Micah Parsons apparently had a Week 6 meeting with Detroit marked on his calendar.

The injured Cowboys pass rusher admitted as much on the latest episode of his podcast, “The Edge with Micah Parsons,” on Monday. Along with Eagles cornerback Darius Slay, Parsons said the rivalry between Dallas and Detroit is bigger than most people think.

“I believe that because since I’ve been in Dallas, I think we’ve played Detroit three times,” Parsons said. “We beat them two years in a row, then obviously they came back and people want to say we cheated them last year.”

Since Parsons suffered an ankle injury in Week 4, he was forced to miss the “two biggest” games he was expected to play this season. The first was an away meeting with the Pittsburgh Steelers, thanks to his Pennsylvania connections and respect for the franchise’s members. Second on his list was Detroit based on last season’s results.

Parsons explained some of his thoughts on Dallas’ 47-9 loss to Detroit, noting how the Lions emphasized making eligible plays. Parsons described the situation as the “absolute height of pettiness.”

“Obviously I see all this animosity between the receivers and the DBs. I mean, yeah, we have a lot of injuries and you know what it’s like when you have injuries and stuff like that,” Parsons said. “There are no excuses for how the game ended. I just know that we will definitely look forward to a rematch, a revenge game.”

Cowboys cornerback Jourdan Lewis particularly emphasized after Sunday’s game that Detroit utilized the tackle-able formation. The Lions used the formation a total of nine times.

Listen to the rest of Parsons’ latest podcast episode here.

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