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Ravens’ Derrick Henry turns on jets with huge TD run vs. Bengals
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Running backs are not supposed to shine past 30 years of age, but fans should know by now that logic simply does not apply to Derrick Henry . The future Hall of Famer and current Baltimore Ravens star continues to run through defenses, and right over Father Time. He treated fans to another splendid highlight, exploding for a 28-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter of the team's Thanksgiving battle versus the Cincinnati Bengals .
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Henry, who will turn 32 in January, still has the power and speed to make game-altering plays. Since Lamar Jackson has largely struggled since returning from a hamstring injury at the end of October, the Ravens may need to rely heavily on the 2020 Offensive Player of the Year to manufacture a big chunk of their offense. Surprisingly, however, they opted not to utilize Henry for much of the first half.
Despite the electrifying TD, which gave Baltimore a 7-3 lead at the time, the 6-foot-2, 250-pound back logged only five carries for 33 yards in the first 30 minutes of action. The AFC North division leader went into the break down 12-7.
The Ravens (6-5) battled back to finally clear .500 and pull even with the Pittsburgh Steelers (currently own tiebreaker), so a home loss against the returning Joe Burrow and a putrid Bengals defense would sting a great deal. Perhaps Derrick Henry has another big run in him and can boost the squad to its sixth straight win.
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Entering Thursday's face-off with Cincinnati, he had 871 yards on 4.7 yards per carry and nine touchdowns. Henry's latest score inches him closer to Adrian Peterson for fourth on the all-time rushing TD list (four behind). Beyond his individual accomplishments, though, No. 22 is determined to compete for a Super Bowl championship. If Baltimore wants to achieve that same goal, it better get back on track quick.
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