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Despite breaking his hand on the first play of the Chargers game, Jets defensive end Shaun Ellis will play against the Colts in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday.

In fact, he continued to play on third downs against the Chargers after he had broken it. Mike Ellis played on first and second downs.

Ellis will have surgery after this week's game since he says that "the skin would burst back open" [if he had surgery this week] "so I have to suck it up, cast it up again and just go out there and play."

If the Jets beat the Colts, Ellis will be able to play in the Super Bowl with two weeks rest.

Ellis finished second on the team in sacks (six) in 2009.