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Arizona drove to Green Bay’s 8-yard line on its opening possession and faced and third-and-goal. Parsons beat left tackle Paris Johnson Jr. around the edge in 2.90 seconds, got his left arm around quarterback Jacoby Brissett, then brought Brissett to the ground forcing the Cardinals to settle for a field goal.
Making Parsons' performance even more impressive was when the sacks occurred. It seemed like every time the defense desperately needed a stop, he stepped up to make a play. Even his first sack was extremely impactful, as it stopped Arizona's seven-minute opening drive in its tracks.
Speaking to reporters during his weekly press conference, Tomlin was asked about Green Bay Packers superstar Micah Parsons and if he was on the same level as Watt or Myles Garrett of the Cleveland Browns. Tomlin provided a humorous answer to the question that also set the record straight.
Green Bay Packers EDGE Micah Parsons is on the mind of Pittsburgh Steelers OT Broderick Jones ahead of their Week 8 meeting on Sunday Night Football.
With the NFL increasing its emphasis on enforcing the rule, Parsons can likely expect a hefty fine. The league fines players up to $17,389 for a first hip-drop tackle offense, with the amount rising to $23,186 for a second violation.
Parsons, who said that he hasn't gotten a call from the officials in "five years," said that there's also a double standard in terms of player safety while alluding to an incident involving him that occurred during Green Bay's recent win over the Bengals .
Parsons has a significant gripe with how referees officiate the offensive side of the ball versus the defensive side.
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Packers' Micah Parsons goes off on NFL officiating: 'Don't just protect one side of the ball'
Micah Parsons sounds off on how he’s officiated and refs in general: “Five years of not getting a call, you eventually stop worrying about it.” “They don’t call offsides for offense, but they’ll call it on defense. They won’t call offensive pass interference, but they’ll call… pic.twitter.com/fieDTZpWl5