Playing through pain in the NFL: The most courageous performances

After Philadelphia quarterback Josh McCown played with a torn hamstring last week, Touchdown Wire looks at others who’ve played through pain

Philip Rivers

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The San Diego Chargers quarterback played through the AFC Championship Game in January 2008 with a torn ACL. He also had arthroscopic surgery on the same knee just a week before the game. Rivers completed 19 passes for 211 yards in a 21-12 loss to the Patriots. He had major surgery to repair the ACL three days after the game.

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