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This is it. We finally made it. After all that fantasy football draft prep, the points finally matter tonight. Week 1 is here! And what a matchup we get to kick things off! Reigning MVP Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens take on reigning Super Bowl champ Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.
Let’s hope for fantasy fireworks for this one.
More of the same from Derrick Henry?
The Henry-Ravens marriage was too good, too perfect not to happen. The same Ravens offense that led Gus Edwards to 13 touchdowns in 2023 now gets one of the most dominant rushing forces in the last decade.
So sign Henry up for three touchdowns in this game, right?
I’ll be most interested to see if Henry is used as the same downhill bulldozer he was on the Titans, or if the Ravens get him some different backfield looks (motion, read-option, screen passes, etc.) against the Chiefs’ strong front. Of course, Henry is receiving a major addition in the form of Lamar Jackson, creating a sort of pick-your-poison issue for opposing defenses.
Do you load the box to keep Henry from breaking through to the second level? Do you introduce a spy to try and slow Lamar Jackson down? Do you spread things out to avoid Zay Flowers and Mark Andrews beating you deep?
It’s quite the conundrum. And it’s hard to see a real negative or nitpick for Henry, other than the elephant in the room: will Father Time finally get to him?
Regardless, his first game on his new team should be a statement one.
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