<p>The toe injury that has bothered Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers the last two weeks will require offseason surgery to correct, NFL Network reported Sunday.</p>.<p>Rivers, who turns 39 on Tuesday, has a plantar plate rupture to the big toe on his right foot, per the report.</p>.<p>He also has an active streak of 235 consecutive regular-season starts stretching back to the 2006 opener. Only Hall of Famer Brett Favre posted a longer streak among quarterbacks with 297 consecutive regular-season starts from 1992-2010.</p>.<p>Rivers injured the toe during a 34-31 win against the Green Bay Packers in Week 11.</p>.<p>He has completed 67.3 per cent of his passes for 2,978 yards with 16 touchdowns and nine interceptions through 11 starts heading into Sunday's game in Houston between the Colts (7-4) and Texans (4-7).</p>.<p>Rivers signed a one-year, $25 million contract with the Colts in the offseason after playing his first 16 seasons with the San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers.</p>
<p>The toe injury that has bothered Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers the last two weeks will require offseason surgery to correct, NFL Network reported Sunday.</p>.<p>Rivers, who turns 39 on Tuesday, has a plantar plate rupture to the big toe on his right foot, per the report.</p>.<p>He also has an active streak of 235 consecutive regular-season starts stretching back to the 2006 opener. Only Hall of Famer Brett Favre posted a longer streak among quarterbacks with 297 consecutive regular-season starts from 1992-2010.</p>.<p>Rivers injured the toe during a 34-31 win against the Green Bay Packers in Week 11.</p>.<p>He has completed 67.3 per cent of his passes for 2,978 yards with 16 touchdowns and nine interceptions through 11 starts heading into Sunday's game in Houston between the Colts (7-4) and Texans (4-7).</p>.<p>Rivers signed a one-year, $25 million contract with the Colts in the offseason after playing his first 16 seasons with the San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers.</p>