The Baltimore Ravens have taken down the Green Bay Packers on a historic night for Derrick Henry.
After the Baltimore Ravens seemingly shelved Derrick Henry in the final 12 minutes of their loss against the New England Patriots, they allowed the star running back to have free rein against the Green Bay Packers.
Tyler Huntley did not need to do much, apart from handing the ball off to Henry and allowing him to do this thing.
Henry managed to secure 106 yards and three touchdowns on 21 carries, all before halftime. Keaton Mitchell would come in minimally and secured four carries for 23 yards.
Huntley also did some damage on the ground, picking up 46 yards on four carries of his own before the half.
The game started in a big way for the Ravens. They marched down the field immediately, and Henry picked up 48 yards rushing and a touchdown to cap off a quick 7-0 run.
Unfortunately, the Packers would fire right back. A deep pass from Malik Willis to Romeo Doubs went 40 yards, which was coupled with a surprising 39-yard pass for Christian Watson to waltz into the endzone.
Green Bay tied things up 7-7 within seconds. The Ravens would get the ball back to start the second quarter, and once again rely heavily on Henry, who punched it in for Baltimore's second touchdown of the night.
The Packers would be aggressive on their next offensive drive, but that aggression on fourth down led to a huge defensive stop from the Ravens' defense and linebacker Roquan Smith. Smith shot the gap and stopped the rushing attempt to help secure the ball on downs.
A field goal later, the Ravens would lead 17-7, and once again got the ball back on a defensive stop. The Packers had a botched snap, leading to a recovery by the Ravens.
Tyler Loop would sink his second field goal of the night, pushing the score to 20-7 with less than four minutes left in the second quarter.
Despite the commanding lead, the Ravens' blown coverage led to another quick strike from the Packers, as Willis threw the ball to Christian Watson and Doubs, and also secured a 22-yard rushing touchdown of his own.
With less than two minutes left, the Ravens shot down the field again behind a 25-yard rush from Huntley, setting up the third rushing touchdown for Henry. At halftime, the Ravens led 27-14, with 175 yards rushing.
The third quarter was all Packers, as they kicked things off with a 68-yard drive, capped off with a field goal. The Ravens would get the ball back but would stall and punt the ball for the first time in the game.
Green Bay would answer back again, as Willis continued to dice up the secondary with a 23-yard pass to Watson and a 34-yard bomb to Bo Melton. The Packers would nearly catch up to a 27-24 score, heading into the fourth quarter.
The Ravens would end the third with a 30-yard run from Henry, helping to set up an incredible 10-yard pylon-touching touchdown to Zay Flowers.
Willis and the Packers would march downfield, but Willis would re-injure his shoulder. He was replaced by Clayton Tune, who was picked off by Marlon Humphrey.
After some tough running from Huntley, Henry rifled off another touchdown run. He ended the night with 216 yards and four touchdowns on 26 carries.
The Ravens rout the Packers with a final score of 41-24.
Henry not only set a career high with 36 carries and four touchdowns, but he also moved into the top 10 of rushing yards all-time, passing Tony Dorsett. On top of that, he also passed Adrian Peterson to move into fourth all-time in rushing touchdowns.
Henry has 122 rushing touchdowns, and could move into No. 3 all-time, as Marcus Allen sits in that spot with 123 rushing touchdowns.