Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh has so far ruled out just two players from his team’s upcoming home matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Harbaugh announced on Wednesday that both Lamar Jackson and Daryl Worley will not play in Week 18. Jackson is not dealing with any injury, but with the Ravens having already clinched the No. 1 seed in the AFC, the team opted to rule him out from its regular season finale. Worley, on the other hand, has been tending to shoulder and ankle ailments as of late.

It is currently up in the air as to just which other Ravens players will end up being sidelined against Pittsburgh. Patrick Queen is one player who could sit out the divisional contest. Queen has been nursing a nagging shoulder injury, which he appeared to aggravate during the Ravens’ home win over the Miami Dolphins.

From Queen’s standpoint, he does want to take the field against Pittsburgh for one reason.

"I could use the rest, but at the same time, I do want to play; it's Pittsburgh," Queen said on Wednesday. "Those guys come out fierce, try to do their thing. Try to come out, punch you in the mouth and stuff, so that's my type of game. It isn't going to be no treat or anything. They're just coming out, they're lined up, and they say, 'Can you stop us?' So that's something that you respect [about] a team, and that's why I am kind of excited to play."

As Queen touched on, he could use some rest at this stage in the season. The fourth-year linebacker leads all Ravens players on the team in snaps played on defense (1,070) this year.

However, Queen would very much like to help prevent the Steelers from clinching a playoff spot.

"Anytime you can send somebody home, that's one reason why you play the game," Queen said. "Like I said, at the end of the day, it's a rivalry game, so you have to treat that game like you would treat any other rivalry game.

"With those guys, like I said, they come out try to punch you in the mouth. That's just the type of game I like, so when you have a team like that, it's a fun football game. It's a great football game against two teams who have a ton of respect for each other, but still want to get down and ground them."

There are seven different playoff-clinching scenarios for the Steelers in Week 18, and only three of them require Mike Tomlin’s squad to pick up a win over Baltimore.

The Steelers and the Ravens last met in Week 5 when Pittsburgh came away with a 17-10 home win.

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