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The Packers bolstered their Super Bowl chances with a blockbuster trade for Micah Parsons on Thursday.
Green Bay moved from +1700 to +1200 to win the Super Bowl at FanDuel Sportsbook after the shocking news broke that All-Pro pass rusher was being traded from the Cowboys to their NFC rival.
The Packers are now tied with the Lions for the fifth-best odds to win it all in the NFL and second-best in the NFC behind the Eagles (+750).
The Ravens remain a slight Super Bowl favorite at +700.
The move helped leapfrog the Packers over the Lions as the favorites in the NFC North, moving to +170 versus Detroit’s +195.
They are also now a slight second favorite to win the NFC (+600) behind the favored Eagles (+370) and a tick ahead of the Lions (+650).
Parsons, who has 52.5 sacks across four NFL seasons, is the favorite (+500) to win the NFL Defensive Player of the Year this year.
The four-time Pro Bowler was traded to the Packers for two first-round picks and Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark.
Micah Parsons of the Dallas Cowboys stands on the field following an NFL Preseason 2025 game against the Baltimore Ravens at AT&T Stadium on August 16, 2025 in Arlington, Texas. Getty ImagesParsons and the team then came to terms on a four-year, $188 million contract.
He joins a young Packers team that went 11-6 last season before losing in the wild-card round to the eventual champion Eagles.
The deal marks the end of a month-long standoff between Parsons and the Cowboys.
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The two sides had been at odds over a contract extension.
Parsons ultimately asked for a trade out of Dallas, and after a few weeks of standing firm, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones gave him his wish.
