(Green Bay) Derrick Henry set a career-high 216 rushing yards and tied his career high with four touchdowns on Saturday as the Baltimore Ravens defeated the Green Bay Packers 41-24 to stay in the playoff race.
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Henry scored three majors in the first half and reached the end zone one last time with a 25-yard run with 1:56 left in the game. It was his seventh 200-yard performance, passing Adrian Peterson and OJ Simpson for the most in NFL history.
His 36 runs are also a new high for him.
The Ravens (8-8) must now hope that the Pittsburgh Steelers, leaders of the North American section, lose against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. To participate in the playoffs, the Ravens will then have to defeat the Steelers on January 4 in Pittsburgh.
The Packers (9-6-1) lost a third game in a row, allowing the Chicago Bears to capture the Northern Division title. The Packers are already qualified for the playoffs.
Both teams were without their starting quarterbacks, with Lamar Jackson dealing with a back injury on the Ravens side and Jordan Love going through concussion protocol on the other side.
Their replacements – Tyler Huntley for the Ravens and Malik Willis for the Packers – were effective, while only one punt was made in this meeting.
Willis completed 18 of 21 passes for 288 yards and a touchdown, also rushing for 60 yards and two touchdowns before leaving the game with an aggravated shoulder injury midway through the fourth quarter.
Huntley completed 16 of 20 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown. He joined Zay Flowers for a major.
Christian Watson scored the Packers’ aerial touchdown.
