GREEN BAY, WI – Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry continued his historic run this season, rushing for 216 yards and four touchdowns on 36 carries Saturday night. victory with a score of 41-24 V Green Bay Packers.
Henry moved into 10th place on the NFL's all-time scoring list thanks to his outstanding performances. His 36 carries were a career best.
Coming into the game, Henry needed 64 yards rushing to finish in the top 10, and he set the physical tone early on and exceeded that total on the Ravens' first two drives, passing Tony Dorsett with a 5-yard run late in the first quarter. Henry, 31, entered the top 10 in his 153rd career game, 20 fewer than Dorsett.
By the end of the first quarter, Henry had accumulated 12,743 career yards. Henry hopes to pass Eric Dickerson, who is ninth with 13,259 yards.
It was a memorable year for Henry, who entered this season ranked number 19 on the league's all-time list. Henry passed out seven Hall of Fame running backs this year: Thurman Thomas (16th), Franco Harris (15th), Marcus Allen (14th), Edgerrin James (13th), Marshall Faulk (12th), Jim Brown (11th) and Tony Dorsett (10th).
Henry's impressive feat came after a week in which Baltimore was criticized for not giving him enough of the ball. In Sunday's 28-24 loss to New England PatriotsHenry had no carries in the final 12 minutes.
The Ravens got Henry into the game early and often on Saturday. Henry carried the ball 11 times in Baltimore's 22 first-quarter plays and capped the Ravens' first two drives with touchdowns.
Henry scored another rushing touchdown late in the second quarter, his third of the first half, passing Adrian Peterson for sole possession of fourth place on the all-time rushing touchdown list.
Henry scored his fourth touchdown on a 25-yard run with 1:56 left in the game. He now has 122 career rushing touchdowns and needs one more to tie Marcus Allen for third place.
There is a large gap between Henry and the next closest active player on the list of toughest players. Saquon Barkley is the second-leading active rusher but ranks 44th all-time with 8,288 yards.
