The Green Bay Packers allowed Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry to set a few notable records in what turned out to be one of the best ever performances by the future Pro Football Hall of Famer.
Henry carried 36 times, a career-high, for 216 yards and four touchdowns, leading the Ravens to a dominant 41-24 win over the Packers in Green Bay on Saturday night.
Henry’s 216 rushing yards are now the most ever by a visitor to Lambeau Field, breaking the record set by Adrian Peterson (210) in 2012. He nearly broke Ahman Green’s stadium record of 218 rushing yards. And Henry’s seventh career 200-yard game set the new NFL record, which was once shared at six with Peterson and O.J. Simpson.
Henry and the Ravens set the tone early. His seven rushes on the opening drive gained 48 yards, and he got the scoring started with a 3-yard touchdown run. A drive later, Henry carried eight more times for 34 yards and a second score. The Ravens gave him the ball five straight times to end the drive, and he walked into the end zone nearly untouched on 3rd-and-goal from the 1-yard line. After two drives, Henry had 15 carries for 82 yards and two scores.
On the final drive, which ended in Henry’s dagger 25-yard touchdown run, the Ravens feed him the ball seven more times — and he generated 56 rushing yards and his fourth rushing touchdown.
Henry finished with 14 runs generating a first down or touchdown, nine runs of at least nine yards and a success rate of 66.7 percent.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh called it “one of the greatest performances I’ve seen” after the 41-24 win that kept Baltimore’s season alive.
By rushing for 216 yards and scoring four rushing touchdowns, Henry moved into 10th place all-time for rushing yards, passing Tony Dorsett, and fourth in rushing touchdowns, passing Peterson.
200-yard rushing games by visitor at Lambeau Field
This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: Derrick Henry sets Lambeau Field record and NFL record in rout of Packers
Reporting by Zach Kruse, Packers Wire / Packers Wire
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