Troy Polamalu and Brian Dawkins are expected to find a way to play for their teams in the AFC Wild Card, but both players missed practice on Wednesday. Pittsburgh Steelers safety Polamalu is dealing with a calf injury, while Denver Broncos safety Dawkins has a neck injury. Steelers' defensive end Brett Kiesel also had to sit out, while Broncos linebacker Von Miller participated in practice in full with a thumb injury,
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The Steelers are already without free safety Ryan Clark, who is unable to play at Mile High because of a sickle cell trait. Losing both starting safeties would be devastating for Pittsburgh, but Polamalu is expected to start.
Check out Behind The Steel Curtain for the latest on the Steelers and Mile High Report for the latest on the Broncos, and head on over to the SBNation NFL news hub for everything you need to know about the 2012 playoffs.
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