Derrick Henry has a monster game as the Ravens smash the Bills to improve to 2-2

Derrick Henry had a huge game as the Baltimore Ravens evened their record at 2-2 this season. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

The one thing the Baltimore Ravens never had for Lamar Jackson was a great running back to help him out. Mark Ingram had a good run near the end of his career. Between injuries, J.K. Dobbins was effective.

But the Ravens, in this era, have had a back like Derrick Henry. We could only imagine what the rushing lanes would look like with defenses focused on Lamar Jackson. Now we know. And it’s clear that Henry still has plenty left to offer at age 30.

Henry started off the night with an 87-yard touchdown and had a huge night as the Ravens put an 0-2 start behind them with their second straight win, a dominant 35-10 victory over the Buffalo Bills. Henry rushed for 199 yards on 24 carries. Last week against the Cowboys he had 151 yards on 25 carries. He looks like he’s well within his prime, even at age 30.

When Henry was available this past offseason, he reportedly wanted to sign with the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys claim they decided they couldn’t afford one of the best backs of this era. The Ravens are pretty happy it unfolded that way.

Henry adds an element to the offense that the Ravens haven’t experienced before. If the Ravens make it back to the playoffs Henry can carry some of the load that Jackson is used to having on his shoulder. That can’t be a bad thing.

Derrick Henry has a huge night

On the Ravens’ first play of the game, Henry made some history. Henry got between some good blocks and broke into the secondary. Henry is 247 pounds but also one of the fastest players in the NFL, and even though he’s 30 years old with the heaviest workload in the league over the past few years, nobody was going to catch him. Henry went 87 yards for the touchdown, and that’s the longest run in Ravens history. With that, Henry became the only player in NFL history to have the longest run for two different franchises. His 99-yard run for the Tennessee…

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Publish date : 2024-09-30 03:18:12

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