Michael Irvin came loaded for Philadelphia on Monday morning.
With kickoff of the Monday Night Football matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and Eagles closing in, the Cowboys legend used his appearance on NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football” to needle the Eagles crowd already gathered ahead of the game. He acknowledged what Philadelphia has accomplished recently, but made it clear he wasn’t impressed by the timing.
“I know we're out here amongst these enemies, but it's where we're going to do our best work,” Irvin said. “I love being in the land where every body hates you the most.”
He didn’t stop there.
“In Philadelphia, I know you guys just got in the Super Bowl business, I understand you just got in the Super Bowl business. But we been in the business!
We been in the business for a long time!” Irvin added.
“And we know how to win Super Bowls and we will get back starting tonight at the cost of the Eagles fans.”
That kind of talk was never going to land softly with Eagles fans, and it didn’t.
Irvin’s point was rooted in history: Dallas was winning Super Bowls long before Philadelphia won its first two in 2017 and 2024, and the Cowboys have three more overall. But the larger truth hanging over this game is a much colder one for Dallas. The franchise’s last title came in 1995, capping off a third championship in four years, and the decades since have been defined by frustration.
This season has delivered more of the same. The Cowboys entered 2026 with hope, only to run into the reality that this probably won’t be their year either. The revamped defense has been as bad, if not worse than it has been over the last two years, and the offense has started to sputter as well.
Philadelphia isn’t exactly rolling, either.
The Eagles are dealing with major questions after likely losing Jalen Hurts for the rest of the season because of blood clots in his lungs. That leaves Tanner McKee and possibly Joe Milton to carry the offense the rest of the way.
For this Week 7 game, Philadelphia is also without its top two wide receivers, with DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks both ruled out due to injury. Even so, Saquon Barkley is set to return, so the Eagles still have a serious threat in the backfield.
Of course, as shaky as Philadelphia looks, that doesn’t automatically make Dallas the safe bet. The Cowboys’ defense has been so poor this season that even a depleted Eagles offense wouldn’t guarantee anything. Given what both teams have shown so far, Monday night has the ingredients to get messy in a hurry.
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