Derrick Henry in Hall of Fame company after another monster game
By Andrew Olson
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In the NFL’s Week 14, Derrick Henry turned in a performance for the ages, gashing the Jacksonville Jaguars for 238 rushing yards and four touchdowns in a Thursday night win for the Tennessee Titans. Henry followed it up in Week 15 with 170 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
Back-to-back weeks of 170+ yards and two-plus touchdowns hasn’t been done since LaDainian Tomlinson in 2006. Tomlinson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017.
If Henry can pull off 170+ yards and two-plus touchdowns a third-straight time, the former Alabama running back would make NFL history as the first player to ever accomplish the feat. Henry and the Titans host the Washington Redskins on Saturday Dec. 22 at 4:30 p.m. ET.
Derrick Henry had 33 carries, 170 rush yards, 2 TD vs the Giants.
Henry is the first player with 170+ rush yards and 2+ rush TD in consecutive games since our guy @LT_21 in Weeks 8-9, 2006.@KingHenry_2
BTW nobody has ever reached those marks in 3 straight games.
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) December 16, 2018
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
