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Derrick Henry lowered his shoulder and knocked Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey to the ground. He did the same to A.J. Bouye a few plays later.
Henry took advantage of a brief stint as Tennessee's featured back Sunday and delivered his best game in two seasons.
The 2015 Heisman Trophy winner ran 14 times for a career-high 92 yards and a touchdown in a 37-16 victory at Jacksonville. His 17-yard touchdown run in the third quarter set the tone for the Titans' dominating second half.
"It feels good to come down and get the win, tight ends and fullback. They're opening all the holes for me. They're doing their job. I just have to do mine. My job is to be physical and run downhill.",Authentic T. J. Watt Jersey," Henry said. "Give all the credit to the offensive line
who sat out part of the second half with a tight hamstring.,The former Alabama star was plenty physical while filling in for DeMarco Murray
Murray stood on the sideline while wearing a cap backward. He had a front-row seat for Henry's handiwork.
986 yards rushing in 2015.,Womens JuJu Smith-Schuster Jersey,So did a large contingent of Henry's friends and family. Henry grew up in nearby Yulee, about 30 miles north of EverBank Field, where he set the Southeastern Conference's single-season record with 1, and had dozens of supporters on hand for his career day. Henry's performance wasn't anything close to what he did in high school — he set the national record for rushing — or in college
especially in the wake of Hurricane Irma.,But it was nonetheless special
"It's always good to come back home and play in front of your hometown, some of my people their houses got hit by trees.," said Henry, who added that those closest to him got through the hurricane unscathed. "I had a lot of family and friends here. I told them to be calm, just sit back and relax. This is my hometown, I saw water everywhere downtown, and for what happened here, the terrible tragedy
I'll do that. Hopefully this will never happen again.","If I can donate and do anything humanly possible
The Titans (1-1) finished with 179 yards on the ground against Jacksonville, including the TD run on a play Tennessee installed Saturday night at the team hotel., including 121 in the final 30 minutes. Henry had most of those
It turned a six-point game into a double-digit lead and started an onslaught of points for the visiting team.
and those guys blocked it up front like we wanted. It was a great run. ... He came in and did what he was supposed to do. He ran the ball well.","He came in and had a big run, a really big run, when we had a look at another thing. We never practiced it," coach Mike Mularkey said. "We actually didn't put the play in until Saturday night
Henry finished with 490 yards and five touchdowns as a rookie and was hardly a factor in the season opener against Oakland.
he flashed against the Jaguars.,Given a chance
"He's a good player,Womens Antonio Brown Jersey, and got a number of opportunities," Mularkey said., and took advantage of it
too.,Womens Ben Roethlisberger Jersey,He might have earned more work moving forward
"It was awesome to start running the ball the way we did in the second half," right tackle Jack Conklin said. "It was huge for us., to start popping the holes open and get the runs breaking out
"It's picking up where we left off last year. That's the way we want to play. It's smash-mouth football. We love when (the coaches) want to run,Womens Le'Veon Bell Jersey, run the ball. That's what we're all about.", run
Titans cruise to victory as Henry unseats Murray at RB
pulling away from the Jacksonville Jaguars and cruising to a 37-16 victory. The two teams are tied atop the AFC South with twin 1-1 records. Here's what we learned:,Authentic JuJu Smith-Schuster Jersey,The Tennessee Titans scored on five consecutive drives to open the second half
1. Switching from a two-tight end to a three-wide receiver attack, and the Titans seem to realize it., the Titans seemed to lose their identity behind a tentative and sluggish DeMarco Murray in the first six quarters of the season. Upon turning to second-year power back Derrick Henry in the final two quarters Sunday, Murray has lacked the agility and explosiveness he showed upon breaking out of the gates last September and October. Henry is the better player right now, the offense finally clicked. Blowing the game open with a tackle-breaking 17-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, Henry finished with 92 yards -- and an unofficial changing of the guard in the backfield. After fading down the 2016 stretch run and battling a hamstring injury in preseason action
2. The Jaguars desperately want to pound opponents into submission with a talented young defense and the piston-churning rushing tandem of rookie Leonard Fournette and veteran Chris Ivory. It's a formula with the potential to propel Jacksonville out of the AFC South basement and into the driver's seat had the team's braintrust bothered to install a backup plan at the sports' most important position. In contrast to the season opening victory in Houston, a pair of interceptions and a 16.3 passer rating at halftime., the Jaguars ran headlong into the ugly reality that they cannot hide Blake Bortles if they don't jump out to a comfortable lead. Don't let Bortles' typical garbage-time production fool you; he was just 5-of-12 for 41 yards
operating behind a stout offensive line.,3. Carrying the weight of a dysfunctional passing game, the back of Jacksonville's defense broke in the third and early-fourth quarters. That said, the Jaguars managed just one takedown and two quarterback hits against the more elusive Marcus Mariota, it's fair to point out the disappearing pass rush. After generating a staggering 10 sacks versus a slow-motion Tom Savage and inexperienced Deshaun Watson last week
4. Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey won the battle of the last two No. 5 overall draft picks, as he missed the bulk of August with a hamstring issue., holding rookie wideout Corey Davis to four yards on one reception in the first half. Davis exited with hamstring injury in the second half as the Titans leaned on the ground attack and the tight-end duo of Delanie Walker and Johnnu Smith. Davis' status is a concern for next week's bout with the Seahawks
bounced off the receiver's fingers and into the hands of Titans safety Da'Norris Searcy. The majority of the 158 yards generated by Lee and Allen Hurns came after the contest was decided.,5. The Jaguars sorely missed deep threat Allen Robinson, who suffered a season-ending ACL tear in Week 1. Marqise Lee assumed No. 1 receiver duties with 12 targets, thrown behind Lee, but dropped a third-down pass when the score was tight early in the game. Bortles' second interception
Jaguars-Titans by the numbers
709 at EverBank Field.,We look at some of the key numbers from Sunday’s home opener between the Jaguars-Titans. The Jaguars had a chance to open the season 2-0 for the first time since 2006 but they lost 37-16 in front of 61
Jaguars defensive end Calais Campbell sack total on Sunday after having a career-high four last week against the Texans. He needs one more sack this season to register his ninth consecutive season with at least five sacks.
Bortles had thrown just one interception over his last five games. In last week’s 29-7 opening victory against the Texans,2: Interceptions thrown by quarterback Blake Bortles against the Titans. Entering Sunday,Authentic Antonio Brown Jersey, Bortles completed 11-of-21 passes and did not throw an interception.
3: Field goals of 41, 40 and 26 yards made by Titans kicker Ryan Succop.
4: Leonard Fournette’s carries total in the second half after ending the game with 40 yards on 14 carries. After two games,Authentic Ben Roethlisberger Jersey, Fournette has rushed for 140 yards on 40 carries and two touchdowns that included a 1-yard run Sunday.Authentic Le'Veon Bell Jersey, He’s caught five passes for 45 yards.
6: Cornerback A.J. Bouye has defensed six passes in his last four games, which dates to last season when he played for the Houston Texans. Bouye finished the game with six tackles.
6.6: Average yards per carry Yulee native Derrick Henry gained against the Jaguars. Henry finished with a career-high 92 yards on 14 carries after having only two carries for five yards in the first half.
10: Penalties committed by the Jaguars that totaled 99 yards.
which is the most in franchise history. But after having a franchise-record 10 last week,11: Jaguars’ sack total after two games,Womens T. J. Watt Jersey, linebacker Myles Jack had the Jaguars’ only sack of the game against the Titans in the second quarter.
17: Points scored by the Titans in the third quarter when they took a 23-3 lead. Tennessee scored on five consecutive possessions in the second half and led 30-3 with 9:57 remaining in the fourth. |
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