Green Bay Packers: Micah Parsons Trade Would Make Them Dec 18, 2022; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons (11) celebrates a sack during the first quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Melina Myers-USA TODAY Sports

How Packers’ Micah Parsons Blockbuster Reshapes Super Bowl Chances

Originally posted on WI Sports Heroics | By Matt Lombardo | Last updated Aug 31, 2025 11:23 AM ET

The Packers shook up the NFL with the blockbuster trade that acquired All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons.

“They’re Super Bowl contenders now,” an AFC scout told me, on the condition of anonymity to speak freely about the trade.

Folks inside the league heralded the trade as a landscape-altering move, and the metrics tend to back that perspective up.

Will Micah Parsons Make Packers Super Bowl Favorites?

Over at Pro Football Focus, NFL analyst Bradley Locker broke down the impact of the Parsons blockbuster from an analytics standpoint, pointing out that the trade significantly boosts Green Bay’s chances of representing the NFC in the Super Bowl.

“Now, the Packers may very well become the frontrunners in a loaded NFC North,” Locker writes for PFF, of the trade. “If not legitimate Super Bowl contenders. PFF Power Rankings granted Green Bay a 31% chance to win the division prior to this trade, which was second behind the Lions at 35%. Moreover, Green Bay’s 5% Super Bowl odds — the sixth-best in the league — figure to spike, potentially up to second behind the Eagles (9%) in the NFC.

If Parsons makes the kind of impact that PFF projects he will, general manager Brian Gutekunst and the Packers will look like geniuses, even after paying a premium of two first-round draft choices, nose tackle Kenny Clark and $188 million for the superstar defender.

Packers steal Micah Parsons as Jerry Jones defends blockbuster trade 3 Aug 16, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys defensive end Micah Parsons (11) and defensive tackle Mazi Smith (58) before the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Baltimore Ravens at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

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