{"id":147591,"date":"2024-09-02T11:02:41","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T10:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslens.com\/?p=593859"},"modified":"2024-09-02T11:02:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T10:02:41","slug":"derrick-henry-looking-forward-to-opening-thursday-night-football-matchup-against-chiefs-its-going-to-be-a-hell-of-a-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/02\/derrick-henry-looking-forward-to-opening-thursday-night-football-matchup-against-chiefs-its-going-to-be-a-hell-of-a-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Derrick Henry Looking Forward To Opening Thursday Night Football Matchup Against Chiefs: \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a hell of a game\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportslens.com\/news\/derrick-henry-looking-forward-to-opening-thursday-night-football-matchup-against-chiefs-its-going-to-be-a-hell-of-a-game\/\">Derrick Henry Looking Forward To Opening Thursday Night Football Matchup Against Chiefs: &#8220;It&#8217;s going to be a hell of a game&#8221;<\/a> &#8211; originally posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/sportslens.com\/\">Sportslens.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>New Baltimore running back Derrick Henry is looking forward to the opening Thursday night football of the season, with the Ravens taking on the Chiefs in week 1.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Derrick Henry Ready For Ravens Matchup<\/h2>\n<p>After over a year of speculation, Derrick Henry finally left the Tennessee Titans this summer with the running back joining the Ravens on a two year, $16million deal.<\/p>\n<p>Baltimore kick off their season with a tough matchup against the Chiefs in week 1, which is a rematch of last year&#8217;s AFC Championship game.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about if he was ready for the season opener, new Ravens signing Henry replied &#8220;hell yeah&#8221;, before describing his disappointment over not be involved in the AFC Championship match last year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wish I could suit up that day watching the game. But now it&#8217;s my turn, so got to take advantage of it. It&#8217;s going to be a hell of a game. The Chiefs are always tough, they&#8217;re solid on all three teams. Got to be locked in this week to be able to execute on Thursday.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Derrick Henry was asked if he&#39;s ever wondered that if he had been with the Ravens at the time of the AFC Championship game, things might have been different against the Chiefs:<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Hell, yeah. I wish I could&#39;ve suited up that day, watching that game. But now it&#39;s my turn, so I\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zhXBoszK6M\">pic.twitter.com\/zhXBoszK6M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sarah Ellison (@sgellison) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sgellison\/status\/1830332796797395054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Ravens lost to the eventual Super Bowl winners at the AFC Championship match last year, with Henry still playing for the Titans, despite being offered a move to Baltimore at the beginning of last season.<\/p>\n<p>Henry continued: &#8220;It&#8217;s who they lost to to get to the big one, so I&#8217;m sure that&#8217;s in the back of their minds.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to come out and play Ravens style of football, execute so we can get a W, but yeah, I&#8217;m sure that&#8217;s in the back of their minds. I&#8217;m sure everybody&#8217;s locked in and going to be ready to go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Last season Henry racked up 1,167 rushing yards for 12 touchdowns &#8211; marking his eighth season in the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportslens.com\/tags\/nfl\/\">NFL<\/a> and his fifth year of over 1,000 scrimmage yards.<\/p>\n<p>Now Henry has left Tennessee in favour of Baltimore, the 30-year-old will have much higher aspirations and he will be hoping to kick off his Ravens career with an upset on Thursday against the Chiefs.<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/sportslens.com\/\">Sportslens.com &#8211; NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB News, Rumors &amp; Betting Picks<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportslens.com\/news\/derrick-henry-looking-forward-to-opening-thursday-night-football-matchup-against-chiefs-its-going-to-be-a-hell-of-a-game\/\">Derrick Henry Looking Forward To Opening Thursday Night Football Matchup Against Chiefs: \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a hell of a game\u201d<\/a> &#8211; originally posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/sportslens.com\/\">Sportslens.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>New Baltimore running back Derrick Henry is looking forward to the opening Thursday night football of the season, with the Ravens taking on the Chiefs in week 1. 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