When the NFL schedule was released this spring, very few could have imagined that the Green Bay Packers would start 2-0. For one, the Detroit Lions have had the Packers' number in the Dan Campbell era, save for a Thanksgiving beatdown in 2023. Following that with Washington on a short week, last season's NFC runner-up, spelled disaster.
Then Green Bay acquired Micah Parsons. The conversation changed. Make no mistake about it: Parsons is just one player, but he impacts the whole team. He makes the defense better at all three levels, and in turn, Green Bay will no longer need to have a perfect offensive game to win.