Cowboys star Micah Parsons dragged for 'punk move' after upset loss to Cardinals

Considered the premier team in football through two weeks of play, the Dallas Cowboys were knocked down a few pegs on Sunday when they suffered a shocking upset 28-16 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. 

Yet, despite being bested by the Cardinals in nearly every facet of the game, star defender Micah Parsons chalked up the Cowboys' loss to the team simply playing down to their opponents. 

"We got to play up to our standard," Parsons told reporters. "We can't play down to (our opponent), and that's what I felt like we did today."

Parsons comments struck a chord with former longtime NFL coach Rex Ryan, who called out the two-time first-team All-Pro selection on Monday's airing of ESPN's "Get Up."

"Total B.S. man. You just got pummeled by that team. They whipped your tail end all over the field right there and you're going to show lack of respect?" Ryan questioned. "To me, that was total disrespect." 

Ryan added, "Micah Parsons, I love you as a player, but that was a punk move."

Despite Dallas falling short, Parsons was his typical disruptive self against Arizona, collecting his fourth sack of the season and recording two quarterback hits. 

However, the Cardinals used his aggression off the edge to their advantage in the ground game, opting to run at Parsons as opposed to scheming away from him. The results were 222 rushing yards by Arizona, the second-most rushing yards surrendered by a Cowboys defense in Dan Quinn's 37-game tenure as defensive coordinator.