Cowboys Pro Bowl LB Micah Parsons placed on reserve/COVID-19 list

Parsons — who has been named a Pro Bowler already — was selected 12th overall by the Cowboys in the 2021 NFL Draft. The 22-year-old has played in all 16 of Dallas' games thus far, racking up 84 tackles and a team-leading 30 quarterback hits, 13 sacks and three forced fumbles.

His trio of forced fumbles are tied with Randy Gregory for the team lead, his 13 sacks place him sixth in the NFL and he's tied with Pittsburgh Steelers superstar T.J. Watt for the NFL lead with 20 tackles for a loss.

The Cowboys are 11-5 and clinched the NFC East. They will likely be the conference's No. 4 seed in the postseason. However, this is a slight chance that Dallas could move up to the No. 3 or No. 2 seed with a win in Week 18 over the Philadelphia Eagles, plus some help from a few other teams.

Dallas would go up to the No. 3 seed if it wins against the Eagles, and the San Francisco 49ers (at Rams), Seattle Seahawks (at Cardinals) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (vs. Panthers) are also all victorious in their regular-season finales. In order for the Cowboys to snag the No. 2 seed, they would need to defeat Philadelphia and have San Francisco, Seattle and the Carolina Panthers (vs. Buccaneers) each win as well.