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Derrick Henry Earns AFC Offensive Player of the Week After 216 Yards, 4 TDs vs. Packers

The performance kept Baltimore's postseason hopes alive entering a must-win visit to Pittsburgh.

Overview

  • The NFL recognized Henry on Dec. 31 as the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 17.
  • He powered a 41-24 win at Green Bay with 216 rushing yards and four touchdowns on a career-high 36 carries as Baltimore leaned on him with Lamar Jackson sidelined by a back contusion.
  • The outing marked his seventh game with 200-plus rushing yards, the most in NFL history, surpassing O.J. Simpson and Adrian Peterson.
  • He also climbed to 10th on the NFL's all-time rushing list by passing Tony Dorsett, reaching 12,892 career yards.
  • Baltimore now heads to Pittsburgh for a must-win AFC North game that, per NFL research, swings its playoff chances from better than 99% with a victory to less than 1% with a loss.