The Cowboys' nine-game win streak is the longest in franchise history. To some on the Cowboys, that's a cause for celebration. To Jason Garrett disciples, it's irrelevant - just win the day and focus on the process, Garrett tells guys. But to Dallas Cowboys Hall of Famer Michael Irvin, the win streak means more: It's dangerous.

"Instead of a win, I'm really looking for a loss [on Thursday]," Irvin told 105.3 The Fan on Monday. "I need a loss in here on the way to the playoffs. To re-identify, refocus.

"I'm not saying they are not focused in everything - but I wouldn't have an issue with a loss and a re-shake. You want to handle this kind of adversity and get refocused. I don't want to go into the playoffs without that. Because then when you win 9, 10, 12 games you almost forget how bad it feels to lose."

Why does Irvin want the Cowboys to feel the sting of a loss now?

"You search yourself less in victory," he said. "We search ourselves deeply in defeat, because it hurts so much we want to make sure it never happens again. Victory, I look at with an overarching eye: Whatever happened, it worked. I want a searching of ourselves one time before the playoffs. 14-2 is a great record."

Irvin only sees this need for the team though. He sees no reason why individual players like Ezekiel Elliott can't cruise along endlessly.

"[Everyone' asking] When is Zeke going to hit a wall?" Irvin said. "It's the new thing going around.

"Nobody playing this well that's on the run for MVP thinks about a wall. ... This is the sky for Zeke. To come in his first year and take the Dallas Cowboys to a 9-1 record and possibly the Super Bowl with the MVP? Shut up talking about a wall. You don't even see a wall.

Zeke - 121 yards short of Eric Dickerson's 10-game mark - is still chasing that rookie rushing record. Like Irvin, he doesn't worry about a wall. He's too busy taking the vet's encouragement

Thanks for developing the culture for for what a Dallas Cowboy running back should be. Means a lot that you were there today. @Tony_Dorsett pic.twitter.com/ln4ZbwMXft — Ezekiel Elliott (@EzekielElliott) November 20, 2016

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