Ravens ride Derrick Henry's four touchdowns to keep playoff hopes alive

The Baltimore Ravens’ play was connected the brink going into Week 17 against the Green Bay Packers and they needed a triumph to support their playoff chances alive.

Derrick Henry was called upon to transportation the load and helium delivered.

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Baltimore Ravens moving backmost Derrick Henry (22) celebrates successful the stands aft scoring a touchdown against the Green Bay Packers during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot game, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, successful Green Bay, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)

The prima moving backmost got the shot aboriginal and often. He scored 3 touchdowns successful the archetypal fractional – each connected the ground. He started with a 3-yard people successful the archetypal 4th and followed it with a 1-yard people and different 3-yard people successful the 2nd quarter.

Henry’s 4th touchdown came successful the 4th quarter. Baltimore was hanging connected to a 10-point pb and the seasoned delivered the dagger connected a 25-yard touchdown.

The Ravens won the crippled 41-24. Henry finished with 216 rushing yards connected 36 carries.

Baltimore needed to thrust Henry due to the fact that of injuries to the person of the offense, Lamar Jackson. He was retired for the crippled owed to a backmost injury. Tyler Huntley subbed successful for Jackson and was 16-of-20 for 107 passing yards. He had a clutch touchdown walk to Zay Flowers successful the 4th quarter.

Baltimore Ravens moving backmost Derrick Henry (22) scores a touchdown past Green Bay Packers cornerback Carrington Valentine (24) during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot game, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, successful Green Bay, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)

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The Packers mislaid retired connected the NFC North rubric with the defeat, ceding it to the Chicago Bears. Green Bay was besides missing a important portion of their discourtesy successful Jordan Love.

Malik Willis got the commencement and did arsenic good arsenic helium could. He had 288 passing yards, a touchdown pass, 60 rushing yards and 2 rushing touchdowns. He showed tremendous bosom and astir gave the decease knell to the Ravens’ season. He didn’t decorativeness the crippled arsenic helium suffered a close enarthrosis injury.

Packers wide receiver Christian Watson had 5 catches for 113 yards and a touchdown.

The Ravens inactive request to anticipation that the Pittsburgh Steelers endure an upset astatine the hands of the Cleveland Browns connected Sunday. But they tin slumber easier knowing that they did their portion for astatine slightest 1 nighttime erstwhile their backs were against the wall.

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Baltimore and Pittsburgh volition conscionable successful Week 18.

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