The Packers picked up a crucial win over the Lions on Thanksgiving Day, and Micah Parsons was at the center of it all.
The superstar edge rusher made life difficult for Jared Goff and the rest of Detroit’s offense, as he wreaked havoc in the trenches, stuffing the stat sheet with 2.5 sacks, eight tackles, four QB hits and a plethora of pressures. Since 2000, Parsons is just the second player to record 2.5 sacks and eight tackles on a Thanksgiving Day game, per ESPN Insights.
Parsons made NFL history on Thursday, as he became the first player ever to record 12 or more sacks in each of his first five seasons in the league. The 26-year-old entered Ford Field with 10 sacks on the season, and he left with 12.5, half a sack behind Brian Burns for the second-most in the league.
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Goff was sacked three times throughout the game, and Parsons was involved in each one as he cemented his place in league history.
Parsons has historically been outstanding on turkey day. Having played on the holiday every year of his career, he’s racked up 8.5 sacks in five games on Thanksgiving, recording at least one in each contest.
Parsons, much like fans watching back home, feasted on Thursday. He played a big role in the win that saw Green Bay improve to 8–3–1 on the year. Meanwhile, Detroit fell to 7–5.
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