Micah Parsons Sets Personal Record After Narrow Week 7 Win

The Green Bay Packers will go back to the Midwest thankful that they escaped with a win, having secured the victory with a late Josh Jacobs touchdown that was ultimately never answered by the Arizona Cardinals.

Whilst it was some big offensive plays that caught the headlines after the game, most notably the decision to keep the offense on the field for it a 4th and 2 with the game on the line, which quarterback Jordan Love dutifully managed to convert into a 15-yard catch-and-run for tight end, Tucker Kraft, it was the defensive pressure that helped seal the win.

The fourth quarter saw the Packers defense really turn on the heat, in a game that saw the unit manage a total of 6 sacks on Cardinals QB, Jacoby Brissett.

Micah Parsons Did Something He Had Never Previously Managed

For the star player on the defense, Micah Parsons, this game meant a particular amount, as he managed to do something he had never previously done in his career to-date – sack the opposing quarterback three times – per ESPN’s Rob Demovsky.

“Believe it not, this was Micah Parsons’ first 3-sack game.” Demovsky wrote after the game. “He had 2.5 three different times, but never 3 in a game before today.”

And, also per Demovsky, the former Dallas Cowboy equalled his former record for the 2025 season in QB pressures, with 6.

Four of those quarterback pressures, according to Demovsky, came into the fourth quarter. Proving that when it counts, Parsons and the rest of the Packers defense step up to the plate.

Packers Defense Has Been A Mixed Bag In 2025

The Packers defense is by no means a “bad” defense. In fact, one would be hard pressed to say at this point that it is anything but a “good” one, relative to the rest of the NFL.

It ranks 6th in total defense, and actually 1st in run defense. However, the troubles start to come in the pass defense, where Green Bay come in at just 15th – middle of the pack.

For a pass rush that boasts not one but four former first round picks – three of whom were selected in the top-15 and play as an edge rusher – 15th in the league against the pass is certainly not ideal.

Although sacks themselves are not necessarily the issue, as the team came into week 7 6th in the league in that department, they are allowing quarterbacks to make plays downfield.

It is also worth noting that whilst the team are a top-10 unit in sacks, that does not fully track with the totality of their pass-rushing endeavours. ESPN ranks the Packers 12th in pass-rush-win-rate, which calculates the percentage of times a rusher manages to beat his block within 2.5 seconds of the ball being snapped.

Parsons is now at 5.5 sacks on the season, and as he continues to acclimatize to the defense, fans will hope that he continues to get better and better.

Insider can’t believe ‘crazy paragraph’ he wrote about Colts’ historic offense

The Indianapolis Colts added to the win column once again this week, and it was the Los Angeles Chargers who were in their way. The Colts won 38-24, and it was their offense like stuck out again, as they may be playing some of the best football of any team right now. Looking at their offense this week, they have been able to do some historic things, and ESPN’s Stephen Holder couldn’t believe he was writing this.

“The Colts have eclipsed 30 points in five of their seven games and lead the NFL in points per game (33.1) and yards per play (6.4). According to ESPN Research, their 232 points this season are their most through seven games since 1964– two decades before they relocated to Indianapolis from Baltimore,” Holder wrote.

Daniel Jones has resurrected his career in Indianapolis, and he’s getting the ball to everyone on the field. His has an array of options, and it’s almost not surprising that they’re scoring this many points every game. Add on to the fact that Jonathan Taylor is scoring every game (sometimes twice, sometimes three times), and you have the makings of an offense that’s going to be hard to stop.

Some were maybe wondering if this could be a fluke by the Colts, but through seven weeks, they look like the real deal.

Colts continue to dominate on offense

The Colts offense has been special this season, and the players themselves believe that this is sustainable as the year continues. Michael Pittman Jr. has been with the team for some time, and he knew that all they needed was one more player. That player was [Daniel] Jones.

“I always knew that we had really good players here and we were just missing something,” Pittman said. “And that’s something that Dan brought. I’ve always had confidence in our guys. We were just one player away.”

“We go into every game thinking we’re scoring 40,” Mo Alie-Cox said. “I mean, we are on the verge of doing it again. Every time we get the ball, we think we’re going to score.”

The Colts have made it look easy on that side of the ball, but their defense is also making big plays and limiting the opposing teams. If they continue to play like this as a collective unit, there’s no telling where they’ll stand at the end of the season and when the postseason arrives.

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