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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Brian Dawkins biggest contribution Sunday in the AFC wild card playoffs will be with his talking and not his tackling. Hampered by a neck injury, the Denver Broncos emotional leader hasnt practiced in weeks and was ruled out Friday for the first-round game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Still, Dawkins will be heard, even if its screaming from the sideline instead of barking out the calls. His voice has already energized the Broncos (8-8) after Dawkins delivered a rare speech following a 7-3 loss to Kansas City last week. He emphatically urged his teammates to forget about backing into the AFC West crown and fervently focus on the Steelers (12-4). "Hell be effective, one way or another," Pro Bowl cornerback Champ Bailey said. "Hes the leader of this team." Pittsburgh is without one of its top safeties as well. Ryan Clark is sitting out as a precaution because of a blood disorder thats exacerbated by altitude. Thats just as big of a loss. After all, the steady play of Clark frees up Troy Polamalu to freelance and fly around the field. "Ryan does such an awesome job of complementing Troy," Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said. "People dont realize that. Troy makes a lot of plays and gets a lot of notoriety for it and publicity, but really I think Ryan is kind of the backbone for it. People dont know, but Troy ad-libs a lot. Troy just sees stuff and thats what makes him so good. "Well have to see how Troy does without Ryan back there as kind of his safety blanket." Dawkins loss is a blow to a team that lacks much playoff experience. Rookie Quinton Carter will play free safety while third-year player David Bruton once again fills in for Dawkins, provided, of course, hes healthy. Bruton is listed as questionable with an aching Achilles thats bothered him for weeks. Sure, those two younger safeties are far more spry than the 38-year-old Dawkins, but they dont have anywhere near his level of recognition, something Roethlisberger will try to exploit. "I dont know if anybody fills the void of (Dawkins) leadership and his ability to get us excited about playing," Denver defensive co-ordinator Dennis Allen said. "Brians been an outstanding player for a long time. Any time you lose that type of player, it hurts." Dawkins has been sorely missed ever since he pinched a nerve in his neck in the Broncos last win, against Chicago on Dec. 11. Hes been sidelined for all but one quarter of the past three games, all losses. "Hes a guy that comes down and stops the run and always seems to make the play," Roethlisberger said. "When you turn on the film, 20 is always in there." Just like old times. "Is he the same player he once was? Probably not," said former Broncos safety John Lynch, whos now a television analyst. "But hes still really good if you put him in the right situation and I feel Dennis Allen has done a great job in doing that all year. Come playoff time, certain principles come back and I always believed the safety position is huge. "You can do so much at that position, and thats a tough loss -- and really on a team that doesnt have a whole lot of playoff experience. Dawk brings that. I think its tough." Dawkins sauntered around the field Friday wearing a cap instead of a helmet and carrying on conversations as his teammates prepared. He looked more like a coach. Thats because, well, he is like one. Only, he doesnt put in as many hours. "He hasnt been up there at 11 or 12 at night when weve been up there," Allen said, laughing. The words and wisdom of Dawkins carry a lot of weight. Teammates are constantly leaning on Dawkins for advice, even during games. "Every single play, good or bad, he has a comment for it and how we can improve," Carter said. "You cant beat that. 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Coach John Fox has demurred when asked about the possibility of benching Tebow. "I dont want to speculate on those things," Fox said. "Like every game, we expect our starters to play well, and if for some reason an injury occurs or something happens, then its the next man up. That wont change any more this week than it has all season." Notes: The forecast for Sunday is calling for snow. "One thing Ive learned about my short time with Colorado weather: Denver, in particular, is predictably unpredictable," Fox said. ... FB Spencer Larsen (knee) is listed as doubtful for Sunday and receiver/returner Eddie Royal (toe) is probable. Customized New York Jets Jerseys . The 24-year-old piloted the No.06 Sprott Inc. Newman/Haas Racing entry to nine top-ten finishes, including three season-best fourth-place finishes, all on wildly different tracks - at Long Beach (street course), New Hampshire Motor Speedway (short oval) and Kentucky Speedway (1. Custom Indianapolis Colts Jersey . 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Ronaldo, who beat Lionel Messi and Franck Ribery on Monday to win his second player of the year award, posed for a photo holding the trophy with the entire Madrid squad and coaches at training on Tuesday. Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti called Ronaldos victory "great publicity for football," but then called on the Madrid forward to lift his game. "To me, winning a Ballon dOr means even more responsibility. It wont be easy to ask him for more with the numbers hes put up, but I will," Ancelotti said. "I like what he does very much, hes always working hard to be even better. So this is a reward for all his hard work." 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