Updated: December 28, 2007, 4:31 PM ET

Boller, McGahee, Heap out for Ravens' season finale

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OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Baltimore Ravens tight end Todd Heap, quarterback Kyle Boller and running back Willis McGahee will not play in Sunday's season finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Kyle Boller

Boller

Willis McGahee

McGahee

Todd Heap

Heap

Baltimore (4-11) has lost a franchise-record nine consecutive games and will finish in last place in the AFC North for the first time since 1997.

Rookie Troy Smith will replace Boller, out with a concussion, and McGahee (fractured ribs) will be replaced by fifth-year pro Musa Smith.

With Heap out for the ninth time over the past 10 games with a strained hamstring, the only healthy tight end on the active roster is undrafted rookie Lee Vickers. He's preparing for his first NFL start after beginning the season as a defensive end on the Philadelphia Eagles' practice squad.

Backup tight ends Daniel Wilcox (thigh) and Quinn Sypniewski (concussion) are out as are wide receiver Demetrius Williams (high-ankle sprain) and safety Gerome Sapp (hamstring).

And middle linebacker Ray Lewis isn't "looking good" to return from a dislocated finger and a back injury, coach Brian Billick said.

Listed as questionable on the injury report, Lewis hasn't practiced all week.


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