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.

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It was a great night on Thursday for Indianapolis Colts’ quarterback Philip Rivers as he not only led his team to an important 34-17 win over divisional rivals Tennessee Titans but also certified his place in NFL history.

Rivers finished the game with 308 yards, which took his career total to 61,666 passing yards and pushed him on the fifth place of NFL’s All-Time passing list. The 38-year-old player jumped over Hall of Famer Dan Marino with Brett Favre (71,838), Peyton Manning (71,940), Tom Brady (76,969), and Drew Brees (79,536) sitting in front of him.

“Those guys up there on that list, I don’t know that I’m in their category, and that’s okay, but Dan Marino was on my wall,” said Rivers about the achievement. “He was a poster on my wall as a young boy in Decatur and Athens, Alabama, so it’s special.”

2020 is proving to be an achievement-filled season for Rivers considering that he previously jumped over Marino on the all-time completions list while becoming just the sixth player in the history of the league to throw more than 400 touchdown passes.

Rivers threw just one TD pass on Thursday, but that was enough for his Colts to grab a victory since running back Nyheim Hines was in the mood and delivered two additional scores. Indianapolis are now sitting at the top of the AFC South with a 6-3 record and tiebreaker over Tennessee.

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It is safe to say that Indianapolis Colts’ veteran quarterback Philip Rivers experienced some rough patches at the start of the 2020 NFL season. Rivers struggled with turnovers so far, and currently has more interceptions (five) than touchdowns (four) in the first five weeks. Still, his job seems safe at the moment.

Colts’ head coach Frank Reich publicly supported Rivers on Monday and told the media that he doesn’t consider making a switch at the position.

“No,” said Reich when asked whether he’s thinking about promoting backup Jacoby Brissett to the No.1 QB. “Philip is our quarterback.”

Rivers especially had a tough outing in Sunday’s loss to Cleveland Browns, when he produced nine points for the opposing team. The 38-year-old first threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown in the second half and then gave up an intentional grounding in the endzone for a safety. 

Despite all of this, Reich intends to stick with his Week 1 starter.

“My trust at the end of the day is that this guy is a Hall of Fame quarterback,” he added. “I have the utmost belief in him, and our team has the utmost belief in him, and you’re gonna have to live with some mistakes. We truly believe the good will far outweigh the bad.”

Despite Philip Rivers’ shaky play, Colts are 3-2 to start the season and don’t need to panic right now. However, if Rivers continues to play badly and Indianapolis starts losing, the chatter of the QB switch will become louder.

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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.

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It was a great night on Thursday for Indianapolis Colts’ quarterback Philip Rivers as he not only led his team to an important 34-17 win over divisional rivals Tennessee Titans but also certified his place in NFL history.

Rivers finished the game with 308 yards, which took his career total to 61,666 passing yards and pushed him on the fifth place of NFL’s All-Time passing list. The 38-year-old player jumped over Hall of Famer Dan Marino with Brett Favre (71,838), Peyton Manning (71,940), Tom Brady (76,969), and Drew Brees (79,536) sitting in front of him.

“Those guys up there on that list, I don’t know that I’m in their category, and that’s okay, but Dan Marino was on my wall,” said Rivers about the achievement. “He was a poster on my wall as a young boy in Decatur and Athens, Alabama, so it’s special.”

2020 is proving to be an achievement-filled season for Rivers considering that he previously jumped over Marino on the all-time completions list while becoming just the sixth player in the history of the league to throw more than 400 touchdown passes.

Rivers threw just one TD pass on Thursday, but that was enough for his Colts to grab a victory since running back Nyheim Hines was in the mood and delivered two additional scores. Indianapolis are now sitting at the top of the AFC South with a 6-3 record and tiebreaker over Tennessee.

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It is safe to say that Indianapolis Colts’ veteran quarterback Philip Rivers experienced some rough patches at the start of the 2020 NFL season. Rivers struggled with turnovers so far, and currently has more interceptions (five) than touchdowns (four) in the first five weeks. Still, his job seems safe at the moment.

Colts’ head coach Frank Reich publicly supported Rivers on Monday and told the media that he doesn’t consider making a switch at the position.

“No,” said Reich when asked whether he’s thinking about promoting backup Jacoby Brissett to the No.1 QB. “Philip is our quarterback.”

Rivers especially had a tough outing in Sunday’s loss to Cleveland Browns, when he produced nine points for the opposing team. The 38-year-old first threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown in the second half and then gave up an intentional grounding in the endzone for a safety. 

Despite all of this, Reich intends to stick with his Week 1 starter.

“My trust at the end of the day is that this guy is a Hall of Fame quarterback,” he added. “I have the utmost belief in him, and our team has the utmost belief in him, and you’re gonna have to live with some mistakes. We truly believe the good will far outweigh the bad.”

Despite Philip Rivers’ shaky play, Colts are 3-2 to start the season and don’t need to panic right now. However, if Rivers continues to play badly and Indianapolis starts losing, the chatter of the QB switch will become louder.

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