After rumbling for 215 yards today during a 31-10 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, 5th-year Tennessee Titan running back Derrick Henry is closing in on another record: most 200+ yard rushing games.
Henry now has 4 career 200+ yard rushing games, trailing the leaders O.J. Simpson and Adrian Peterson who are tied at 6 and then Tiki Barber who is at 5.
Henry is the 8th player in the NFL Super Bowl Era to record 4 or more 200+ yards rushing in a game. And only 26 with a few more good years left, he’s likely to set the mark — maybe even this season!
Here’s the 200+ yard games leaderboard:
| PLAYER | 200+ GAMES |
|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 6 |
| O.J. Simpson | 6 |
| Tiki Barber | 5 |
| Derrick Henry | 4 |
| Barry Sanders | 4 |
| Earl Campbell | 4 |
| Eric Dickerson | 4 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 4 |
Henry also leads all players in NFL History with 4 games of 200+ yards rushing AND 2+ TDs. Per the NFL:
Most career games with 200+ rush yards & 2+ rush TD in NFL history:
Derrick Henry – 4
Jim Brown – 3
Barry Sanders – 3
LaDainian Tomlinson – 3#NFL— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) December 13, 2020