Ravens RB Rice will be 'ready to play' against Steelers

Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice said Thursday that his bruised right knee shouldn't keep him from playing Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Rice hurt his knee in the fourth quarter last Sunday in a 24-17 victory against the Cleveland Browns. An MRI on Monday revealed no ligament or cartilage damage.

"Once you hear the good news of nothing being torn and it's just a bruise, I felt great," he said Thursday. "It's just getting better each day. I'm just going out there working because I know it's just a bruise. I got a second opinion, got everything I needed to do. Once you find out it's just a bruise, you've got new life again."

Willis McGahee and Le'Ron McClain will get the brunt of the carries if Rice can't play. Though Rice has no intention of sitting out Baltimore's showdown against the unbeaten Steelers, who lead the AFC North.

"We have a great corps of backs, but I'm sure I'll be ready to play," Rice said.

He acknowledged that the final decision will be made by coach John Harbaugh.

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