After a horrific start to Sunday’s AFC wild-card playoff game, it hasn’t taken Patriots fans long to become dissatisfied. The boos began raining down after a long Ravens kickoff return with nine minutes left in the first quarter.

Ravens QB Troy Smith showed his versatility on Tuesday by lining up at receiver during practice. The Ravens are were short on receivers with Derrick Mason, Mark Clayton, Demetrius Williams and Yamon Figurs all missing from practice. Figurs has been sidelined with a foot injury.

When Ray Lewis‘ future in Baltimore was questioned, his former teammate Rod Woodson reached out to him and cleared up some misconceptions.

Playoffs always bring out superstitions or traditions. Playoff bears, Mohawks and lucky tee shirts are among the favorites. But nothing is bigger in the NFL than playing the “no respect” card. Somehow, nobody believes in any of the playoff teams and the players feel the need to gain everybody’s respect by winning games that nobody thought they were going to.

The Baltimore Ravens defeated the Cowboys, 33-24, in the final regular season game on NFL Network. Here is what you might have missed.

The playoff-minded Browns have started 0-2, and things could continue to get worse as Braylon Edwards and Donte’ Stallworth were listed as questionable for Sunday’s game at Baltimore.