The San Francisco 49ers concluded their Week 4 matchup with a close 26-21 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The game took place at Levi’s Stadium, where the 49ers fought hard but ultimately fell short against their opponents.
Despite their efforts, the team was unable to secure a win on their home turf, leaving fans eager for the next opportunity to bounce back.
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Micah Parsons says he has never needed extra motivation going into a football game. The star pass rusher insists that will be no different when his Green Bay Packers visit Dallas on Sunday night, exactly a month after the Cowboys traded Parsons in a blockbuster deal that ended a long and acrimonious stalemate over a contract extension.
“I just feel like my fuel’s always been trying to be the best player,” Parsons said. “When you’ve got a good team and you’ve got to beat them, you’ve got to show up in the prime-time games — that you’ve got to be your best player for yourself, for your team, and everyone there.”
Parsons has recorded 1.5 sacks for the Packers (2-1), while the Cowboys (1-2) have unsurprisingly been left with one of the worst pass rushes in the NFL. Dallas also has the 32nd-ranked pass defense as it prepares to face Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love.
Earlier in the week, Parsons told The Associated Press it would be painful to sack his mentor, Dak Prescott. Surely, that pain will turn to glee if he manages to bring down the franchise quarterback.
“I hope it’s not [painful] for me,” Prescott said. “And I hope he doesn’t get me for one.”
It could be a painful day for Dallas fans who had urged owner Jerry Jones to pay Parsons as the contract issue lingered through training camp and preseason. The trade was contingent upon Parsons agreeing to a $188 million, four-year extension — a $47 million annual average, the highest ever for a non-quarterback in NFL history.
Jones said he believed he had a deal in place with Parsons at $40.5 million per season, which at the time would have made Parsons the first defensive player to surpass $40 million annually. According to Jones, the agreement came during a conversation between the two, and he never engaged Parsons’ agent despite the 2021 AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year’s insistence that David Mulugheta be the final negotiator.
There will surely be plenty of Parsons’ No. 11 Cowboys jerseys at AT&T Stadium, including some doctored in protest against Jones. There will also be a fair share of No. 1 Packers jerseys, with many Green Bay fans anticipating a dominant win — the Packers are favored by a touchdown on the road, according to BetMGM Sportsbook.
Parsons is confident he will receive a warm reception in Dallas and isn’t bothered by Jones’ comment that a video tribute after four seasons with the club isn’t appropriate. Parsons was a two-time All-Pro during his time with the Cowboys.
“I think the world of Micah as an individual and, of course, know him well,” Jones said on his radio show during the week. “I might say, ‘Wish him well,’ except it’s obvious I don’t this weekend in terms of Green Bay winning the game.”
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DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Darian Mensah threw three touchdown passes as Duke snapped a two-game losing streak, overcoming a 13-point deficit to beat N.C. State 45-33 on Saturday.
The Blue Devils (2-2, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference opener) scored 21 points in less than four minutes of game time spanning the two halves to surge into the lead. Anderson Castle added three rushing touchdowns, including a clinching 66-yard dash on third down with 2:19 remaining.
For N.C. State (3-1, 1-1), CJ Bailey tossed two touchdown passes to Terrell Anderson but was intercepted three times. Hollywood Smothers rushed for 123 yards and one touchdown, while Will Wilson had two 1-yard TD runs. Anderson picked up 166 yards on six catches.
Mensah was 19-for-28 for 269 yards passing. Castle gained 92 rushing yards on 12 attempts.
N.C. State drove 99 yards to score on the second play of the second quarter on Bailey’s 6-yard throw to Anderson and later extended the lead to 20-7. However, a pivotal play came inside of two minutes in the first half when Duke linebacker Tre Freeman intercepted Bailey’s fourth-down pass, returning it 67 yards to set up a go-ahead 1-yard touchdown run from Castle.
**The Takeaway**
*N.C. State:* The Wolfpack racked up 535 yards of total offense but experienced too many defensive lapses to secure a second consecutive in-state road victory.
*Duke:* The Blue Devils were at minus-6 in turnover margin entering the game, but their plus-4 effort proved crucial in toppling the Wolfpack for the third season in a row. Duke, which also blocked a third-quarter field goal attempt, has now won five of the last six meetings.
**Up Next**
– *N.C. State:* Saturday at home vs. Virginia Tech
– *Duke:* Saturday at Syracuse
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