“It felt like a little heart attack!” Micah Parsons reveals how HEARTBREAKING the playoff loss to 49ers was for Dak Prescott’s Cowboys
Parsons wants to embrace defeat like a true competitor.
Losing a match is always disheartening, but the sting intensifies when that game holds the key to advancing to the next round. This sentiment was experienced during the Dallas Cowboys’ playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the previous season. Micah Parsons recently disclosed that the weight of that defeat mirrored a “heart attack.”
The Cowboys’ loss proved to be a bitter pill to swallow, especially considering their remarkable regular season performance of securing 12 victories. Nonetheless, it was in the postseason where they had stumbled the previous year, and unfortunately, history repeated itself. The defeat at the hands of the 49ers carried an added layer of difficulty due to the presence of Brock Purdy on their opponent’s side. Despite the determined lineup presented by Cowboys’ head coach Mike McCarthy, the team fell short.
Parsons recalled the disappointments after the playoff game. “It ain’t really even hit me until we hit the locker room,” he revealed to Ryan Clark in the latest segment of the Pivot podcast. “The thing that people don’t realize is that team will never be the same again.“
The 24-year-old had a notable year until that game. However, the only takeaway he has from 2022 is the chances he did not take. “I think about all the plays I missed,” he said. “You live with that if you’re a true competitor. It felt like a little heart attack.”
The finality of the playoff loss vs @49ers
still weighs on @dallascowboys star@MicahhParsons11“It felt like a little heart attack.” Parsons said.
And #11 shares how it’s not just the end of a season or dreams dashed but also the realization of some teammates and coaches who…
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Under defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, the Dallas Cowboys have banded together a strong defense. No wonder the 49ers only managed to score one touchdown all game. They did, however, score four field goals. Moreover, Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott threw two crucial interceptions, which cost them the match.
Micah Parsons wants to win the Super Bowl and retire early
Parsons wants to be remembered as a Cowboys legend (Image via SI)
Victory and defeat are both ingrained habits. Many players can go through their entire careers without even making it to the Super Bowl, resigned to witnessing someone else’s triumphant trophy lift from the sidelines. Micah Parsons is determined not to settle for that any longer.
“I’m tired of watching Super Bowls in suites,” he revealed on the Pivot podcast. Moreover, he aims to be like Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin, who dominated the NFL as Cowboys.
“It weighs a lot. That’s why I want it early. I want it early,” Micah Parsons admitted. “If I win a Super Bowl, I’ll never have to worry about anything ever in my life. It really blows my mind how much Michael Irvin still is a legend in Dallas. He walks the street like a god.”
The two-time Pro Bowler is well on his way to greatness. He has already played 36 games in two seasons and was voted the ninth-best player in the NFL last year.
