Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday during his weekly news conference that starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger expects to play this weekend against the Baltimore Ravens.

Roethlisberger suffered a blow to the head in an overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. According to Tomlin, Roethlisberger sustained a concussion but passed all the neurological tests Monday.

"I met with Ben yesterday; he felt normal and he felt fine," Tomlin said. "The battery of tests that he took showed that he showed no symptoms. So we will continue to monitor his condition and he is on a day-to-day basis and let that guide our decision making.

"But as I sit here today, he is symptom free and feeling fine. So we anticipate Ben practicing tomorrow."

Roethlisberger’s status is very important considering backup quarterback Charlie Batch will be out for a wrist injury. Tomlin confirmed that Batch will have surgery on Wednesday and could be out about "2-4 weeks."

This is a huge game for both teams. The Steelers (6-4) currently hold one of the two wild card spots and are trying to avoid a three-game losing streak. Baltimore (5-5) has lost 5 of 7 games and needs to get hot now to have a chance at the postseason.