2) Ravens’ big win leads to more history for Derrick Henry
Unsurprisingly, given that Baltimore won by a whopping 31 points, Lamar Jackson was not the only Raven to make history on Sunday.
Henry, the NFL’s leading rusher, rumbled for another 106 yards and two touchdowns in the Ravens’ 41-10 dismantling of Sean Payton’s Broncos. For Henry, it was the 21st time in his career that he rushed for at least 100 yards and two scores, tying Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith for the third-most such games in league history. Henry only trails Hall of Famers Jim Brown and LaDainian Tomlinson (each with 25 games) for the most games of 100 rushing yards and two TDs.
Henry also scored his 100th and 101st career rushing touchdowns while playing in his 128th career game. That ties Adrian Peterson for the fifth-fewest games played to reach 100 career rushing touchdowns all time, behind Tomlinson (93), Smith (99), Brown (113) and Shaun Alexander (119).
While his 11 rushing touchdowns lead the NFL, they also mark the seventh consecutive season in Henry’s career that he has eclipsed double-digit rushing touchdowns. The only other players in NFL history with double-digit rushing touchdowns in seven straight seasons are Tomlinson (2001-09) and Peterson (2007-2013).
