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Inside the NFL's Secret World of Injuries

On the first play of the second half of the NFC Championship Game in 2011, Packers defensive end Ryan Pickett plowed into Bears right tackle J'Marcus Webb, who fell on the right foot of Bears center Olin Kreutz. The impact caused a tear of Kreutz's Lisfranc.

Kreutz went to the sideline and discussed the injury with team medical personnel. The Bears had a problem—there was no one else on the active roster who could effectively play center.

"Can you finish?" a coach asked Kreutz.

"Yeah, I can finish," he said. "But I can't block anybody."

So Kreutz finished the game.