Top 10 gutsiest performances of all time
#10. McNabb plays on broken ankle
Donovan McNabb may have thrown up during a Super Bowl, but that doesn't mean he's not a tough guy, as evidenced by this effort in 2002.
#9. Pastorini becomes first to wear flak jacket
Instead of being forced to the sidelines with cracked ribs, Dan Pastorini pioneered a new era for quarterbacks, debuting revolutionary padding.
#8. Rivers plays AFC title game on torn ACL
After injuring his knee in a playoff win over the Colts, Philip Rivers decides to play in the AFC Championship Game with a torn knee ligament.
#7. Davis gets migraine in Super Bowl
On the biggest day of his career, Terrell Davis didn't let a migraine get in the way of an MVP performance as the Broncos won Super Bowl XXXII.
#6. Sayers returns from devastating knee injury
This performance helped inspire a movie -- Brian's Song -- as Gale Sayers returned from a knee injury a season later and lead the league in rushing.
#5. Favre plays for his father
A day after losing his father, Irv, Brett Favre had one of the best games of his career in front of a national-TV audience on Monday Night Football.
#4. Smith carries team with separated shoulder
In the 1993 regular-season finale, Emmitt Smith -- playing with a separated shoulder -- carried the Cowboys to the NFC East crown against the Giants.
#3. Lott chops off his finger
Already known as one of the game's toughest players, Ronnie Lott took his reputation to another level when he had his injured finger amputated.
#2. Winslow's epic performance in Miami
In one of the greatest games ever played, a dehydrated and exhausted Kellen Winslow embodied the spirit of the "Epic in Miami" game.
#1. Youngblood plays on a broken leg
Jack Youngblood lived up to his tough-man name, helping lead the Los Angeles Rams through the playoffs and on to the Super Bowl.
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