OWINGS MILLS — Running back Derrick Henry is eager to add a powerful dimension to the Ravens’ offense.
He’ll be doing it against teams that probably aren’t eager to see him in the same backfield as quarterback Lamar Jackson. Henry has a solid track record against the Ravens’ 2024 opponents, and it appears his downhill running style will be a perfect complement to Jackson’s elusiveness and play-action mastery.
“I think you always try to build the offense around the players that you have,” coach John Harbaugh said. “What Derrick [Henry] does really exceptionally well is going to be where we’re going to move towards, but we’re versatile. We can go in a lot of different directions.
“That’s what Lamar makes us, is versatile, and I also think what we’ve been doing along those lines fit this guy [Henry] really well. It’s not just his specific talents, because he can run out of any kind of backfield.”
Here’s a breakdown of Henry’s performance vs. Ravens’ 2024 opponents
Week 1 at Kansas City Chiefs
Henry’s career regular-season games: 4 (3 wins, 1 loss)
Stats: 78 carries, 447 yards, 5.73 yards per carry, 6 touchdowns
Week 2 vs. Las Vegas Raiders
Henry’s career regular-season games: 4 (2-2)
Stats: 54 carries, 258 yards, 4.78 yards per carry, 3 touchdowns
Week 3 at Dallas Cowboys
Henry’s career regular-season games: 1 (1-0)
Stats: 6 carries, 27 yards, 4.5 yards per carry, 1 touchdown
Week 4 vs. Buffalo Bills
Henry’s career regular-season games: 5 (2-3)
Stats: 83 carries, 359 yards, 4.3 ypc, 7 touchdowns
Weeks 5 and 10 October vs Cincinnati Bengals
Henry’s career regular-season games: 4 (2-2)
Stats: 68 carries, 324 yards, 4.8 yards per carry, 2 touchdowns
Week 6 vs. Washington Commanders
Henry’s career regular-season games: 2 (2-0)
Stats: 49 carries, 186 yards, 3.8 yards per carry, 3 touchdowns
Week 7 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Henry’s career regular-season games: 2 (1-1)
Stats: 27 carries, 99 yards, 3.6 yards per carry, 0 touchdowns
Week 8 and 18 vs. Cleveland Browns
Henry’s career regular-season games: 5 (3-2)
Stats: 60 carries, 185 yards, 3.1 yards per carry, 1 touchdown
Week 9 vs. Denver Broncos
Henry’s career regular-season games: 4 (3-1)
Stats: 77 carries, 239 yards, 3.1 yards per carry, 0 touchdowns
Weeks 11 and 16 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Henry’s career regular-season games: 3 (0-3)
Stats: 44 carries, 181 yards, 4.1 yards per carry, 2 touchdowns
Week 12 at Los Angeles Chargers
Henry’s career regular-season games: 4 (2-2)
Stats: 83 carries, 307 yards, 3.8 yards per carry, 4 touchdowns
Week 13 vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Henry’s career regular-season games: 2 (1-1)
Stats: 19 carries, 54 yards, 2.8 yards per carry, 0 touchdowns
Week 15 at New York Giants
Henry’s career regular-season games: 2 (1-1)
Stats: 54 carries, 252 yards, 4.6 yards per carry, 2 touchdowns
Week 17 at Houston Texans
Henry’s career regular-season games: 14 (7-7)
Stats: 253 carries, 1,431yards, 5.7 yards per carry, 12 touchdowns