Not only did Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry steamroll the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 14 to the tune of 215 rushing yards and two touchdowns, but he also made NFL history.
Henry became the first player in NFL history to notch four games of 200-plus yards and two touchdowns, breaking a tie with Hall of Famers such as Barry Sanders, Jim Brown and LaDainian Tomlinson.
Perhaps what’s more impressive is the fact that Henry’s four 200-yard, two-touchdown games have all come since 2018, and there have been four such performances other than his throughout the entire NFL in that span.
On Sunday night, Sanders himself took to Twitter to congratulate Henry on his incredible achievement, which comes in just his fifth year.
Gotta throw a congrats out to my @HeismanTrophy brother @KingHenry_2 on FOUR games with 200+ yards and 2 TDs – I know how hard you work, and I know you love that it came in a win
— Barry Sanders (@BarrySanders) December 14, 2020
With his sensational performance, Henry now has 1,532 yards on the season, just eight shy of his career-high. The Alabama product also increased his lead for the 2020 rushing crown from 67 to 180 yards.
Adding to that, Henry has a realistic shot to get to 2,000 yards. He must average 156 yards per game over his last three to get there, and two of Tennessee’s last three games come against bottom-five run defenses.
Henry and the Titans will look to keep the good times rolling when they meet the Detroit Lions at Nissan Stadium in Week 15.
