The Baltimore Ravens weren’t able to exorcise their playoff demons in Sunday’s 27-25 divisional-round loss to the Buffalo Bills, with quarterback Lamar Jackson going home after yet another disappointing postseason finish.
“I came in being a teammate and found a brother,” Henry said, via transcript from the team. “Lamar is what makes this team go, and he’s the reason why we still had a chance, so I’d tell him the same thing: hold his head high. He’s a Hall of Fame player, had a great season.
After Lamar Jackson’s “Cars” metaphor on Saturday, Derrick Henry is embracing a new nickname: “Don’t call me Derrick. Just call me McQueen.” Henry had 186 yards rushing on 26 carries last night (7.2 yards per carry average) and two touchdowns.
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Rashod Bateman on the first drive of the game. Ravens QB Lamar Jackson rolls right and hits Isaiah Likely for a big gain on Baltimore's opening drive.
After containing Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry to 84 rush yards, Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott discussed how his defense heard all the storylines that the team would have a hard time containing him in the Divisional Round game.
In trademark fashion, Henry hit the milestone in the second half. He rumbled for 46 yards on the Ravens' first drive of the half, finishing with a touchdown to cut Baltimore's deficit to 21-19.
Following the Ravens' wild-card demolition of the Steelers, Lamar Jackson compared Derrick Henry to the Pixar character Lightning McQueen. It's a nickname that The King is leaning into.
The divisional round finale will feature a must-watch showdown between the Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills. The winner of the game will head to Kansas City t
Derrick Henry and the Ravens have it going now. Baltimore ran for 68 yards on its seven-play, 80-yard drive that now has them within 21-19 after a failed two-point conversion. Henry had runs of 6, 3,
Henry rushed 16 times for 84 yards and a touchdown and failed to secure either of his two targets in the Ravens' 27-25 divisional-round loss to the Bills on Sunday. Henry's opportunities were somewhat capped by a game script that saw the Ravens trail from the 8:52 mark of the second quarter on.
Signed this offseason in a suppressed running-back market, Derrick Henry carried 26 times for 186 yards and two touchdowns. The Ravens signed the former Tennessee Titan with a game like this in ...