Michael Irvin predicts Cowboys will play in next year’s Super Bowl

SAN FRANCISCO – Ever since their Super Bowl victories in the 1990s, the Dallas Cowboys have been the practical definition of mediocrity.

The team has yet to appear in an NFC championship game since winning the 1996 Super Bowl three decades ago, but this team’s top receiver, Michael Irvin, sees the vision.

Irvin told Fox News Digital on a radio show in San Francisco that he recently had dinner with future second-year head coach Brian Schottenheimer and that he “loves[s] the direction the coach is taking.

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Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin carries the ball against the New York Giants in 1990 during a game at Giant Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. (Focus on sport/Getty Images)

“I love what he’s done with the offense, because we found the offense. Now we just have to solidify and make sure it becomes more consistent. And be able to score 30, 35 points a game,” Irvin said of the all-star group that includes Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens and Javonte Williams.

The defense has been the clear weakness throughout this season, but Irvin doesn’t want anyone to sleep on it.

“Now with Quinnen Williams and Kenny Clark in the middle, man, we have a force coming into the middle of the field. We need to solidify this defense,” Irvin said.

Then came a bold prediction.

Quinnen Williams of the Dallas Cowboys comes out of the tunnel before a game against the Philadelphia Eagles at AT&T Stadium on November 23, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

“The Cowboys can be in this game next year. We could be sitting here talking about the Cowboys in this game next year, and I want you to find me and make sure you tell me, ‘You said this. You said, Michael, you said, they could be here.’

“They’ll be there. I want you to find me.”

Cowboys fans bold enough to go with Irvin can do so at Hard Rock Bet, which has a long-standing relationship with the Hall of Famer.

“This is home, this is Florida. I’m from Florida. Look back. I’ve had such a great friendship and alignment with them for so long. I had my Hall of Fame party at the Hard Rock and, of course, Miami plays at the Hard Rock, so I’m always there with them. There’s a natural partnership,” Irvin said.

Michael Irvin of the Dallas Cowboys in action against the San Francisco 49ers on November 10, 1996, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. (Focus on sport/Getty Images)

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Hard Rock Bet has Dallas at 40-1 odds to win it all next season.

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