Baltimore Ravens star working again Derrick Henry simply handed one of many greatest names in NFL historical past within the information books on Sunday. With a 2-yard dashing rating within the last seconds of the primary quarter in opposition to the Chicago Bears, Henry handed the nice Walter Payton with the fifth-most dashing touchdowns (111) in league historical past.
Earlier this month, Henry tied Payton for fifth place on the all-time checklist with a third-quarter landing in opposition to the Houston Texans in Week 5. He is had a knack for historic milestones all through the 2025 season, passing each former Cleveland Browns working again Jim Brown on the profession dashing touchdowns checklist and former Rams star Steven Jackson for 18th place on the profession dashing checklist. Henry can be closing in on turning into the seventeenth participant in NFL historical past to hurry for 12,000 yards. Coming into Sunday’s contest, Henry was simply 138 yards away from that historic milestones.
Dallas Cowboys legend Emmitt Smith sits atop the all-time checklist with 164 dashing touchdowns. He’s adopted by the likes of LaDainian Tomlinson (145), Marcus Allen (143), and Adrian Peterson (120) on the checklist.
Regardless of Baltimore’s 1-5 file, Henry has nonetheless gotten off to a powerful begin to the season. Coming into Week 8, Henry had registered 439 yards at 5.0 yards per carry.
