Ravens star RB Derrick Henry labels the divisional game against Bills as a “heavyweight fight”
Baltimore Ravens RB Derrick Henry finished the regular season with 325 carries for 1921 rushing yards and 16 rushing touchdowns.
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Derrick Henry finished the season with more than 1900 rushing yards yet he finished second in the most rushing yards this season. If anything, it underlines the fact that the level of competition is very high this season.
The Baltimore Ravens are heading into the divisional where they will face a resilient Buffalo Bills to earn a chance at the conference game. The Buffalo Bills, led by Josh Allen, led a strong fight to position themselves at the top seed. Although they fell short of their target, the Bills has defeated the Kansas City Chiefs and the Detroit Lions, two conference top seeds.
Nevertheless, The Ravens had defeated them once in the tournament already. In Week 4, the Ravens steamrolled the Bills into a 35-10 loss championed by Derrick Henry’s powerful rushing game. Henry registered a season-high 199 yards and amassing 209 yards from scrimmage.
Derrick Henry understands the weight of the game. Despite the sweetness of the last game, Henry highlighted that the circumstances of the game were different, there were much less to win for. In her Thurdsday news conference, he expressed his true feelings to the media .
Week 4 doesn’t mean anything in this game. Week 4 was Week 4, this is a whole other game and another opportunity. They’re a great team, and we have to prepare right to be ready for them.
Derrick Henry said
The 6’3′ King Henry is centre to the Baltimore Ravens’ hopes for a return to the AFC Conference Championship. The Bills-Ravens game is expected to be decided on the narrowest of margins considering the pace both teams have been carrying all season round.
Derrick Henry ready for the unfavorable conditions at Highmark Stadium
According to AccuWeather, temperatures in Orchard Park, New York, are expected to plummet as low as 8 degrees Fahrenheit, with a forecasted high of 33 degrees on Sunday. Wind gusts reaching up to 23 mph are anticipated, creating a wind chill that could make it feel closer to 0 degrees as the afternoon transitions into evening. Spectators and participants alike should prepare for a bitterly cold atmosphere leading up to the 6:30 p.m. ET kickoff at Highmark Stadium.
The running back, however, isn’t afraid of these unfavorable conditions on Sunday.
I don’t care if it’s cold, hot, raining, or snow, I just have to do my job. We’re trying to get to the next round — the AFC Championship. It’s a great opponent and a really good team, and yes, it’s going to be a heavyweight fight.
Derrick Henry pre-game
The chilling temps at the Highmark Stadium is the coldest game neither Derrick Henry nor Lamar Jackson has played in their careers.
Some early forecasts show 8-degrees for Bills-Ravens on Sunday night.
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Coldest game Lamar Jackson has played was 27-degrees.
Coldest game Derrick Henry has played was 22-degrees.
The frigid conditions favor the Ravens, whose strong running game is an asset when passing becomes challenging. Additionally, no defender will relish tackling the 6-foot-2, 247-pound Derrick Henry in freezing temperatures. The Ravens also gained valuable cold-weather experience with their convincing Wild Card win over the Steelers in near-freezing conditions, though Sunday’s game will be even colder.
The Ravens’ ability to withhold frigid temperatures will be tested more against the Bills, one of the weather-tested teams in the league.
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Mohammed Bazim
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