PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers will be close to full strength Sunday when they host the Baltimore Ravens for an 8:30 p.m. ET game.

Nose tackle Steve McLendon (shoulder) and right tackle Marcus Gilbert (concussion) are expected to return to action on Sunday. Safety Shamarko Thomas (hamstring) is also expected to play after missing the past three games.

Gilbert, who didn’t play in the Steelers’ 51-34 win over the Indianapolis Colts, and McLendon, who has missed the past two games, practiced all week and as listed as probable for Sunday on the team’s final injury report of the week.

Starting free safety Mike Mitchell was also a full participant in the Steelers’ final practice of the week, and he is listed as probable for the Ravens game. Mitchell had been limited in practice on Thursday because of a groin injury.

The only Steelers players who have been ruled out for Sunday are safety Ross Ventrone (hamstring) and cornerback Ike Taylor (forearm).

Taylor practiced all week on a limited basis as he works his way back from a broken forearm.

With Taylor and Ventrone out, here are my projected healthy scratches for Sunday: nose tackle Daniel McCullers, wide receiver Justin Brown, cornerback B.W. Webb, guard Chris Hubbard and quarterback Landry Jones.