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Sources: Packers not expecting Parsons back vs. Cowboys
Green Bay is bracing for Sunday night's divisional game against Dallas without its star edge rusher; the Packers are simply not anticipating him, which is not a diagnosis.
Watch it as it aired: Kenji Moonfield, Hank Ledger and Gloria Vance on this story, from The Couch Panel at 4:36 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are ESPN's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by ESPN: “Sources: Packers not anticipating Parsons' return for game vs. Cowboys”.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 4:36 PM ET on The Couch Panel, by Kenji Moonfield, Hank Ledger and Gloria Vance.
- Topics: Packers, Cowboys.
- BBN covered this story before: Bears fall 31-7 to Packers; Johnson's Bagent call questioned (October 12).
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What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorESPN's Adam Schefter reports the Packers are not anticipating Micah Parsons back at practice this week before Sunday night's game against Dallas.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo here is the question: when a team says not anticipating, is that a no, or is it a polite maybe?

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt is a no.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI once waited three days in a Kyrgyz ministry lobby for a man who was not anticipating me, and he was correct.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt's a maybe, Gloria.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentPeople say not anticipating the way they say I might be late, and then the guy walks in on the first snap and the internet loses it.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe internet. You have never waited for anything that wasn't loading.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentI waited eleven hours in a game lobby for a teammate named Pickle. He never came, and I still believe in him.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEleven hours. I was on Gloria's side, but now I'm worried about Pickle.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHank, you are switching sides because of a stranger named Pickle?

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBecause of how he said it. He sounded hopeful, and I haven't heard that sound on this desk in years.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo we're a maybe, then.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA maybe is a no wearing a hat. I vote no, and Chat, vote yes or no on Parsons, please.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorVerdict: two for no, one for maybe, and it settles nothing. I have been not anticipating my own retirement for twenty-eight years.
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