OAKLAND, CA – JANUARY 12: Bill Romanowski #53 of the Oakland Raiders celebrates after contributing to the win by recovering a fumble against the New York Jets during the AFC Division Playoff game at Network Associates Coliseum on January 12, 2003 in Oakland, California. The Raiders won 30-10, sending them on to the AFC Championship game. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

Derek Carr missed only a few plays of Sunday’s game against the Panthers after his finger bended in a very unnatural, gruesome way following a botched snap.

In case it seems crazy that Carr returned despite his finger being disfigured, Bill Romanowski is here to remind you that true craziness is not playing football with a dislocated finger, but chopping that finger off altogether.

But hey, when you’re a four-time Super Bowl champion and two-time Pro Bowler, you do what you gotta do. Then again, when you get sued for $3.4 million because you crushed your teammate’s eye socket with a punch, maybe you should learn to tone it down.

Needless to say, Carr’s finger did not appear to get into his head. He tossed a 12-yard touchdown and subsequent two-point conversion to tie the game 32-32 in the fourth quarter, then led a game-winning field goal drive to secure Oakland a win against the defending NFC champs.

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