GREEN BAY (AP) — Derrick Henry ran for a season-high 216 yards and tied a career-high with four touchdown runs and the Baltimore Ravens kept their playoff hopes alive with a 41-24 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Saturday.
Henry had three touchdown carries in the first half and then scored again on a 25-yard run with 1:56 left. His seventh career 200-yard rushing performance put him ahead of Adrian Peterson and OJ Simpson as the player with the most such performances in NFL history.
His 36 carries represented a career high.
The Ravens (8-8) must now wait for the AFC North-leading Pittsburgh Steelers to lose to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. A Steelers victory in Cleveland would end Baltimore’s playoff hopes. If the Browns win that game, the Ravens could even win the AFC North by beating the Steelers in Pittsburgh on January 4.
Green Bay (9-6-1) lost its third straight game, allowing the Chicago Bears to clinch the NFC North title. The Packers had already clinched a playoff berth on Thursday when the Detroit Lions lost 23-10 at the Minnesota Vikings.
Both teams were without their starting quarterbacks, as Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson is dealing with a back injury while Green Bay’s Jordan Love is in concussion protocol. The two backup quarterbacks — Baltimore’s Tyler Huntley and Green Bay’s Malik Willis — were effective in a game that featured just one punt.
Willis completed 18 of 21 passes for a career-high 288 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns before exiting after aggravating a shoulder injury midway through the fourth quarter. Huntley completed 16 of 20 passes for 107 yards with one touchdown.
