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The Packers edge rusher tried his hand at mimicking Williams' scrambling in practice to prepare for Sunday's game.
Micah Parsons is still learning his way in the NFC North rivalries of the Green Bay Packers. He is about to taste another Green Bay rivalry game.
The Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers spent decades turning every meeting into a war, but Micah Parsons is about to get his first real taste of it in Week 14. The timing couldn't be more loaded. Chicago sits pretty at 9-3,
Garrett is a heavy favorite to win the award for a second time, while Parsons is staring down his third second-place finish.
The trade transformed the NFC North, which the 9-3 Bears lead entering their matchup Sunday against the 8-3-1 Packers at Lambeau Field. The Packers have done little to diminish their position as Super Bowl contenders, winning their last three games. Vegas odds have them at 9-1 to win the Super Bowl. The Bears, by contrast, are 25-1.
Entering the last stretch of the NFL season, it seems like Cleveland Browns' pass rusher Myles Garrett is on pace to win a key award. Green Bay Packers star Micah Parsons opened up about the possibility of losing the award to the Shedeur Sanders teammate.
On the campaign as a whole, Parsons has racked up 38 tackles, 12.5 sacks and 24 quarterback hits, and most importantly, he leads the NFL with seven fourth-quarter sacks. That's why Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley has likened Parsons to legendary New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera.