Already unlikely to have safety Ryan Clark for Monday night's game against Denver, the Steelers will be missing two more starters on the defensive side of the ball.
Inside linebacker Lawrence Timmons and defensive end Travis Kirschke missed practice for the third consecutive day Saturday and each said after the final tuneup before Monday's game that they will not play against the Broncos.
"I am not going to be able to play," said Timmons, who is nursing a right ankle injury he suffered two weeks ago against Minnesota.
Kirschke, who is already filling in for the injured Aaron Smith at left end, has a torn left calf muscle that hasn't responded well enough over the past two weeks for him to give it a go Monday.
"No, I am not going to be able to go," Kirschke said. "I am just going to have to be patient." Continue
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