Ravens RB Derrick Henry moved past Hall of Fame RB Jim Brown with his 107th and 108th rushing touchdowns, but lost a fumble late that allowed the Bills to tie the game and eventually win. Henry was solely focused on ball security after the game and hung the loss on him after not keeping his focus in a big moment.
“First of all, I got to take care of the ball,” Henry said, via NFL.com’s Grant Gordon. “I told my teammates after the game to put the loss on me. I own it, like a man. We emphasize taking care of the ball since we got back, it’s a big emphasis, especially in our room and the running backs taking care of the football. Keeping it high and tight, not lackadaisical, and they made a play. But I put the loss on me. If I take care of the ball, probably be a different situation.”
Once again, Ravens HC John Harbaugh found himself trying to answer questions about how Baltimore let another late lead slip out of its grasp when it’s something he and his staff have spent the entire offseason trying to solve. The numbers are stark, with the Ravens having blown six two-score leads in the fourth quarter over the past four seasons.
“Part of it is we’ve been ahead a lot. We’ve had a lot of two-score leads. We’ve kept a lot of those. I think we’ve lost six of them. That’s too many,” Harbaugh said via the Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec, adding the Ravens need to give thought to how they’re communicating and calling plays in those situations. “I do believe we need to be really thoughtful for how we approach the situations going forward.”