Michael Irvin and Stephen A. Smith make a bet after the Dallas Cowboys lose to the New York Giants in their NFL season opener (Week 1), according to reports from Newsweek and Yahoo Sports. The bet happens during an ESPN segment as the two discuss the Cowboys’ opening performance.
The outlets describe the wager as playful and tied directly to the Cowboys’ season following that loss. Yahoo Sports highlights Irvin’s remarks during the discussion, including a line about letting Smith “cut it,” while Newsweek focuses on the fact that the two settle on a bet after the game.
Across both accounts, the core details are the same: the bet is made by Irvin and Smith on television, it is prompted by Dallas’s Week 1 defeat, and it is presented as entertaining banter rather than a formal analysis of the team’s prospects.
