The Baltimore Ravens knew that a loss against the Green Bay Packers would nearly all but end their playoff hopes.
But with Tyler Huntley under center, and Derrick Henry running wild, the Ravens hung 41 points on the Packers in a 41-24 win.
Henry was the big headline, rushing for 216 yards and four touchdowns from a whopping 36 carries, which was a week after Baltimore didn't give him the ball late in the fourth quarter against the New England Patriots.
And for Huntley, when asked the moment he knew that Henry was in for a big game, his answer was honest, and it should enrage the entire Packers organization.
"When he touched that ball, I was like, yeah, they not ready, and he ran straight downhill," Huntley said. "Our linemen blocked. Our tight ends, receivers, they blocked, and everybody executed."
They weren't "ready" for Henry? My word, that is quite the statement.
Clearly Packers "weren't ready" for Henry
While Huntley's comments will likely anger Packers fans, the truth is he was right.
For Henry to have 216 yards and four touchdowns is one thing, but the 36 carries while averaging 6.0 yards per carry show the Ravens didn't think the Packers could stop them.
So, they ran it down their throats, and Baltimore was proven right.
Green Bay had no answer to the king as Henry ran all over the Packers in Lambeau Field.
It was a massive game for the Ravens to win, and to hang 41 points on that Packers' defense is quite the statement.
But not as big as Henry obliterating the Green Bay defense.
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