NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The long-awaited volume-carry game for Derrick Henry arrived on Sunday against the Jaguars.
And it was a disaster.
Henry made one huge play for the Titans, taking a screen pass 66 yards for the game’s only offensive touchdown.
But against the NFL’s 21st-ranked run defense and against a team he had Week 2 success against (14 carries for 92 yards and a TD), he struggled badly.
Twenty-eight carries for 51 yards. That’s a 1.8-yard average.
Rare were the instances where he had room. But that’s where a back has to take what he can get. Instead, Henry paused far too often in the backfield and got hit for losses.
