GREEN BAY, Wis. — Edge rusher Micah Parsons showed why the Green Bay Packers were willing to make him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history.

Parsons, facing the Vikings for the first time as an NFC North opponent, had two of Green Bay’s five sacks as the Packers’ defense dominated in a 23-6 victory on Sunday, Nov. 23.

“They brought me here to pass rush,” Parsons said. “If a team wants to run 40 times a game, what’s your pass rusher supposed to do? All I do is keep the edge. If I can pass rush, I can affect the game.”

Parsons was acquired from Dallas just before the start of the regular season in a blockbuster trade for two first-round draft picks and defensive lineman Kenny Clark. Parsons was rewarded with a four-year $186 million deal worth $46.5 million per year.

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