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          Henry responds to Steelers score with 44-yard rushing TD

          • Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterJan 12, 2025, 03:20 AM
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              Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering 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 he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011.
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          BALTIMORE -- Running back Derrick Henry put the Ravens in complete control of Saturday's AFC wild-card game with the longest touchdown run of his playoff career. Putting Baltimore ahead 28-7 in the third quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Henry ran up the middle 44 yards to the end zone.

          His second touchdown of the game put him in elite company. It was his fourth playoff game where he has rushed for more than 150 yards, which ties Hall of Famer Terrell Davis for the most in NFL postseason history. The Steelers responded a drive later to make the score 28-14.

          Henry first scored on an 8-yard run in the second quarter that capped a 13-play drive in which Baltimore didn't throw the ball once. It was Henry's first touchdown in the playoffs since 2021 with the Tennessee Titans, the last time he played in the postseason.

          In the first quarter, Lamar Jackson marched the Ravens 95 yards down the field and capped the series with a 15-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Rashod Bateman. This marked the first time in the postseason that Jackson has led Baltimore to a touchdown on an opening drive.

          It was the longest touchdown drive in the playoffs for the Ravens since 2001, when they had a 99-yard drive in a wild-card game against the Miami Dolphins.

          Slow starts have been a problem for Jackson and Baltimore in the postseason, where the two-time NFL Most Valuable Player is 2-4 in his career. In Jackson's previous six playoff games, the Ravens had totaled 10 points in the first quarter.

          Jackson wrapped up a dominant first half with a 5-yard touchdown pass to running back Justice Hill with two seconds remaining. With the Ravens up 21-0, "MVP" chants filled M&T Bank Stadium.

          The Ravens had more first downs in the first half (19) than the Steelers had total plays (18). Jackson was 13-of-15 passing (87%) for 144 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran 11 times for 64 yards.