Will Derrick Henry Play for the Titans in the Playoffs?

Los Tennessee Titans they had an extra week off after finishing the regular season as the best team in the American Conference and that meant one more week of recovery for Derrick Henry.

The Titans activated Henry from injured reserve and he will be available to face the Cincinnati Bengals. in the AFC Divisional Round matchup. The running back was designated to return from that list on Jan. 5 and had a 21-day window to be added to the 53-man roster.

The 2020 Offensive Player of the Year was placed on the IR following the Week 8 game against the Indianapolis Colts when he suffered a broken foot. Despite this, he accumulated 937 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns. Henry was happy to be activated and be able to return to the gridirons. After being out of business for more than two months.

“I am happy to return. You definitely appreciate the game more when you’re away from it. Being away from my peers and not having the camaraderie and the day job, I definitely missed that. I’m happy to play football again”; Henry stated for the Titans website.

Substitutes

While Henry was away, the Titans used a combination of D’Onta Foreman, Dontrell Hilliard, Jeremy McNichols, Adrian Peterson and Darrynton Evans. Between them they had 1,161 yards and six rushing touchdowns.

Also, Foreman. Hilliard and McNichols took a more active role in the passing game. Foreman caught nine passes for 123 yards, Hilliard 19 for 87 and McNichols 28 for 240 and a touchdown.