons additionally virtually got here away with a landing in this play, however replay overview printed Jets guard Laken Tomlinson was once touching him as he recovered the soccer on the AT&T Stadium turf. 

For the ones efforts, the NFL named Parsons the NFC Defensive Player of the Week, an accolade he has now gathered for the third time in his three-year career. He additionally gained the award in Week 8 of the 2021 season, his rookie 12 months at the Minnesota Vikings, and in Week 5 of the 2022 at the Los Angeles Rams. The win for Week 3 of the 2023 season ties Parsons with Cowboys two-time Pro Bowl linebacker Sean Lee for the second-most Defensive Player of the Week accolades in staff historical past. Should Parsons win the award yet another time, he would tie franchise legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer DeMarcus Ware for the maximum in Cowboys historical past with 4. 

However with Parsons as much as 3 sacks (tied for the third maximum in the NFL) and 12 quarterback pressures (third-most in the NFL), he has his eyes on larger awards this season as he’s powering a Cowboys protection that leads the NFL in issues allowed (10), takeaways (seven), overall yards in keeping with sport allowed (193.0), yards in keeping with play allowed (3.5), purple zone landing proportion allowed (0%), sacks (10, tied with the Commanders), quarterback power fee (63.6%) and passer ranking allowed (34.2). 

“When I talk about Defensive Player of the Year, I don’t look at the subject of the award,” Parsons stated after Sunday’s sport. “I look at the subject and say ‘I want to be the best player in the NFL.’ So whatever comes with that, I don’t think just qualify myself as just a defensive player. I think I’m a most valuable player.”