"Let them take care of that. Our job is to go win a 60-minute ball-game and set up the game against Jacksonville, come home and try to get in the dance."

The Ravens understand that it will be an emotional night for the Cowboys, who are planning to count down the five most memorable moments at the stadium from 1971 to this year and will trot out close to 100 former players and coaches for a post-game ceremony.

According to Dallas team officials, that will include a final walk across the famous star on the 50-yard line.

The Ravens' concentration, though, needs to be on their matchups and not on the Cowboys' impressive history.

"It's going to be a circus atmosphere, bringing everybody back, but we have to focus on the 11 guys that we are going to try to defend," said defensive coordinator Rex Ryan, whose father, Buddy Ryan, had some memorable clashes with the Cowboys, including the so-called Bounty Bowl when he was the Philadelphia Eagles' coach. "Our focus is we have to win this game to go to the playoffs. It doesn't matter if [Ed] "Too Tall" Jones is out there."

The Cowboys sport an all-time record of 212-99 at Texas Stadium, including a 6-1 mark this year. Plus, Dallas needs to win to keep pace in the NFC wild-card race.

Meanwhile, the Ravens are 4-3 on the road this season. In their past five road games, they have averaged 29.8 points and gone 4-1.

Every possible bit of motivation exists for the Ravens, who are coming off a stinging 13-9 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Win and they're in the driver's seat to make the playoffs after last year's 5-11 disaster that cost former coach Brian Billick his job and brought Harbaugh to town to get the franchise back on track. Lose, and they could find themselves on the outside looking in when the postseason tournament launches.

"You want to be able to have your football destinies in your hands, but I would have liked to have taken care of this problem last week or a couple of weeks ago," wide receiver Derrick Mason said. "As we, sit we're in a two-game playoff right now. We win two, we're in. If we don't, then we have a big problem."

NOTES: Free safety Ed Reed (hamstring), cornerbacks Fabian Washington (hamstring) and Samari Rolle (hamstring) and running back Ray Rice (calf contusion) are questionable. ... Offensive tackles Willie Anderson (ankle), Adam Terry (knee) and Jared Gaither (illness, shoulder), punter Sam Koch (back), Mason (dislocated left shoulder), kicker Matt Stover (ankle) and linebacker Terrell Suggs (thigh) are probable. ... The Cowboys ruled out linebacker Bobby Carpenter (knee/calf) and offensive guard Montrae Holland (ankle), listing cornerback Alan Ball (ankle) as doubtful. ... Running back Marion Barber (toe) is questionable, and Romo (back), cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones (neck), Witten (ankle) and wide receiver Roy Williams (foot) are probable.