Even with the higher stakes, the trolls were still present in the NFL's divisional round. The Philadelphia Eagles hung on to defeat the Los Angeles Rams 28-22 in the NFC divisional round on Sunday. A snowy Lincoln Financial Field set the scene for a Rams fourth-and-11 from the Eagles' 22-yard line with 31 seconds left in the game.
After Lamar Jackson’s “Cars” metaphor on Saturday, Derrick Henry is embracing a new nickname: “Don’t call me Derrick. Just call me McQueen.” Henry had 186 yards rushing on 26 carries last night (7.2 yards per carry average) and two touchdowns.
After containing Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry to 84 rush yards, Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott discussed how his defense heard all the storylines that the team would have a hard time containing him in the Divisional Round game.
Following the Ravens' wild-card demolition of the Steelers, Lamar Jackson compared Derrick Henry to the Pixar character Lightning McQueen. It's a nickname that The King is leaning into.
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Rashod Bateman on the first drive of the game. Ravens QB Lamar Jackson rolls right and hits Isaiah Likely for a big gain on Baltimore's opening drive.
Henry rushed 16 times for 84 yards and a touchdown and failed to secure either of his two targets in the Ravens' 27-25 divisional-round loss to the Bills on Sunday. Henry's opportunities were somewhat capped by a game script that saw the Ravens trail from the 8:52 mark of the second quarter on.
Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry has one of the most iconic nicknames in the modern NFL, "King Henry." Lately, though, he's resonated more with a different kind of royalty. After Saturday's playoff win over the Pittsburgh Steelers,
Buffalo didn’t have Bernard, linebacker Matt Milano or nickelback Taron Johnson for the whole game. Bills safety Taylor Rapp suffered a concussion while trying to tackle Henry in the second quarter and has been wearing a guardian cap over his helmet since.
Ravens head coach John Harbaugh noticeably didn't feed Derrick Henry the ball more than 20 times. He sounded off on the limited usage.
The Baltimore Ravens suffered yet another heartbreaking playoff loss, this time at the hands of Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills. Despite out-gaining the Bills
Before joining forces this season on the Baltimore Ravens, Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry were already two of the best players in the NFL. So it shouldn't come as much of a surprise that as part of the same team, the two superstar players would only elevate each other's game.