The Denver Broncos will be without safety Brian Dawkins for another week. He was listed as doubtful on the Friday injury report and missed the entire week of practice. He is out with a neck injury.

#Broncos inactives: Decker, Paxton, Dawkins, J. Thomas, R. Harris, Harvey & Mohamed.

— Denver Broncos (@Denver_Broncos) January 15, 2012

Wide receiver Eric Decker was already declared out for the game due to his sprained MCL. Lonie Paxton is out for the game to be with his wife, who is having complications during her pregnancy with twins.

Also out are rookie tight end Julius Thomas, offensive tackle Ryan Harris (signed to take the place of Chris Kuper), defensive end Derrick Harvey and linebacker Mike Mohamed. None of these moves is a surprise.

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