Overview
- Henry powered the Baltimore Ravens to a 41-23 win over the Indianapolis Colts with 144 rushing yards and three touchdowns in Week 1 on Sept. 13.
- The performance moved Henry to 13,162 career rushing yards and put him into sole possession of third place on the NFL’s all-time rushing touchdown list after passing Marcus Allen.
- Peers and legends publicly endorsed the idea that Henry could challenge the record, with Micah Parsons calling him ‘‘probably the greatest running back of our era’’ and Emmitt Smith saying Henry ‘‘could’’ possibly break his 18,355-yard mark.
- The math makes a full chase difficult because Henry needs about 5,193 more yards to match Smith, which would require multiple near-elite seasons late in his career.
- Henry has repeatedly downplayed record talk and said he is focused on the Ravens’ next opponent, though his sustained production has already cemented a Hall of Fame trajectory and will keep legacy debates alive as he chips away at other all-time figures.