Derrick Henry sets Ravens single-season TD record on Christmas

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  • Jamison Hensley, ESPN staff writerDecember 25, 2024, 4:54 PM ET

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      Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011 and covered the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018 and authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011.

HOUSTON – With a 2-yard touchdown run on the opening drive, Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry ended a scoring drought and entered the franchise record books on Wednesday against the Houston Texans.

Henry set the Ravens single-season record with his 16th total touchdown, surpassing Ray Rice (2011) and Mark Ingram (2019). It also ended a four-game touchdown drought for Henry, the third-longest of his career.

The Ravens are not known for being fast starters. This was Baltimore’s first opening-drive touchdown since the Week 5 game at Cincinnati. After the Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the Kansas City Chiefs earlier Wednesday, the Ravens control their destiny in the AFC North.

Baltimore can repeat as division champions by winning its final two regular season games; The Ravens host the Cleveland Browns next week.