After trouncing the Washington Commanders on Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys have won 12 games for the third season in a row, won the NFC East and clinched the second seed in the conference.
However, Dallas’ true quest is only just beginning. The Cowboys have had plenty of good regular seasons lately, but playoff success has been much harder to come by. Their goal in the playoffs is to finally silence those who hold their 28-year Super Bowl drought against them.
The Cowboys know that this postseason is a defining moment for their current core, and a chance to cement their place in franchise history. After Sunday’s game, star linebacker Micah Parsons gave a passionate message ahead of what is a make-or-break postseason for his team.
“Like I said, regular season’s cute,” Parsons said. “Oh, you know he played brilliantly for a time,” people would remark, but this is history. It’s a common saying to “be phenomenal, be forgotten.”
Because of how much people adore Jimmy (Johnson) and Michael Irvin (Haley), I therefore believe in Charles. That, in my opinion, is where CeeDee Lamb, Dak (Prescott), and I all hope to carry on the heritage and be inducted into the Cowboys Hall of Fame.” (Or the Honor Ring, for that matter.)
Parsons’ message is exactly what Cowboys supporters, both old and young, want to hear. It is really encouraging to hear such a confident comment from their greatest defensive player, who just had a personal-best regular season, given the team hasn’t had much success in the playoffs in the previous thirty years.
Dallas has performed well at AT&T Stadium this year, and they will benefit from having at least one home playoff game and possibly more if they win, but they cannot afford to become complacent. In the postseason, there are no second chances, in Parsons’ words.
Parsons declared, “There’s no tomorrow—it’s time to be phenomenal.” “That’s the difference.”
