Harbaugh said he was not sure if wide receiver/returner Deonte Harty would be available for the divisional playoff game against the Buffalo Bills. Harty (knee/personal), who has not played since October, was a full participant in two of the Ravens’ practices last week but was not activated from injured reserve ahead of the game.

“He had been gone for quite a while,” Harbaugh said. “He had the physical situation, he had some personal things he was dealing with. But he was working hard in practice last week. You’ve just got to make sure he’s ready, he’s in shape and mentally ready. In his mind he’s ready, I can tell you that, (he) wants to play. We’ll just have to see.”

The Ravens have used four different punt returners this season, and Steven Sims took the role Saturday night. Though he muffed his first opportunity and let two other punts hit the ground without catching them, Harbaugh noted he had a challenging task.

“Steven is a guy that we also have confidence in,” Harbaugh said. “I know he had a couple balls go on the ground last week. It was windy. The Steelers’ punter was a lefty. He was bombing the ball, for sure. On the very first one, I don’t know if he lost track of where he was at, but we don’t want to be backing up inside the 8-yard line and catching those kinds of punts. Give it a chance to get in the end zone, so he’d like to have that one back.

“Then he decided to not field two other ones, and it turned out OK for us the way they bounced, but he’s done well. He’s an experienced guy, and he’ll do well back there, too. So, we’re confident, or if Tylan [Wallace] was back there, we’ll be confident with Tylan, too. Those guys all do a good job.”