DALLAS — The Lion was hungry. The Lion ate.
Micah Parsons tallied 10 quarterback pressures on Tom Brady, a sack, two tackles for loss and two pass deflections in the Cowboys' 31-14 win over the Buccaneers on Monday night. Parsons also drew an offensive holding call early in the game, as he set the tone for the Dallas defense.
The Cowboys, in the end, did something we've rarely seen in a playoff game: Make Tom Brady uncomfortable.
And Parsons was leading the charge.
His 10 quarterback pressures were most in a playoff game since the NFL's Next Gen Stats began tracking the stat in 2016, according to NFL.com.
After the game, the often loquacious Parsons kept it simple on Twitter:
"My turn 😤 ! Tired of talking see y'all Sunday! 1-0"
Not that Parsons and the Cowboys needed the extra motivation, but it's no surprise if Parsons played with an extra edge Monday night.
Last week the NFL Players Association released its first "Players All-Pro Team," selected by the players themselves. And Parsons didn't make the cut, as Nick Bosa and Myles Garrett getting selected at edge rusher.
Parsons was quick to react to the snub, tweeting, "Man I'm in playoff mode fu** that list! Congrats to those that made it tho! They deserve it !"
Parsons was, expectedly, named to the Associated Press All-Pro team later in the week, making the squad for the second year in a row.
But maybe it didn't hurt for Parsons to pick up a little extra motivation along the way.