10. One of the toughest players in Bears history, center Olin Kreutz missed only one game in 2002 after having his appendix removed. Kreutz's 183 career starts is one shy of Walter Payton's franchise record.

9. Dan Hampton didn't let 10 knee surgeries during his 12 seasons with the Bears (five on each knee) prevent him from being inducted into the Hall of Fame, being named first-team All-Pro four times or leading the Bears to six division championships, one conference title and one Super Bowl victory.

8. After tearing multiple knee ligaments against the 49ers on Nov. 10, 1968 at Wrigley Field, Hall of Fame running back Gale Sayers rebounded to lead the NFL in rushing in 1969 with 1,032 yards on 236 carries.

7. Playing in his first NFL game on Oct. 19, 2008 against the Vikings, Bears cornerback Zack Bowman recovered a muffed punt in the end zone for a touchdown. He was later ruled out of the game in the fourth quarter with a biceps injury, but he returned and intercepted a pass with :17 remaining to preserve a 48-41 win. Bowman needed surgery to repair the injury and was placed on injured reserve.

6. Aggravating a painful elbow injury that sidelined him for eight games, Akiem Hicks repeatedly returned to Sunday's contest in Green Bay after writhing on the field in pain and heading to the injury tent.

5. Tom Waddle was taken to the hospital after suffering separate injuries to his head, neck and sternum in a 1991 playoff game against the Cowboys at Soldier Field. But he didn't let that prevent him from catching nine passes for 104 yards and one touchdown.

4. Mike Ditka suffered a heart attack on Nov. 2, 1988 and was back on the sideline coaching the Bears 11 days later, leading them to a 34-14 win over the Redskins in Washington.

3. The tip of Mike Singletary's left middle finger was nearly severed when he got it stuck between two helmets on Dec. 11, 1983 against the Vikings. He went to the locker room, had it stitched back on and returned to the game with a club over his hand, helping the Bears record a 19-13 win.

2. After spending two nights in the hospital in traction with a back injury, quarterback Jim McMahon replaced Steve Fuller in the third quarter and threw three touchdown passes to lead the Bears to a 33-24 comeback win over the Vikings on Sept. 19, 1985 in Minnesota.

1. Despite suffering from flu-like symptoms including a high fever, Walter Payton set the NFL rushing record that has since been broken with 275 yards in a 10-7 win over the Vikings on Nov. 20, 1977 at Soldier Field.