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Derrick Henry scores first touchdown of 2024, Ravens lead Chiefs 7-0

The Ravens have scored the first touchdown of the 2024 NFL season.

Derrick Henry punched in his first touchdown with Baltimore — a 5-yard run that gave the Ravens a 7-0 lead with 8:14 left in the first quarter.

Kansas City’s defense put Baltimore in unfavorable positions early in the possession. But quarterback Lamar Jackson evaded pressure on third-and-11 to find running back Justice Hill on the right side. Hill did the rest for an 18-yard gain, moving the chains.

Then Baltimore converted third-and-9 with Jackson’s 19-yard pass to Zay Flowers over the middle, moving down to Kansas City’s 33-yard line.

Jackson then converted a third-and-1 by keeping the ball instead of handing it off to Henry, gaining 11 yards. On the next play, Jackson took a designed run 8 yards down to Kansas City’s 5-yard line.

Henry then punched it in for the lead.

Notably, there were three penalties on Baltimore’s offensive tackles lining up too far into the backfield — one was accepted, one was declined, and one offset with a defensive pass interference foul.


Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/derrick-henry-scores-first-touchdown-010201570.html

Author : ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports

Publish date : 2024-09-06 01:02:01

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