Watch All of Micah Parsons’ 4.5 Sacks of Jayden Daniels; Can He Duplicate?

On Thursday, the Green Bay Packers will host the Washington Commanders in a showdown between two of the top teams in the NFL. That means Commanders coach Dan Quinn will get another look at the player he used to coach in Dallas, Micah Parsons.

“I’d sit him this week,” Parsons jokingly told Commanders beat reporters on Tuesday.

No kidding. Parsons sacked Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels 4.5 times last season – 2.0 in Week 12 in Washington and 2.5 in the finale in Dallas in what wound up being Parsons’ final game with the Cowboys.

When the Packers traded for Parsons, he said he’s “going to say things I probably shouldn’t say off emotion.” Asked about his domination over the Commanders on Tuesday, though, Parsons wasn’t going to provide any bulletin-board material. Instead, he deflected the praise to his former defensive coordinator, Mike Zimmer.

He’s hoping his new defensive coordinator, Jeff Hafley, will put him in position for similar success.

“That was Zim. He kind of mastered, schemed some things up, but Haf got some things schemed up,” Parsons said. “But just understand who you’re playing against, understand they’re just an explosive team starting with that quarterback and it just means a lot more. You got to get to him.”

In the game at Dallas:

- The first full sack came while aligned outside left tackle Brandon Coleman. This was a hustle and speed sack.