Derrick Henry will make his first appearance with the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL season opener on Thursday.
After playing eight seasons as a running back for the Tennessee Titans, Henry signed a two-year contract with the Ravens to join a run-friendly offense featuring dual-threat quarterback Lamar Jackson.
Baltimore heads to face two-time defending Super Bowl champions, the Kansas City Chiefs, featuring star quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce.
Follow our live updates from the Chiefs vs. Ravens game on Thursday night.
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Isiah Pacheco capped the first drive of the second half with a 1-yard touchdown run with 11:28 left in the third quarter. Kansas City leads 20-10. The Chiefs drove 81 yards in six plays in 3:32 minutes against the Ravens at the start of the third quarter.
Derrick Henry ran the ball eight times in the first half of Thursday’s NFL season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs, who led 13-10 at halftime.
Henry scored a 5-yard touchdown run to cap the Ravens’ first drive of the game.
Quarterback Lamar Jackson leads the Ravens with 63 rushing yards on eight carries. He has completed 13 of 18 passes for 105 yards. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has completed 9 of 14 passes for 117 yards.
Kansas City kicker Harrison Butker made field goals of 32 and 31 yards in the first half. Ravens kicker Justin Tucker made a 25-yard field goal at the end of the first half, cutting Baltimore’s deficit to three points.
Derrick Henry scored the first touchdown of the NFL season at 8:14 of the first quarter to give Baltimore a 7-0 lead. Kansas City responded with a 21-yard touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes to rookie Xavier Worthy on a jet sweep.
After one quarter, Henry has 18 yards on six attempts and the touchdown.
Derrick Henry has scored the first touchdown of the 2024 NFL season. It is also his first with the Baltimore Ravens.
Henry took a handoff from Lamar Jackson, ran to the right guard on the offensive line, ran through a defender and scored a 5-yard touchdown. A 15-play, 70-yard drive that took 6:46 off the first quarter gave the Ravens a 7-0 first-quarter lead.
Henry ran six times for 18 yards and a touchdown on the opening drive of the inaugural season.
Derrick Henry began his time with the Baltimore Ravens with a two-yard run against the Kansas City Chiefs. Henry received a handoff from quarterback Lamar Jackson in the shotgun formation and ran to the left end of the offensive line.
NBC analysts Tony Dungy, Super Bowl-winning coach of the Indianapolis Colts, and Rodney Harrison, Super Bowl-winning defensive back for the New England Patriots, both praised Derrick Henry.
“He’ll bring the right mentality,” Dungy said. “(The Ravens) only carried the ball 16 times in the AFC Championship Game. The Ravens can’t do that again and Derrick Henry won’t let them.”
Harrison said the Ravens will try to throw the ball as often as possible, but Henry will need to be the leader of the running game to keep the offense going.
“He brings size, he brings intimidation,” Harrison said. “They want to let Lamar throw and let him win the MVP, but to win a Super Bowl you have to put your hands in the ground and run the football. They can definitely do that with Derrick Henry.”
Thunderstorms moved through Kansas City and over Arrowhead Stadium. The game was scheduled to begin at 7:20 p.m. CT, but will begin at 7:40 p.m. Thursday. The game will be televised on NBC and streamed live on Peacock.
Derrick Henry vs Kansas City Chiefs
Thursday’s NFL game between the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs kicks off at 7:20 p.m. CT and will be broadcast nationally on NBC. Fans can also stream the game on Peacock.
Henry has 78 carries for 447 yards in four career games against the Ravens, including a night of 23 carries for 188 yards and two touchdowns on Nov. 10, 2019.
Derrick Henry: Average yards per game
Derrick Henry averaged 68.6 yards per game with the Titans in 2023. Last season, he rushed for 1,167 yards on 280 carries in 17 games and scored 12 rushing touchdowns for the Titans.
In his career, Henry has averaged 79.8 yards per game in 119 games. In eight seasons, he has totaled 9,502 yards and scored 90 career touchdowns.
Derrick Henry College, Stats, Age, Height, Weight
As a receiver, Henry has caught 155 passes for 1,458 yards and three touchdowns in his career. Last season with the Titans, Henry caught 28 passes for 214 yards.
In his eight years with the Titans, Henry was named to the Pro Bowl four times and All-Pro three times. Henry was also named AP Offensive Player of the Year in 2020.
Henry attended college at Alabama and won the Heisman Trophy with the Crimson Tide in 2015 after rushing for 2,219 yards and 28 touchdowns to help lead Alabama to the national championship.
Henry is 1.90 m tall, weighs 109 kg and turned 30 on January 4th.
