DERRICK Henry’s monster Week 4 game was officially recognized by the NFL this week.
The Baltimore Ravens running back exploded for an 87-yard touchdown run in their dismantling of the Buffalo Bills.
Derrick Henry was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week by the NFL[/caption]
Henry ran all over the Buffalo Bills and finished with more than 200 total yards[/caption]
Henry finished with 199 yards on the ground during the 35-10 hammering.
He had 209 total yards and two touchdowns in the game.
Henry has turned 30 years old but proved he is still one of the most fearsome running backs in the NFL.
And this week he was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week by the NFL.
The running back has 480 yards on the ground and five rushing touchdowns this year.
He also has 45 yards catching and a touchdown through the air.
With the way he’s started, Henry is well on course to break his record of 2,027 rushing yards in a season which he set in 2020 with the Tennessee Titans.
Henry spent eight seasons with the Titans before moving to Baltimore this year.
He won Offensive Player of the Year in 2020 when he broke 2,000 yards.
And he is a two-time rushing yards and rushing touchdowns leader in the league.
Henry signed a two-year deal worth $16 million with the Ravens this off-season.
The star rusher admitted at the time that signing with the Dallas Cowboys wouldn’t been “perfect.”
Henry is a resident of Dallas, Texas, but the Cowboys never called his number to make a free agency move.
“They ain’t holla at me at all,” Henry said about the Cowboys at the time.
“Even though I’m living in Dallas and Dallas being a perfect situation, as well, because we lived there, we ain’t got to move.
NFL important dates
August 1 – Hall of Fame Game – Houston Texans vs Chicago Bears
August 8 – Pre-season begins
August 27 – Deadline for 53-man rosters
September 1 – Final day of pre-season
September 5 – Season opener – Baltimore Ravens vs Kansas City Chiefs
November 5 – Trade deadline
January 5 – Week 18 of regular-season
January 11 – Playoffs begin
February 9 – Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, Louisiana
“But at the same time, Ravens, the history of it, and then talking to Ray (Lewis) at the Pro Bowl, his passion about the organization, his impact there and how he talked about it.
“I was like, man, if I’m not in Tennessee or I don’t get to go to Dallas, I’d love to be a Raven.”
Henry rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns in Baltimore’s Week 3 win at Dallas.
The Ravens are 2-2 after four games having bounced back from losing their first two.
They face division rivals the Cincinnati Bengals in an AFC North clash in Week 5.
