Micah Parsons fuels Packers-Bears rivalry in talk with Myles Garrett but makes clear he still has more to prove
Parsons still wants to sack Caleb Williams.
Being out for the final stretch of the regular season and the playoffs still hurts Micah Parsons. The star edge defender tore his ACL in Week 14 against the Denver Broncos, missing the final four games for the Green Bay Packers — including two painful losses to the Chicago Bears, the second one in the wild card round of the postseason.
“I can’t lie, watching that, seeing that, seeing (Caleb Williams) get that name (Iceman) and this right here,” Parsons said on a podcast from Bleacher Report. “It was just grrr.”
Myles Garrett reminds Parsons there’s things left to accomplish
Garrett and Parsons had a fun back-and-forth. The Defensive Player of the Year reminded Parsons that the Packers did beat the Bears when he was on the field, but Green Bay’s star defender couldn’t sack Williams.
Garrett: “It was tough. You could’ve taken (the Iceman nickname) from him. I guess you didn’t feel like taking him down last year.”
Parsons: “No, we beat him. When I was there, we beat him.”
Garrett: “But you didn’t get him.”
Parsons: “Nah, I didn’t get him. I didn’t get him. I should’ve though.”
When Micah Parsons was on the field against the Bears in Week 13, the Packers won 28-21. Yes, Parsons didn’t get a sack, but he generated seven pressures and was instrumental for the win at Lambeau Field. Without Parsons, the Packers lost to the Bears in Week 16, 22-16 in overtime, and then 31-27 in the playoffs.
Micah finished the season with 12.5 sacks. He was named a First-Team All-Pro and a Pro Bowler, but there are still plenty of accomplishments to go get — that includes winning the NFC North, which the Packers haven’t done since 2021, and get the rivalry against the Bears back on track for Green Bay.
Impactful injuries killed the Packers 2025 season, and you can only wonder what could have happened if players like Parsons and tight end Tucker Kraft had stayed healthy. However, it ultimately doesn’t matter now — and it’s all about getting back at full force in 2026.
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