Philip Rivers once played through a torn ACL, so something like a toe injury won’t keep him on the sidelines. Even if he needs surgery to fix it.
Rivers injured his toe in a Week 11 overtime win over the Green Bay Packers, and has been experiencing discomfort because of it for the past two weeks.
The subsequent medical tests showed that the injury is severe enough to require a procedure, but the 39-year-old star doesn’t plan to go down that route before the season ends.
“I’m working each week trying to find a way to be out there. I don’t feel any limitations,” Rivers told reporters on Sunday.
The reason why Philip Rivers doesn’t want to deal with the injury right now is because Indianapolis is currently positioned to make a deep playoff run in 2020.
The Colts are currently tied with the Tennessee Titans at 8-4 in the AFC South and will most likely make the postseason, either by winning the division or by snatching one of the wild card spots.
Additionally, Rivers doesn’t want to jeopardize his impressive streak of consecutive regular season starts. Since Week 1 of the 2006 NFL season, he has made 235 consecutive starts, and is only trailing Brett Favre (297) among QBs in the league’s history.
Rivers has enjoyed a solid season in his first year with Colts, completing 68.1 percent of his passes while throwing for 3,263 yards, 18 touchdowns, and nine interceptions through the first 12 games.
