Ravens' fans impressed with elite Derrick Henry performance

Glenn Kaplan

Ravens' fans impressed with elite Derrick Henry performance image

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The Baltimore Ravens offense was effective on Sunday night football against the Buffalo Bills because of running back Derrick Henry. Henry had rushing touchdowns of 30 yards in the second quarter and 46 yards in the fourth quarter.

In the game overall, he rushed for 169 yards on 18 carries and two touchdowns. Despite that, Baltimore lost the game to Buffalo 41-40. When the Ravens had a 40-32 lead, Henry lost a fumble in the fourth quarter, and it is very rare for him to fumble the football. The main story about the Ravens' running back isn't the fumble late in the game. The main story is that Henry is showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

Baltimore Ravens Fans Impressed with the Way Derrick Henry Continues to Run with the Football

Henry is 31 years old, and he picked up right where he left off during the 2024 NFL season. He was second in the NFL in rushing yards last season and would have won the rushing title in any other season if it wasn't for Saquon Barkley's 2000-yard performance.

When Ravens fans were watching Henry run on Sunday night against the Bills, they were amazed with the kind of speed he continued to posse. 

 

 

There are fans who are convinced that Henry was made in a Labatory. If he does this week in and week out, there is no doubt that he will win the rushing title and be in the conversation for offensive player of the year. Henry is a future hall of famer and the opening game showed that he is not going to be slowing down anytime soon. 

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Glenn Kaplan

Glenn Kaplan is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He has experience covering the MLB, college football, college basketball, NBA, NHL and NFL, bringing a well-rounded perspective to his work. Glenn has contributed to outlets including FanSided, Wisconsin Sports Heroics, Gridiron Heroics and Pro Football Network, and began his career with Towson University’s student newspaper.