The Baltimore Ravens crushed the Green Bay Packers 41-24 to keep their playoff hopes alive. Both teams played without their QB1, but it was the Ravens who came out on top in a one-sided win. And while Derrick Henry’s four touchdowns headlined this win, the Ravens’ overall commitment to the run game set the tone throughout the night. Talking about the same, head coach John Harbaugh opened up about his game plan.

“We were intentional about committing to the run, for sure. I’m not going to downgrade that. I mean, it was our main deal. It was the (weeks) before, too, but we did a better job of it,” Harbaugh said during the post-game presser.

Coming into the season, the Ravens did not have trust in the rushing game. In the Week 2 game against the Cleveland Browns, they had only 45 rushing yards. The approach changed after the bye week as they had 177 rushing yards in the Week 8 win against the Chicago Bears.

As the pressure started rising in December, their approach totally flipped. Injuries to their starting quarterback, Lamar Jackson, also made them reconsider their dependence on the receivers. Against the Packers, they recorded 53 receptions for 307 rushing yards with four touchdowns. The receivers only had 19 receptions for 296 yards with one score.

The hero of the night, Henry, scored all four touchdowns. He has been their top scorer in most of the games in 2025.

Derrick Henry breaks multiple NFL records

Henry ran the ball 36 times for 216 rushing yards with four touchdowns. It was his 25th career game with 100+ rushing yards and multiple scores. He also made a record for most 200+ yard career games (seven), surpassing Adrian Peterson and OJ Simpson.

He also set Lambeau Field on fire by making the record for most rushing yards at any venue by a visiting player. With this historical game, he also moved up the 2025 running back leaderboard. Overall, Derrick Henry has 287 carries (sixth) for 1,469 rushing yards (fourth) and 16 touchdowns (fourth) in 16 games.

He also moved up the all-time rushing leaderboard, cracking the top ten list in rushing yards and the top four on the rushing touchdowns list. He needs two more scores to reach third in scoring. His fiery performance has kept their playoff hopes alive.

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The Ravens’ only hope is that the Pittsburgh Steelers lose their next game against the Cleveland Browns. Playoff contention will come down to the season finale between the two teams. For now, John Harbaugh is happy that his players showed heart in the big moments.