Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger did not practice for the second day in a row and is not expected to play in Sunday's regular-season finale in Baltimore.

Roethlisberger sprained his ankle in last week's 41-24 victory in St. Louis and the Steelers do not want to aggravate the injury by playing him against the Ravens. The injury, though, is not serious and Roethlisberger will play in the wild-card playoff game next weekend at Heinz Field.

Roethlisberger will be replaced as the starter by veteran Charlie Batch.

Meantime, after throwing three touchdowns and posting a perfect passer rating against the Rams, Roethlisberger was named today as the AFC Offensive Player of the Week, the NFL announced.

Roethlisberger, who is headed to the Pro Bowl, completed 16 of 20 passes for 261 yards and no interceptions against the Rams. He had a perfect rating of 158.3 for the second time this season and third in his career