Ravens’ Derrick Henry runs wild in win over Bills

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NFL: Buffalo Bills vs. Baltimore RavensSep 29, 2024; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry (22) celebrates with teammates after scoring in the second quarter against the Buffalo Bills at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images

Derrick Henry rushed for 199 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries to help the host Baltimore Ravens beat the previously undefeated Buffalo Bills 35-10 on Sunday night.

Henry scored an 87-yard touchdown on the Ravens' first drive, the longest touchdown in franchise history. He was one yard shy of his seventh career 200-yard rushing game.

Lamar Jackson completed 13 of 18 passes for 156 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 54 yards and one score. His favorite receiver is running back Justice Hill (6 catches, 78 yards, 1 touchdown).

Baltimore (2-2) has won back-to-back games and improved to 21-3 at home in prime time under head coach John Harbaugh.

Josh Allen completed 16 of 29 passes for 180 yards for the Bills (3-1). He was sacked three times, including Baltimore's third straight sack of Kyle Van Noy.

Henry's big run came on a simple handoff behind the right tackle. He cut through the hole once and then stormed downfield for a stunning first-down touchdown that ignited the home crowd.

A 50-yard field goal by Tyler Bass gave the Bills the lead, but Baltimore's second drive ended with Henry's 5-yard touchdown catch, his first of the second quarter. Scored in a game for the first time since 2019.

Hill scored three of Baltimore's touchdowns in three possessions when he flipped the ball over his defender for an easy 19-yard touchdown run with 7:34 left in the second quarter. At halftime, the Ravens led 21-3 and defeated the Bills 281-90.

In the third quarter, Allen scrambled to the right on third-and-5 and passed the ball to a wide-open Khalil Shakir at the last moment before going out of bounds, advancing 52 yards. . Ty Johnson ran to the left for a 3-yard touchdown on the next play.

On the Bills' next possession, Buffalo attempted a kickoff directly to receiver Curtis Samuel, who swiped left to pass to Allen. But when Allen attempted a pass, Van Noy stole the ball and Kyle Hamilton recovered the fumble for the Ravens.

Hill's 17-yard catch-and-run set up Jackson on a designed 9-yard run to the right corner of the end zone, making it 28-10 with 2:45 left in the third quarter.

Bass' 48-yard field goal attempt missed the left side in the first quarter of the fourth quarter.

Henry almost scored another touchdown on the ensuing drive, but Rasual Douglas hit the ball at the Buffalo 2-yard line and the ball bounced into the end zone. The Ravens failed as veteran linebacker Patrick Ricard scored his first touchdown of the season.

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