NFL Monday Night: Derrick Henry’s TD streak ends, but yards continue in Ravens’ win

Baltimore running back Derrick Henry’s touchdown streak ended Monday night, but the Ravens still defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 30-23 in a matchup of AFC playoff contenders.

Henry ran for 140 yards on 24 carries, but the former Alabama All-American failed to reach the end zone for the first time this season. Henry had scored at least one touchdown in each of Baltimore’s 11 games since signing with the Ravens as a free agent in the offseason.

It was the fourth longest streak to start an NFL season behind 14 games by OJ Simpson for the Buffalo Bills in 1975 and 12 games by John Riggins for the Washington Redskins in 1983 and Jerry Rice for the San Francisco 49ers in 1987.

The Ravens went 3-of-3 on fourth down, with Henry converting twice on a second-half drive with Baltimore leading 17-16. Henry ran for 27 yards on fourth-and-1 at the Ravens’ 39-yard line and 2 yards on fourth-and-1 at the Chargers’ 25 en route to a touchdown.

In his 44th 100-yard game, Henry became it eighth player in NFL history with at least 20 regular season games with 140 or more rushing yards. Barry Sanders has the most with 32, followed by Jim Brown with 29, Eric Dickerson with 26, Walter Payton and Adrian Peterson with 25 each, Emmitt Smith with 22 and LaDainian Tomlinson with 20.

Henry has rushed for 1,325 yards and 13 touchdowns on 223 carries this season.

Trailing 10-0, the Ravens got touchdown runs of 10 yards by quarterback Lamar Jackson and 51 yards by running back Justice Hill bracketing TD passes of 40 yards from Jackson to wide receiver Rashod Bateman and 6 yards to tight- than Mark Andrews.

In addition to Henry, six other players from Alabama high schools and colleges played in the Baltimore-Los Angeles game:

• Ravens cornerback Jalyn Armour-Davis (St. Paul’s Episcopal, Alabama) made a tackle and broke up a pass.
• Bradley Bozeman (Handley, Alabama) started at center for the Chargers.
• Ravens wide receiver Malik Cunningham (Park Crossing) is on the practice squad and ineligible.
• Ravens guard Darrian Dalcourt (Alabama) is on the practice squad and ineligible.
• Chargers defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe (Alabama) made a tackle.
• Chargers long snapper Josh Harris (Auburn) handled the snaps for four field goals, three field goals and two extra points.
• Marlon Humphrey (Hoover, Alabama) started at cornerback for the Ravens. Humphrey made three tackles, recorded a quarterback hit and broke up a pass.
• Chargers offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood (Alabama) is on the practice squad and ineligible.
• Ravens nose tackle Michael Pierce (Daphne, Samford) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
• Chargers punter JK Scott (Alabama) averaged 41.3 yards on four punts. Scott had a 43-yard punt for a fair catch at the Baltimore 31-yard line, which moved to the 16 because of a penalty on the Ravens; a 45-yarder down at the Baltimore 7, a 38-yarder out of bounds at the Baltimore 28 and a 39-yarder at the Baltimore 9.
• Chargers running back Kimani Vidal (Troy) was designated as an inactive game day.