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FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys two-time First-Team All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons doesn’t have much to be jealous about when it comes to life in the NFL.
He co-leads the league with 82 quarterback pressures (along with San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa) and is first in the NFL in quarterback pressure rate (20.1%) among those with at least 275 pass rush snaps in 2023. His efforts spearhead the NFL’s top team pass rush — the Cowboys lead the league with a 46.7% quarterback pressure rate while allowing 17.9 points per game, the fourth-fewest in the league. Those factors have led to Parsons being the betting favorite for the 2023 Defensive Player of the Year award (-145 on Caesars Sportsbook). However, when the 10-3 Cowboys hit the road to face the 7-6 Buffalo Bills on Sunday, Parsons will run into a player he’s jealous of: Madden 24 cover boy and Bills quarterback Josh Allen.
“Obviously, Josh, you have to put him in a different space because he was a cover of Madden,” Parsons said Thursday. “He’s up there with the greats. So I never told Josh this, but I’m a little jealous because he was on the cover of Madden. I think growing up I think that’s everyone’s dream.”
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Now, it’s Dallas dream for Parsons to ruin Allen’s day and force him to turn the ball over to clinch a third consecutive postseason appearance for the first time since their 1990s Super Bowl glory years when they reached the playoffs six years in a row (1991-1996) and winning three Super Bowls in that span (1992-1993, 1995). That will be easier said than done consider Allen is the only player in NFL history with 25 or more passing touchdowns (25, tied for second-most in the NFL trailing only Dak Prescott’s 28 in 2023) and 10 or more rushing touchdowns (10, tied for fourth-most in…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2023-12-15 14:58:13
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