Runyan would not say if he received a cortisone injection to play this week, as he did before the Eagles' home game against the Chicago Bears.
"I got enough therapy done on it so I could play," Runyan said. "There are a million things you can do to it."
Apparently, whatever is done, it does not entirely alleviate the pain.
"It hurt like hell," Runyan said.
The flight back to Philadelphia did not figure to be a joyride, either.
"I'll be standing," Runyan said. "I've either got to stand or lay down. There's no sitting."
Runyan said he did not think the injury was hindering his performance.
"I feel all right," he said. "It's not normal, but that's any injury. It's one of those things you have to deal with. It's getting from this game to the next game that is the tough part."
Runyan has played through pain, but he admitted this injury ranks right up there among the worst he has had to deal with in his 12-year NFL career.
"It's a pain in my [butt], let's put it that way," said Runyan, who was hurt when he fell in an ice tub. "Because it's literally a pain in the [butt] and it wasn't done playing football, it's frustrating."
Although Runyan figures to battle the injury so he can play Sunday night against Dallas, he doesn't think he'll have to endure this routine for the rest of the season.
"No, it'll be a few weeks, maybe a month," he said. "It felt a lot better this week than it did last week, but we'll see how it feels tomorrow."
Sensational Sav. Sav Rocca punted four times for an average of 52.8 yards. His two fourth-quarter punts traveled 64 and 65 yards, respectively.
The 65-yarder came in the final minute and was fielded by Vikings returner Bobby Wade at the 1-yard line. Wade returned the punt 8 yards before being tackled at the 9.
Rocca said kicking in the cozy indoor confines of the Metrodome was a contributing factor to the best performance of his young NFL career.
