"Tight end Todd Heap said he expects to play Sunday when the Ravens welcome the Buffalo Bills despite a neck injury suffered in last Sunday's 23-20 overtime loss to the New England Patriots.

"It was a tough week, but I'll be ready to go," Heap said after Friday's practice. "I'm feeling relatively good right now. So we'll see how it feels Sunday, but right now, I expect to play."

Heap said there's still some pain in the neck and shoulder area, but he is fighting through it.

Heap suffered the injury when he absorbed a helmet-to-helmet blow from Patriots safety Brandon Meriweather in the second quarter. Although Meriweather was not suspended for the hit, he was fined $50,000 and the collision was highlighted by the league as being an egregious action.

In his first comments since that game, Heap tried to play down his thoughts on Meriweather's hit."