Beating the Giants has Micah Parsons and the Cowboys fairly assured.
The Cowboys’ star made a daring assertion after the 27-20 win over the Giants on Thanksgiving that saved Dallas’ (5-7) faint playoff hopes alive.
Parsons had 1.5 sacks, one sort out for loss and 4 quarterback hits to earn “Madden Thanksgiving MVP” honors after Dallas’ second straight win.
“There’s been a whole lot of trash speak on the market, speaking about what distinction can we make. We nonetheless acquired some guys getting back from the chamber,” Parsons mentioned in the course of the postgame on-field interview with Fox’s Erin Andrews. “I’m telling you all proper now, we’re coming.”
The Cowboys’ season remains to be on life assist even after back-to-back division wins over the Cowboys and Giants, however they at the very least have a shot.
NFL.com projected Dallas would have a six % probability of constructing the playoffs ought to it beat the Giants.
The NFC’s fifth and sixth seeds appear destined to go to the NFC North’s No. 2 and No. 3 groups — at present the Vikings and Packers — and the seventh seed is up for grabs.
The Commanders — whom Dallas holds the tiebreaker over due to a Week 12 win — occupy the ultimate Wild Card spot with their 7-5 report.
The 2 groups will meet in Week 18 in Dallas.
Parsons beforehand mentioned he wouldn’t permit the Cowboys to tank, and these two wins have ensured Dallas’ season nonetheless has that means getting into December.
“To be sincere, it’s actually been, ‘Why not us?’ All people counted us out. It was similar to, sufficient’s sufficient. We all know what we acquired, we all know what we will do right here and I consider in everybody of those guys right here. I consider we’re going to show it round and make a run.”
Parsons has helped the Cowboys proper the ship in the meanwhile after they dropped 5 straight video games and seemingly play their manner out of the playoff image.
The previous Penn State star now has 3.5 sacks during the last two video games, and 5.5 in his 4 video games since getting back from a high-ankle sprain he suffered vs. the Giants in September.
Mentioned Parsons: “As quickly as I used to be capable of get at the very least 90 %, it was about simply combating by way of it, getting again on the sphere as a result of I do know I can assist out right here.”
