Cowboys’ Micah Parsons named NFC Defensive Player of the Week

From @ToddBrock24f7: This is the 3rd time Parsons has won the award, just 35 games into his NFL career. He’s one away from a tie for the most in Cowboys history.

Micah Parsons was a force of nature in last Sunday’s 30-10 throttling of the Jets, so it’s only fitting that the accolades continue to rain down on him.

Parsons was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week thanks to a stat line that almost defies belief: nine QB pressures, seven QB hits, four tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks, a pass breakup, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery.

He even got up and returned the fumble recovery to the end zone for an apparent touchdown, but it was ruled that a Jets defender had grazed Parsons while he was still on the ground.

All in all, though, a thoroughly impressive performance that will get the talk started once again of Parsons for Defensive Player of the Year or even league MVP.

This is the third time Parsons has won the weekly award in 35 regular-season games played.

He won his first as a rookie in the Cowboys’ 20-16 Halloween win over Minnesota, a night when Parsons recorded 11 tackles and four TFLs.

The second came last season in a Week 5 win over the Rams. That day, Parsons notched five tackles, a tackle for loss, two sacks, and a strip of L.A. quarterback Matthew Stafford in a 22-10 win.

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Parsons is now tied with linebacker Sean Lee for the second-most NFC Defensive Player of the Week awards in team history. With his next, he’ll tie DeMarcus Ware atop the list.

And as if anyone needed further proof that Parsons is playing about as well as a defensive player can in this league, his Madden rating was bumped up Wednesday to a 98.

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