When practice began yesterday at the Ravens training facility in Owings Mills, the special teams unit took the indoor field without Musa Smith.

Normally a key contributor on special teams, Smith did not participate in that unit's practice because of his newest status: starting running back.

Steelers@Ravens Sunday, 4:15 p.m., Ch. 13, 1090 AM, 97.9 FM Line: Steelers by 3 1/2