FRISCO, Texas – David Irving will have a difficult time matching what he did against the Green Bay Packers.

In 19 snaps, the Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman had one tackle, one sack, one tackle for loss, one pass deflection, one fumble recovery and tied a team record with three forced fumbles, including one of Aaron Rodgers as the Green Bay Packers were poised to score from the Dallas 1.

The only other defender in team history to force three fumbles in a game is DeMarcus Ware in 2005.

“His production over 19 snaps is record breaking,” coach Jason Garrett said, “so it’s hard to maintain that, but what you want to maintain is the professionalism, the discipline, the intensity each and every day.”

Irving was named the NFC’s Defensive Player of the Week for Week 6 for his effort, but on one of his first snaps against the Packers he got out of position, giving Eddie Lacy a gaping hole for a run. On a defensive line with nine players in the rotation, mistakes like that can cost playing time. Defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli is not shy in letting his feelings known.

“Not quite cussed out but it got corrected on the sidelines,” Irving said. “It was corrected. Not quite cussed out. Had I had another error there would’ve been some cuss words.”

In the third quarter, Irvin poked the ball free from Rodgers with the packers facing first-and-goal from the Cowboys 1 and trailing 20-6. On the Packers’ next drive he knocked down a third-down pass from Rodgers to force a field goal.

Two drives later he recorded his first sack but saw Green Bay recover the fumble. On the next play he forced the ball free from Ty Montgomery. This time the Cowboys recovered the ball and killed the clock.

“That’s definitely the standard Marinelli is going to hold me to and my teammates are going to hold me to,” Irving said. “Just need to work on being more consistent and keep bringing it.”

The Cowboys signed Irving last season off the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad. At 6-foot-7, 285 pounds, he is built more like a defensive end, but he has played well at defensive tackle, too. In 12 games last year, he had 14 tackles, a half sack, two tackles for loss and 14 quarterback pressures while playing with a wrist injury.

“David really has a come a long way since we got him here,” Garrett said. “He’s a talented guy. He’s big. He’s long. He’s quick. He’s fast. He’s explosive. He has playmaking ability. But what you want a player like that to do is do it on a consistent basis. He certainly showed up in the game and we all said the same thing to him: ‘The good news is you showed up in the game. The bad news is you showed up in the game, so now you’ve set a standard for yourself,’ what’s expected from you in terms of your production, that’s what we want every day in practice, that’s what we want in the games.”