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[@jankyy8567]

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FACT!!!

[@jordan12118]

Facts

[@matthewstevens1125]

Straight up facts

[@tyreepowell8367]

@@NFLVault How are you doing this fine evening?

[@metaphase7402]

Never

[@DC4L99]

The playmaker, one of the best big game receivers ever.

[@cowboyz2k3]

Always showed in postseason. Even had better #'s than Rice in playoffs 92-95....miss watching him play

[@jonmolina948]

He never got that many targets, they ran the ball so much with Emmitt.

[@dariuzjohnson9125]

@@cowboyz2k3 Indeed. Thanks for stating that clutch fact

[@crystrezerex2life]

Metcalf who....?😁

[@keijokaljo7622]

Unbelievable

[@ziptalia2456]

The PLAYMAKER..... study him young bucks.... but really study what's inside his heart and his hunger, desire, and drive to never, ever quit - no matter what - and that is where you will find the key to his success.

[@obama1821]

4:28 the way Irvin turned around looked so badass

[@brandonsavitski]

That was the 1995 Season on Thanksgiving Day game against the Chiefs. 11 catches, 121 yards, and that touchdown you saw. Not even a Cowboys fan but I know my history.

[@obama1821]

@@brandonsavitski thanks?

[@randomman9231]

@@brandonsavitski Irvin was a beast

[@brandonsavitski]

@@randomman9231 He was a beast. My brother is a Cowboys fan so I know their history very well and watched them heavily in the late 80's and 90's.

[@raouljosephjr.6007]

The playmaker 🤯

[@RickMichaels-if5eq]

Michael Irvin is the greatest!!!💪🏾🏈

[@magnuscroify]

What I'm learning from this video is how great he was at battling DBs and earning his receptions.

[@Skyman-db1rw]

Something our receivers could learn from

[@elishareilly7980]

Great observation they let u jam at in line game was very physical

[@claeg.5712]

Damn Irvin was a beast.

[@tallsmile28]

A true number one receiver. Would fight and win most 50/50 balls and ran the entire route tree. The Cowboys surely miss him.

[@michaelsloane9955]

Irvin was one of the most productive WRs of his time despite being stuck on a run first team. Interestingly, Irvin won the receiving title in 1991 with 1523 yards while Emmitt Smith won the rushing title that same year with 1563 yards. Then, in 1995, Irvin put up his best year with 1603 yards, (still a Cowboys single season record for receiving yards.), 10 touchdowns, and 11 100 yard games in the SAME season in which Emmitt Smith put his career highs of 1773 yards and 25 touchdowns. Talking about being productive despite having to share the ball. Now, Irvin only had 1 season of double digit touchdowns with a career high off only 10 with a career total of 65. BUT you have to understand that Irvin's touchdown stats were deflated by the fact the 1990s Cowboys always ran the ball in goal to go situations. If it was any down and goal, they were feeding Emmitt. I would guess, and this video backs this up, that most of Irvin's touchdowns went for at least 11 yards with many of them long ones because once they got to the 10, they were running. But what REALLY puts in perspective how productive Irvin was is the fact that his 74.9 receiving yards per game are the highest receiving yards per game for any player whose career ended before 2000.

[@nikosuavesworldofsportsmusic]

100% FACTUAL!!!! That's what those fantasy football stat geeks who look at Michael Irvin's career statistics of 750 receptions for 11,000+ yards & 65 receiving touchdowns without putting them in proper context based upon the era & offensive system that he played in compared to his pro-bowl, All-Pro, & Hall of Fame wide receiver contemporaries such as Jerry Rice, Sterling Sharpe, Andre "Bad Moon" Rison, Art "The Quiet Assassin" Monk, Gary Clark, Henry Ellard, Cris Carter, Andre Reed, Tim Brown, Herman Moore, "The Reverend" Isaac Bruce, Jimmy Smith, Keenan McCardell, Anthony Miller, Rod Smith, Terrance Mathis, & Rob Moore as well as the wide receivers who've played these past 20 years since he retired in this watered down wide open pass happy era NFL football such as Randy "Superfreak" Moss, Terrell "Team Obliterator" Owens, "Big Game" Torry Holt, Marvin (He allegedly caught a body) Harrison, Reggie Wayne, Anquan Boldin, Larry Fitzgerald, Steve Smith Sr., Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson, Andre Johnson, Calvin "Megatron" Johnson, Julio Jones, Antonio Brown, Dez Bryant, A.J. Green, & DeAndre Hopkins. Very well stated on your behalf sir. #SALUTE

[@cowboyz2k3]

Great comments by you both. All factual....I still have the newspaper boxscores of Michael's 11- 100yd receiving games from 1995, which i believe is still a record unless Calvin Johnson broke it but I thought he just tied it. Can't remember. But I'll always remember Irvin's catch in 95 on Thanksgiving Day vs Chiefs and his big time catches in postseason. Irvin and Aikman had unbelievable chemistry when it mattered in playoffs. As good as Montana to Rice. Compliments don't get any better than that. Miss them days severely but I'm glad I got to witness them. Awesome times in Dallas Cowboys Football History......

[@jackduncan5442]

The Triplets carried the Cowboys in 1995.

[@onlyonhereformusic]

The only reason emmit smith could do that is cuz Larry Allen, but I mean he was still good

[@jackduncan5442]

@@onlyonhereformusic You are embarrassingly uninformed on this topic. Step aside junior.

[@primenemesis3671]

One of the best Wide outs in HISTORY. The Cowboys were a heavy run team but Irvin more than held his own against everyone. If he was in a pass first league like today he would have had much better career stats. If he had played in a west coast system he would have put up huge numbers. I love Irvin.

[@noobroblox1409]

Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, and Michael Irvin were literally the best

[@naturalimmunity7007]

He was great at positioning his body between the ball and the defender. Maybe better than any receiver ever.

[@heatedchair.]

And it's cool how often he used his open hand to make the ball easier to catch rather than trying to catch it just with that one hand.

[@piijay14]

Agreed.

[@lilnerf9269]

T.O??

[@Bonswally]

Calm down

[@HiNRGboy]

@@Bonswally no one's ramped up 😂

[@Damianoutlaw]

THE PLAYMAKER!!! At the time Michael Irvin had the Greatest nickname in sports. One of my all time favorite Cowboys.

[@HiNRGboy]

#2 was a pretty sick catch lol, Playmaker and Harper are my two favorite Cowboys WR's, and Bullet Bob Hayes from the early days :)

[@jsmith3692]

My favorite catch is against the 49ers , it’s the first of the 3 championship games . It’s right before halftime and he catches a pass over the middle , I mean he gets crushed by two defenders and gets spun like a Helicopter propeller. The fact that Troy threw it knowing Michael would get crushed showed the confidence Troy had in him . What was truly amazing was Michael going over the middle and catching it knowing he was going to get crushed .

[@mediascribble]

He was a natural. Didn't care where he was falling, but he was gonna make the catch.

[@erichagan8992]

The PLAYMAKER was one bad dude he definitely was a big part of the Cowboys success winning those 3 Super Bowls

[@cowboyz2k3]

Michael was Cowboys emotional leader.........hands down

[@agk9276]

I wish I could have been alive to see this guy

[@nikosuavesworldofsportsmusic]

It was a glorious time as BOTH a die hard Miami Hurricanes & Dallas Cowboys football fan. Where's Marty McFly's DeLorean so I can go back to the year 1991 & relive the 90's Dallas Cowboys dynasty.

[@Dirtnation2]

You didn't miss much.

[@nikosuavesworldofsportsmusic]

@@Dirtnation2 Hilariously False you tried though run along troll 🤣🤣🤣🤣.

[@jackduncan5442]

@@Dirtnation2 Idiot.

[@LawDog88]

I am SO happy to have found this video....my GOAT WR...MIKE!!!!

[@powertothetubers456]

Wow these plays happened when I was a child and not yet into sports real heavy but as a grown man and now a sports fanatic I can honestly say I appreciate the greatness we just witnessed in these highlights

[@Peakfreud]

That 90's Cowboy team was legendary. And I'm a Giants fan.. Those Battles brought joy to my child hood. I hated the Cowboys Yet Loved them as villains.

[@2playschemeo.p.croutes724]

Same here. I’ve watched the boys duke it out with big blue year after year. I have respect for the G-men. 4x champs

[@MeggaMann_theBlueLion]

Some of his nine touchdown catches were incredible plays after catch

[@InfamousRican1]

One of Miami’s 🙌🏽 many GOATS 🐐

[@ckmoore101]

I never realized, Aikman I think had the quickest/longest dropback I have ever seen. It's impressive how fast and far he shuffles back.

[@chandlerholleman8099]

Them 25 made my day...joy watching The PLAYMAKER

[@sports3117]

Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin were the greatest offensive trio of the 90's

[@nikosuavesworldofsportsmusic]

100% FACTS!!!!!!

[@nikosuavesworldofsportsmusic]

@Thomas Sankara They only played together from 1985-90. So as the person ORIGINALLY stated Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, & Michael Irvin were the best offensive trio of the 1990's followed by Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, & Andre Reed of the Buffalo Bills for clarification sake. #READCAREFULLYBEFORERESPONDINGIJS🤷

[@DC4L99]

Thomas Sankara Nope.

[@fredleeland2464]

I wish you were wrong as a Steelers fan

[@DC4L99]

NIKO SAMUELS FACTS, would have been 5 or 6 rings if Jimmy Johnson had stuck around.

[@jackharrist8180]

Irvin is such a nice jolly man in retirement that it's easy to forget what a killer he was on the field too.

[@Jesus-iz2my]

The good old days.😄

[@khalilwilliams7172]

I always thought this was an official NFL channel. NFL THROWBACKS ARE AMAZING!!! Please keep them coming

[@brucelau2023]

One of the great Dallas Cowboys players of all time 👏👏👏👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@rickrahman391]

Irvin was sensational!! He ate top DB's up!!!! Including D Sanders!!

[@Knowonecares100]

Watching this after seeing the deeper your will speech!

[@SPTO]

Irvin was one of the last truly physical WRs out there. He wouldn't be able to use that to his advantage in today's game but his ability to get to the ball was pretty damn good. He'd be a star in any era IMO. A crying shame how his career ended.

[@fredleeland2464]

Receivers like this still exist, look at Julian Edelman

[@avagracenewton7342]

Nah bro Edelman nothin

[@DeeNice681]

Andre Johnson was truly the last of the 'Michael Irvin' types!

[@avagracenewton7342]

Idk what y’all smokin u all wrong

[@Terror832]

I mean the game nowadays is very quarterback/receiver friendly. No question Irvin would see an uptick in total production in today’s era. I always compared DeAndre Hopkins to him. They weren’t fast burners but they’re both great route runner, strong hands, physical and are true #1.

[@dariuzjohnson9125]

Michael "Playmaker" Irvin is my all-time favorite NFL wr

[@bosslax3162]

A top three receiver, and top ten player, of the early 90s.

[@omarjamal161]

That's what fighting for the ball and great hands look like.

[@anthonymechling8184]

This guy just dominated the Steelers and they weren't even in the same conference, let alone divison. Guy was underrated. He was always over shadowed by Troy amd Emmitt. If he played in today's softer, high passing volume league his numbers would be crazy. Sad his career got cut short playing on philly's carpet over cement field.

[@reddot2234]

Dudes a fuckin legend

[@gabrielmendesdacunha6346]

Herman Moore #84 deserves some love too

[@jermaine8657]

As a Cowboy fan...I admired the Moore and perriman combo,with Barry sanders in the backfield...#nasty

[@shawnlittle9378]

This proves why Michael Irvin is in the Hall of Famer because he was so resilient he was so determined and he was so precise and went Troy Aikman was throwing him the football you knew who was getting it number 88 Michael Irvin the playmaker the greatest of all time

[@hermanrjessiejr8866]

Michael was one of the best ever!!!!!

[@leeward6762]

Irvin was the heart & soul of the team, Troy was the unquestioned leader and Emmitt was the work horse, one of the best teams top to bottom ever.

[@NoJobRob]

His Catch In Traffic stat was damn near 99

[@FluxFreeman]

He is an awesome analyst too, dude shows up on our Boston channel and provides some hot takes (notice he was faster than the CB's also)

[@demetriusreynolds8178]

Irvin is underrated asf. If it wasn’t for battling injuries his 1st 3 seasons and career ending injury in 99 then his numbers would’ve resembled t.o. or moss and then ppl would recognize him more as a top 3 wr, thankfully I already do regardless of that

[@jermaine8657]

Alvin Harper was a beast too!

[@johnkoziol1537]

I grew up a Dallas Cowboys fan back when Roger Staubach was the quarterback and Tom Landry was the head coach. When Jerry Jones bought the team and let Tom Landry go I swore my allegiance as a Cowboys fan was gone. It didn't take long for me to change my mind thanks to what the Cowboys did in such a short amount of time under the new regime, even winning more Super Bowls in less years than the old regime did. It made me a Cowboy fan for life no matter what happens with them each season. Go Cowboys!

[@jackduncan5442]

G.O.A.T.

[@tibeokey4451]

Irvin the playmaker

[@dandredenan6895]

Just Great.

[@christiansoldier77]

Amazing how Irvin will always be underrated

[@MrSmokincodz]

hes not in the slightest

[@christiansoldier77]

@@MrSmokincodz yes he is

[@MrSmokincodz]

@@christiansoldier77 hall of fame players are not underrated lol

[@christiansoldier77]

@@MrSmokincodz you idiot if a hofer can be overrated then he can also be underrated . There are different levels of players in the hof. Irvin is a top level player but he gets underrated as a second or third level player

[@MrSmokincodz]

@@christiansoldier77 just stop. Lol

[@patriciamcknight14]

Those were the days

[@TheSuperKozak]

I am Niner, don't like them Boys, but this dude was unstoppable machine on the field. Always ready. PLAYMAKER forever. In the top ten players of his generation. Maybe top five. Pure class.

[@ma.delrosariocalzadatrejo277]

Wonderful!!!!

[@darrenmyers9380]

The best receiver to ever play the game

[@joshbrunswick9699]

The left hand bobble king 👑

[@Doobydoobydoo1974]

Irvin was no doubt great…but props to those highly accurate Aikman passes.

[@Bill_Woo]

These mainly show him getting open. They don't show his strength. That was what was so amazing: strength of a running back, with wide out speed.

[@3nim3nimabl3]

I know this is Irvin's video but Some of these passes are straight dimes by Aikman

[@noobroblox1409]

One of the best wide receivers ever

[@awesomeguy4500]

Awsome

[@pd9971]

You should have added the catch he made against the Redskins where the Cowboys came back in 1999 down 21.

[@llNATEDOGGll]

We need the classic Cowboys team back! Michael Irvin was a monster!

[@patrivera2825]

I hate the cowboys I'ma saints fan all the way but you cant hate on this man one of THE GREATEST RECEIVERS WHO EVER PLAYED THE GAME MICHAEL IRVIN

[@kathyroberson1662]

Yay my goat

[@dcmount8261]

Yessir my Guy The playMaker

[@davidjulseth8667]

He looked pretty good

[@oval291]

Man DBs and coverages have improved a lot. Playmaker is still a man among boys and one of fav receivers bar none but these clips highlight how poor DBs we’re back then

[@DENZELINAFRICA]

Damm magic

[@jeromewilliams591]

PLAYMAKER is my favorite NFL player of all time along with Barry Sanders...

[@chidozieosuji5158]

Legend has it the Cowboys have continued to practice social distance for the super bowl ever since Michael retired

[@LRC.]

Loool this is funny 😆

[@cprrful]

RIP John Madden one of the Goats.

[@xo663]

4:22 nobody: John Madden: *that was a one handed touchdown*

[@DoubleStar92]

1:00 I own the jersey he’s wearing! 3 TD’s in that game.

[@javonjones670]

Dope 🔥

[@elpllc7541]

He was so big he was able to make those plays

[@qtip4338]

Tha Playmaker

[@FredyVergaraShow]

Im born and raised in dallas! And Playmaker is a God here. 90s cowboys are

[@omarjamal161]

He might not be open but he will come down with the 🏈

[@jefferywilliams5878]

Unfortunately millions of sport fan's including Dallas Fans especially the younger fans seem to have forgotten or they just never knew about Mike,Mr.E.Smith,Troy, Too Tall, Jay N.and Mr. Norton and the rest of the best team that anybody has ever heard or seen before. And if your a true Cowboys Fan read about these these champions and don't forget Mr.Harper. Your welcome.

[@billywright9055]

And Darrell Green career highlight video

[@maddenmoments8748]

Yes

[@jiraiya4588]

Somebody had to mention the emmitt smith block on #6!

[@Dirtnation2]

I cannot wait for a future "Crime in Sports" episode on Irvin.

[@Robert-nb6cc]

Not the fastest but had good hands and knew how to get open.

[@michaelwashington4408]

Not fast but sports a 16 yard per catch average for his Career.

[@youngsain3]

PLAYMAKER!

[@MrEOM41]

One of the more all-around receivers could beat you deep get the tough 1st downs and go down middle.

[@jasoncollins7941]

Watching this since he said you got to catch the ball with your body on undisputed.

[@duydo6924]

Can't wait for Cris Carter and Sterling Sharpe.

[@daynejoseph2366]

Top 10 WR. Change my mind.

[@fbistatmajor5918]

If Terrell Owens was around competent teams his whole career, this is how he'd look. Michael was amazing for an entire decade

[@fadetoblack8136]

Didn’t have great speed, but the hands were amazing. I remember he used to catch everything

[@haitiinfos1804]

As a New Yorker and a New York Football Giants fan , my top 12 football people of all time are, in this order : 1) Tie between Coach Bill Parcells and Coach Bill Bellichick 2) Tom Brady (respect for the GOAT) 3) Michael Irvin 4) Tie between John Elway and Drew Brees 5) Tie between Eli and Peyton Manning 6) Coach Mike Tomlin 7) Tie between Joe Montana and Ben Roethlisberger, 8) Coach Jimmy Johnson 9) Troy Aikman 10) Jerry Rice 11)Lawrence Taylor 12) Tie between Barry Sanders and Keyshawn Johnson (I was never a Jets fan but I loved Key's swagger). My favorite team owner is undoubtedly Jerry Jones ,the ultimate master of the game. I wish I had space for greats like O.J. Simpson,Thurman Thomas, Steve Young, Boomer Esiason,Jerome Bettis,Terrell Owens, Ochocinco, Bruce Smith of the Buffalo Bills, Emmitt Smith, Deion Sanders ,Dan Marino,etc...Just my opinion..

[@ihaveballs9443]

Finally

[@Earnie104]

The DALLAS COWBOY LEGENDARY, KING MICHAEL IRVING. ONE OF THE BEST TO EVER DO IT. HOW ABOUT THEM BOYS ❣️🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹💜

[@gonzalorocha5087]

Full carrer highlights

[@PuzzleGotti]

He could def play in this era

[@askabourgo]

Why not 50 like the others?

[@CyanideSublime]

Irvin had magnetic fingertips

[@mosesleparker]

Beast, but we need to work on those celebrations lol

[@TheFlyShitOnlyPodcast]

damn all you had to do was throw it up for Mike