Derrick Henry made some notable historical past throughout the first half of the Ravens‘ season-opener towards the Payments. Throughout the second quarter of Sunday evening’s sport, Henry scored his 107th profession landing run on a 30-yard jaunt that lower Baltimore’s deficit to 10-7.
Henry’s rating took him out of a tie with Corridor of Fame working again Jim Brown for sixth on the profession dashing landing record. The record-setting run showcased his game-breaking potential regardless of being 6-foot-2 and north of 250 kilos.
Henry — who scored one other dashing landing later within the sport — is in elite firm so far as profession dashing touchdowns is worried. Of the working backs who’re top-15 all-time in profession landing runs, Shaun Alexander is the one one who is just not within the Corridor of Fame who’s presently eligible.
NFL profession dashing landing leaders
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1. Emmitt Smith (1990-04) |
164 |
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2. LaDainian Tomlinson (2001-11) |
145 |
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3. Marcus Allen (1982-97) |
123 |
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4. Adrian Peterson (2007-21) |
120 |
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5. Walter Payton (1975-87) |
110 |
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6. Derrick Henry (2016-present) |
108 |
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7. Jim Brown (1957-65) |
106 |
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8. John Riggins (1971-79; 1981-85) |
104 |
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T9. Shaun Alexander (2000-08) |
100 |
| T9. Marshall Faulk (1994-05) | 100 |
| 11. Barry Sanders (1989-98) | 99 |
| T12. Jerome Bettis (1993-05) | 91 |
| T12. Franco Harris (1972-84) | 91 |
| T14. Eric Dickerson | 90 |
| T14. Curtis Martin | 90 |
Particularly, Henry passing Brown is notable given Brown’s standing as arguably the best working again in NFL historical past. Throughout his nine-year profession, Brown led the NFL in dashing a surprising 9 occasions. He received league MVP thrice whereas main the Browns to the franchise’s final NFL title in 1964.
Like Brown, Henry is a bodily marvel who’s able to dominating a sport in a mess of the way. His versatility is matched solely by his longevity that has allowed him to proceed to play at a excessive stage whereas persevering with to climb up the NFL file e book.
