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Derrick Henry Has a Historic Game in Green Bay - Ravens Home | Baltimore Ravens – baltimoreravens.com

Dec 28 2025 05:56

Editorial Director The King ruled in Green Bay. Derrick Henry ran for 216 yards and four touchdowns in the Ravens' 41-24 win over the Packers Saturday night. Head Coach John Harbaugh called it one of the greatest performances he's ever seen. That was the case for Packers fans, too. Henry's 216 rushing yards are the most of any opposing player in the history of Lambeau Field, which opened in 1957. Without Lamar Jackson (back contusion), the Ravens jumped on Henry's back as he carried the ball a career-high 36 times. "Tonight was really fun," Henry said with a smile. "I'm built for this. This is what I train for." Henry said he delivered the pre-game prayer and talked about guys playing free and believing in each other after all the adversity they've been through this season. They were out Saturday night to give themselves a chance. After Henry was left on the sideline for much of the Ravens' fourth-quarter loss to the New England Patriots last week, Baltimore turned to Henry early and often in a must-win game. Harbaugh has, on numerous occasions, made it clear that the Ravens' identity is as a running team. On Saturday night, they flexed those muscles with the season on the line. "We were intentional about committing to the run, for sure. I'm not going to downgrade that," Harbaugh said. "It was like a main deal, but it was [a main deal] the week before, and it was a week before that, and it was a week before that, too. So we probably did a better job of it. I do think that. Maybe we were more intentional. Maybe we didn't get away from it, but we also had more opportunities." Henry left the Packers and some of the all-time great running backs in the rearview mirror Saturday night. It was his seventh career game with 200+ rushing yards, passing Adrian Peterson and O.J. Simpson for the most such games by a player in NFL history. Henry joined Jim Brown as the only players with multiple games with 200+ rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns. He surpassed Tony Dorsett to move into 10th place on the NFL's all-time rushing yards list (12,892). And there's more. "[I was] growing up hearing those names and idolizing those guys," Henry said. "For my name to be mentioned with theirs, it's a surreal moment for me and something that I always cherish." Henry is now up to 16 rushing touchdowns for the season and is over 1,400 rushing yards. He has topped 100 rushing yards in each of the Ravens' past three games. Henry scored on touchdown runs of 3, 1, 3, and 25 yards, respectively. He plunged the dagger with his final touchdown with five minutes left in the fourth quarter. Backup quarterback Tyler Huntley, who had an efficient performance stepping in for Jackson, said he could tell it was going to be a big game for Henry from the start. He had seven carries for 48 yards and a touchdown on the Ravens' opening drive. "When he touched that ball, I was like, 'Yes, they're not ready. They're not ready,'" Huntley said. "He ran straight downhill. Our linemen blocked. Our tight ends, receivers, they blocked, and then everybody executed." Now the question is whether Henry's huge night has a long-lasting impact. The Ravens need the Browns to beat the Steelers on Sunday to extend their playoff hopes. The way Henry ran on Saturday night, the Steelers probably don't want to see him come to Acrisure Stadium with the division on the line in Week 18. "I'll be watching and praying, for sure," Henry said. "I'm going to pray as soon as I get on the plane, when I get home in the morning, when I wake up, and hopefully we get blessed for the opportunity to have to play for something Week 18. But at the end of the day, we're still going to focus on finishing out the season strong."