Micah Parsons was emotional after Monday night’s disappointing loss to the Cincinnati Bengals and the Dallas Cowboys star attributed it to his competitiveness.

After the Cowboys lost their chance to beat the Bengals due to a brutal special teams faux pas, Parsons was visibly upset on the bench. He then left the field as time expired instead of shaking hands and visiting with the Cincinnati players after the contest.

On Tuesday, he took to his podcast to explain his actions.

“I don’t think there’s anyone more competitive than me, man,” Parsons said. “And it’s heartbreaking for me because I promised all of you Cowboys Nation that we would get there. I’ve done everything I can to make sure we can do this. And I wanted to put my teammates in that situation.”

“The fact that we lost and I felt like we could have won the game killed me, man… It kind of took the life out of me,” he continued

He then discussed leaving the field before congratulating the Bengals.

“Damned if I do, damned if I don’t,” Parson said. “If I went over there and everyone was laughing with the competition after we lost like that, a lot of people would be angry.”

Some people will appreciate this explanation, others will not. Parsons’ approach to competition likely earned him some points with Dallas fans.