By Matt Lombardo,WI Sports Heroics
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While Parsons didn’t record a sack until the fourth quarter, both Quay Walker and Rashan Gary seemed rejuvenated as three different Green Bay defensive linemen recorded a sack of Lions quarterback Jared Goff.
“That’s why he’s here, right?” Packers head coach Matt LaFleur told reporters, of Parsons’ ability to spark his teammates and elevate Green Bay’s defense.
Parsons’ pressures, and those generated by Green Bay’s other front-seven defenders are by design, for defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley.
“All the attention going Micah’s way makes everyone else’s job on that defense so much easier,” Packers legend John Kuhn told me after the game. “The best offense in the NFL last year was 0-3 in the red zone and only managed 13 points. That says it all.”
Despite being a limited participant on Monday’s estimated practice injury report, Parsons looks to make an even bigger impact both in terms of his own production and the disruptiveness of the Packers’ defense, when Green Bay takes on Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders on Thursday night to kickoff Week 2.
