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Top 10 gutsiest performances of all-time

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   Donovan McNabb threw up during a 
  , but that doesn't mean he's not a tough guy, as evidenced by this effort in 2002. 

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   Instead of being forced to the sidelines with cracked ribs, Dan Pastorini pioneered a new era for quarterbacks, debuting revolutionary padding. 

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   After injuring his knee in 
   over the 
  Colts, 
  Philip Rivers decides to play in the AFC Championship Game with a torn knee ligament. 

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   On the biggest day of his career, Terrell Davis didn't let a migraine get in the way of 
   as the 
  Broncos won 
  . 

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   This performance helped inspire a movie -- 
  *Brian's Song* -- as Gale Sayers returned from a knee injury a season later and led the league in rushing. 

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   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*. 

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   In the 1993 regular-season finale, Emmitt Smith -- playing with a separated shoulder -- carried the 
  Cowboys to the NFC East crown against the 
  Giants. 

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   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. 

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   In one of the greatest games ever played, a dehydrated and exhausted Kellen Winslow embodied the spirit of the 
   game. 

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   Jack Youngblood lived up to his tough-man name, helping lead the 

Los Angeles Rams through the playoffs and on to the .

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