The King ruled in Green Bay.
Derrick Henry ran for 216 yards and four touchdowns in the Ravens’ 41-24 win over the Packers Saturday night.
Head Coach John Harbaugh called it one of the greatest performances he’s ever seen. That was the case for Packers fans, too.
Henry’s 216 rushing yards are the most of any opposing player in the history of Lambeau Field, which opened in 1957.
Without Lamar Jackson (back contusion), the Ravens jumped on Henry’s back as he carried the ball a career-high 36 times.
“Tonight was really fun,” Henry said with a smile. “I’m built for this. This is what I train for.”
Henry said he delivered the pre-game prayer and talked about guys playing free and believing in each other after all the adversity they’ve been through this season. They were out Saturday night to give themselves a chance.
After Henry was left on the sideline for much of the Ravens’ fourth-quarter loss to the New England Patriots last week, Baltimore turned to Henry early and often in a must-win game.
Harbaugh has, on numerous occasions, made it clear that the Ravens’ identity is as a running team. On Saturday night, they flexed those muscles with the season on the line.
“We were intentional about committing to the run, for sure. I’m not going to downgrade that,” Harbaugh said.
“It was like a main deal, but it was [a main deal] the week before, and it was a week before that, and it was a week before that, too. So we probably did a better job of it. I do think that. Maybe we were more intentional. Maybe we didn’t get away from it, but we also had more opportunities.”
