Michael Irvin vs Terrell Owens

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Michael Irvin and Terrell Owens compared on their NFL careers: Michael Irvin played 12 seasons, 1988 to 1999, Terrell Owens 15 seasons, 1996 to 2010. Michael Irvin has 750 receptions to Terrell Owens's 1,078. They have faced each other 2 times: Michael Irvin's team won 1, Terrell Owens's 1. Michael Irvin won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Terrell Owens leads in 2 of the 3 lines, Michael Irvin in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Michael Irvin and Terrell Owens career totals
159GP219
11,904YDS15,934, better
65TD153, better
15.9, betterAVG14.8

Michael Irvin vs Terrell Owens head to head

They have faced each other 2 times: Michael Irvin's team won 1, Terrell Owens's 1.

Michael Irvin and Terrell Owens, record against each other
GamesPlayedMichael Irvin wonTerrell Owens won
Regular season211
Michael Irvin and Terrell Owens, averages in their games against each other
6.0, betterREC2.0
69.5, betterYDS31.0
0.5, betterTD0.0

Every game against each other

Michael Irvin vs Terrell Owens, every game
Nov 2, 1997DAL at SFL 17-106 REC, 51 YDS, 1 TD3 REC, 57 YDS, 0 TD
Nov 10, 1996DAL at SFW 20-176 REC, 88 YDS, 0 TD1 REC, 5 YDS, 0 TD

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Michael Irvin and Terrell Owens postseason
16GP12
1,315, betterYDS751
8, betterTD5
15.1, betterAVG13.9

Where each stands all time

Michael Irvin and Terrell Owens all-time places
34th (11,904)Receiving yards3rd (15,934), better
48th (750)Receptions9th (1,078), better

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Michael Irvin and Terrell Owens titles and awards
Michael IrvinTitle or awardTerrell Owens
3, betterChampionships—

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Michael Irvin and Terrell Owens season by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
1st198832654, better5, better199635, better5204
2nd1989263782199760, better936, better8, better
3rd1990204135199867, better1,097, better14, better
4th199193, better1,523, better8, better1999607544
5th1992781,3967200097, better1,451, better13, better
6th1993881,3307200193, better1,412, better16, better
7th1994791,24162002100, better1,300, better13, better
8th1995111, better1,603, better10, better2003801,1029
9th1996649622200477, better1,200, better14, better
10th199775, better1,180, better9, better2005477636
11th1998741,0571200685, better1,180, better13, better
12th1999101673200781, better1,355, better15, better
13th————2008691,05210
14th————2009558295
15th————2010729839

What the columns mean: REC