Micah Parsons lays out powerful reason to keep playing winning football despite Cowboys' low playoff chances
The Dallas Cowboys are 6-8 through Week 15 and in all likelihood will be missing the postseason, albeit not being mathematically eliminated just yet. But that doesn't mean they're done fighting, something players are making very clear. Ask CeeDee Lamb, and he'll tell you he's focused on winning one game at a time, adding "I don't care […]
The Dallas Cowboys are 6-8 through Week 15 and in all likelihood will be missing the postseason, albeit not being mathematically eliminated just yet.
But that doesn't mean they're done fighting, something players are making very clear.
Ask CeeDee Lamb, and he'll tell you he's focused on winning one game at a time, adding "I don't care how many games we lost; I don't care how many games we won. I just know how much we have to do to finish the season out, and then the rest will take care of itself."
For Micah Parsons, who picked up two sacks and two tackles for loss on Sunday's 30-14 win over the Carolina Panthers, there are even more reasons to be all in, even if they don't necessarily have to do with the Cowboys' chances of making the playoffs.
"We’re not going to give up, as long as I’m part of this unit, as long as we believe in each other, at the end of the day I can look to my left and know I can count on them," Parsons told reporters postgame. "We’re fighting for each other. There’s a lot of guys fighting for new contracts, guys fighting to take care of their families, so there’s still a lot of football to be played. You don’t want to put anything bad on film or things like that. We’re fighting for each other at this point."
For fans, it's easy to get caught up in playoff chances and even draft positioning when things aren't going great. But for players, every game matters. That's why tanking isn't a thing in the NFL. These are grown men fighting for their livelihood week in and week out. And even for stars like Parsons, whose future appears to be more than safe with a looming contract extension, fighting for teammates is highly important.
Parsons says that's enough to be motivated on gameday, calling it a "special feeling" to fight for the locker room.
"At the end of the day, the record is the record, the game is the game," the Cowboys superstar said. "We’re going to lose some, we’re going to win some, but it’s a special feeling when you can fight for each other."
Since his return from injury, Parsons has played some of his best football, picking up 7.5 sacks in a six-game span.
