Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry moved past a tie with Hall of Famer Jim Brown, scoring the 107th and 108th rushing touchdowns of his career during a wild regular-season opener against the Buffalo Bills, but a key fumble in the fourth quarter marred what was otherwise a stellar night.
Henry paced a dominant Ravens offense for most of Sunday's game. He broke his tie with Brown on a 30-yard rumble in the second quarter and then added another score with a 46-yard sprint to give Baltimore a 15-point fourth-quarter lead.
Henry, however, had a game-changing fumble two drives later that sparked a frantic Bills comeback that ended in a walk-off 41-40 win for Buffalo.
"First of all, I got to take care of the ball," Henry said to reporters after the game. "I told my teammates after the game to put the loss on me. I own it, like a man. We emphasize taking care of the ball since we got back, it's a big emphasis, especially in our room and the running backs taking care of the football. Keeping it high and tight, not lackadaisical, and they made a play. But I put the loss on me. If I take care of the ball, probably be a different situation."
Henry had lost one fumble in his previous 37 games, including the playoffs, entering Sunday night.
Heading into the game -- and season -- Henry and Brown were deadlocked at sixth all time with 106 TDs. The 31-year-old Henry is now gaining on another Hall of Famer, Chicago Bears icon Walter Payton, at No. 5 all time. Payton finished his celebrated career with 110 rushing scores.
Brown reached 106 TDs in 118 games, while Henry matched him in 136 games and is now looking to track down Payton, who hit 110 in 190 games. Thus, Henry's next milestone TD mark is likely to come at a much faster clip than his Chicago predecessor.
Henry, who's in his second season with the Ravens after eight years with the Tennessee Titans, could have plenty of landmarks in store this year. In addition to breaking a tie with Brown on Sunday, he also moved into 18th place in all-time rushing yards. He entered Sunday night's game at No. 19 with 11,423 yards and surpassed Steven Jackson (11,438 yards) for No. 18 on the career leaderboard.
Averaging 1,428 yards per 17-game season for his career, Henry could become the 17th player in league history to hit 12,000 career rushing yards by the midway point of the season.
Last year, he scored 16 rushing TDs, tying for the league lead -- something he's accomplished thrice in his career. King Henry's also a two-time rushing champion.
The five-time Pro Bowler's career is already overflowing with accomplishments and accolades and he wasted no time in 2025 garnering some more.
