Micah Parsons to Cowboys' critics - Bring 'same energy' for rivals - ESPN

Micah Parsons clapped back at critics of Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys, saying they should bring «the same energy» for the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers when they struggle.

Parsons, Prescott and the Cowboys were widely panned after their historic 42-10 loss to the 49ers in Week 5 but bounced back Monday night with a victory in Los Angeles over the Chargers. The Eagles and Niners, meanwhile, both lost as heavy favorites in Week 6, prompting Parsons to question the perceived lack of scrutiny for Dallas' rivals.

«I just don't condone the bashing of Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys, and [not] have the same energy for the Eagles.… We want the same energy for everybody, because there's a whole bunch of bashing when it's Dak Prescott, but not the same when it's the Eagles,» the star pass-rusher said Tuesday on his «The Edge with Micah Parsons» podcast.

Philadelphia suffered its first loss of the season Sunday to the New York Jets, who intercepted Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts three times to overcome an early 11-point deficit.

Parsons said Tuesday that the Eagles «were healthy» before acknowledging an ankle injury to star right tackle Lane Johnson, but then recalled Dallas' 30-10 rout of the Jets last month and noted that Prescott and the Cowboys' offense «moved the ball way better than the Eagles did» against New York.

"[Critics] said we beat a nameless — Zach Wilson — or a team without Aaron Rodgers, all these things," Parsons said. «One thing that the Jets did have [against us] was Sauce Gardner, D.J. Reed. They were also missing a few other pieces, and they beat the Eagles.

»But apparently, the Jets aren't a significant win. They aren't a good team without Aaron Rodgers, which I said wasn't