What Tennessee Titans’ Derrick Henry has to do to break the career rushing record – Tennessee Titans Blog

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In an era where running backs typically don’t dominate, Tennessee Titans workhorse Derrick Henry is doing just that.

Henry’s run of success dates back to the 2018 season — Week 14 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. His defining moment came in that game when he broke off an NFL record-tying 99-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Tony Dorsett did it for the Dallas Cowboys in 1982.

Titans linebacker Rashaan Evans tackled Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette on fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line to force a turnover on downs. Henry lined up in the Titans’ end zone on the next play and scanned the line before taking the snap.

He found a crease to his left and bounced the run to the outside. A punishing stiff arm sent cornerback A.J. Bouye to the ground.

The crowd at Nissan Stadium sensed something big happening and roared.

Henry accelerated up the sideline, and when linebacker Leon Jacobs approached, he sent him to the ground with another stiff-arm. Linebacker Myles Jack was the last line of defense, at the 20-yard line, but all it took was another stiff-arm to clear the way to the end zone.

The run displayed all of the traits that make Henry a dominant force. The vision, the stiff arm and the speed. That’s what makes Henry such a dangerous threat with the ball in his hands. It’s what makes fans stand up and chant his name whenever he gets the ball.

Henry finished the game with 238 yards. That day served as the true launching pad for an epic 40-game stretch leading into Monday Night Football against the Buffalo Bills (8:20 p.m. ET, ESPN).

Henry’s 6-foot-3 and 247-pound frame gives the…