The Cowboys’ injury bug has continued to plague them since before the season started. With a mess of injuries on the defensive side of the ball and a late game with terrible weather conditions, Dallas was still able to come away with a win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 5.
Perhaps one of the biggest losses for the Cowboys was in their star edge rusher Micah Parsons, who’d played in 50 consecutive games until a high-ankle sprain he suffered during their Week 4 win over the New York Giants caused him to miss the game against the Steelers.
Parsons’ potential return
Parsons did not practice all week leading up to the Steelers game and didn’t even travel with the team. This week, the Cowboys face the Detroit Lions on Sunday afternoon and against Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St. Brown, and Sam LaPorta, they could use all the help they can get on defense. Parsons’ return for that game seems highly unlikely as it’s still quite soon, but Cowboys owner Jerry Jones did not rule out the possibility, calling him “iffy” to start.
