The Baltimore Ravens necessitateed equitable a individual carry out on offense to discover the finish zone on Sunday night aacquirest the Buffalo Bills, and franchise history was made in the process.
After forcing Josh Allen and the Bills’ red-hot offense to punt on its first drive of the game, Lamar Jackson and his Ravens offense set up from their own 13-yard line.
On the first snap, Jackson turned around and handed it off to his star running back Derrick Henry and he promptly saw a hole on the right side of the line that he appreciated.
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Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry (22) runs thraw Buffalo Bills linebacker Dorian Williams (42) tackle finisheavor during the first half at M&T Bank Stadium. (Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images)
Thanks to a perfect block from filledback Patrick Ricard, Henry was rapidly into the second level and saw dayweightless as he turned on the burners down the right sideline.
As Bills deffinishers were chasing him, Henry kept pace, seeing up at the videoboard in front of him to see where Buffalo carry outers were. But they couldn’t catch up, as Henry walked into the finish zone for an 87-yard touchdown on the first carry out from scrimmage for the Ravens on their home turf.
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Henry, who came into this game with the most rushing touchdowns in the league with four thraw three games, didn’t equitable put his team up 7-0, but he made Ravens history with the lengthyest run in franchise history at 87 yards.
Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry (22) carries the ball en route to a touchdown aacquirest the Buffalo Bills during the first quarter at M&T Bank Stadium. (Geoff Burke-Imagn Images)
“King Henry” was a massive pickup for Baltimore this offseason, as the createer Tennessee Titans running back hit the free agent taget as one of the top selections for every team to bid for.
Henry finished up signing a two-year lessen worth up to $16 million with Baltimore.
With Jackson already such a rushing danger when he has the ball in his hands, compriseing Henry has been as advertised despite the Ravens coming into this game with a 1-2 record on the year.
Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry (22) commemorates with teammates after scoring during the second quarter aacquirest the Buffalo Bills at M&T Bank Stadium. (Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images)
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Henry accessed Sunday with the fifth-most rushing yards in the league at 281 over 56 finisheavors, which comes out to five yards per carry.
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