Baltimore running back Derrick Henry crossed two career milestones on Sunday during the Ravens’ 41-38 overtime win at the Cincinnati Bengals.
Henry, 30, became the 32nd player in NFL history to rush for 10,000 yards, and he recorded his 100th career touchdown from scrimmage, only the 26th player and 14th running back to do so.
In his first season with the Ravens, Henry entered the day as the NFL’s active leader in rushing attempts (2,110), rushing yards (9,982) and rushing touchdowns (95). Through four games this season, he led the league with 480 rushing yards, five rushing TDs and 120.0 rushing yards per game, as well as the longest run of the year at 87 yards.
Henry’s 1-yard score with 8:54 left in the first quarter gave Baltimore a 7-0 lead. His 5-yard run in the second quarter got him to the 10,000-yard threshold.
Henry became the fifth player in league history to reach both marks within his first 125 games, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Jim Brown, Emmitt Smith and LaDainian Tomlinson as well as Adrian Peterson.
“(I’m) always grateful for the journey and everyone that’s been a part of it,” Henry said this past week on reaching 10,000 rushing yards. “I’ve been blessed tremendously, and I’m very thankful to be able to be able to play this long and be able to reach a milestone that big.
“All the great ones before me that I idolized — they achieved that accomplishment, so for me to be doing something that the ones that I’ve idolized have done is so cool.”
He’s also the first Raven with a rushing touchdown in his first five games, according to the team.
The longtime Tennessee Titan punctuated his memorable day with a huge run during overtime. After Cincinnati’s Evan McPherson missed a 53-yard field goal to clinch the game, Henry ran 51 yards up the left sideline to the Bengals’ 6-yard line, and Baltimore sent Justin Tucker on to kick the 24-yard game-winning field goal.
Henry finished the day with 92 rushing yards on 15 carries.
For his career, Henry has played 124 games (93 starts) for the Titans (2016-23) and Ravens. The Titans picked him in the second round in the 2016 NFL Draft out of Alabama. Henry has been selected to four Pro Bowls and was the 2020 NFL Offensive Player of the Year.
Sunday was a big day for career milestones, as Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers surpassed 60,000 career passing yards in New York’s 23-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in London.
Rodgers, 40, entered the day with 59,904 career passing yards, and he also was the league’s active leader with 5,083 completions, 7,789 attempts and 480 TDs.
He added to those numbers on Sunday by going 29 for 54 for 244 yards and two touchdowns as well as three interceptions in becoming the ninth QB in NFL history to throw for 60,000 career passing yards.
Rodgers has now played 236 games (229 starts) for the Green Bay Packers (2005-22) and Jets.
–Field Level Media
