DALLAS - The Baltimore Ravens used two late touchdowns Saturday to beat the Dallas Cowboys 33-24 in the last National Football League regular-season game to be played at Texas Stadium.

Willis McGahee ran 77 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter, then fullback Le'Ron McClain ran 82 yards for a score with 93 seconds to play as the Ravens continued their push for an AFC wild card berth.

Derrick Mason caught a 13-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter and Matt Stover kicked four field goals for the Ravens, who improved to 10-5 and will close the regular season at home to Jacksonville on December 28.

Joe Flacco, who completed 17-of-25 passes for 149 yards, joined Ben Roethlisberger of Pittsburgh as the only rookie quarterbacks to secure a win at Texas Stadium.

"This was a physical, hard-fought football game. We had guys banged and bruised, guys playing with one arm," said Baltimore coach John Harbaugh. "I can't even name all the guys that have injuries. My guys were excited though. I think they were looking forward to coming here to put this place (Texas Stadium) to bed."

Dallas quarterback Tony Romo connected on touchdown passes to Terrell Owens and Jason Witten in the fourth quarter, while rookie Tashard Choice had a two-yard scoring run for the Cowboys, who will begin playing next season in a new 1.2 billion-dollar stadium.

But the farewell festivities, which saw former Dallas greats taking a last walk across the star at midfield, were overshadowed by the defeat, which dented Dallas's playoff hopes.

The Cowboys trail Tampa Bay, Atlanta and Philadelphia in the race for an NFC wild card berth, while their defeat on Saturday clinched a playoff berth for NFC South division leaders Carolina.

Dallas visit the Eagles in Philadelphia next weekend.

"It's a disappointing loss for us," coach Wade Phillips said. "You don't have any control over what happens now."

The Ravens were leading 19-17 lead with 3:42 remaining in the fourth quarter when McGahee took a handoff and ran through the heart of the Dallas defense for his sixth rushing touchdown of the season.

McGahee's run was topped by McClain's 82-yard touchdown run, which came after the Cowboys had cut the Ravens' lead to 26-24.

A Cowboys run defense that had not allowed more than 92 yards in its last five games gave up 159 yards in two plays.

In addition, Romo was largely ineffective early, throwing two first-half interceptions that the Ravens turned into field goals to claim a 9-7 halftime lead.

Romo admitted that he felt the defeat even more with so many of the franchise's former players on hand.

"It's disappointing because you look up to a lot of those guys," Romo said. "I know the stadium was pretty electric there. It was a great atmosphere for a football game ... it's disappointing we didn't allow them to have a better evening maybe."