Fifteen games are enough for Derrick Henry. Though he missed a matchup due to his hamstring, the Tennessee Titans fourth-year running back will finish the 2019 year as the NFL's leading rusher, beating Cleveland Browns' Nick Chubb and Carolina Panthers' Christian McCaffrey.
Henry needed 48 yards in the fourth quarter of the Titans' win over the Houston Texans to beat Chubb for the rushing title. He got that in one run. With a hair over three minutes remaining, the former Heisman Trophy Award winner scampered for a 53-yard touchdown, crushing the yardage needed to win.
Watch below. The 6-3, 247-pound got the ball outside, then shot through the hole to go all the way and, in turn, winning the rushing title. That's called winning in style.
Derrick Henry clinches the 2019 NFL rushing title with this 53-yard TD run! #Titans pic.twitter.com/OEPjmZkeln
— NFL on ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsNFL) December 30, 2019
Henry entered Sunday 124 yards behind Chubb in rushing yards. The Browns running back did not pad his lead too well in Cleveland's loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, as he had just 41 yards on 13 attempts.
Henry, meanwhile, tallied 211 yards and three touchdowns on 32 attempts. He now has 1,540 yards and 16 touchdowns on the season, marking a truly dominant season.
Once improperly utilized with the Titans, Henry is now a leading rusher in Nashville, in large part thanks to offensive coordinator Arthur Smith's utilization of him throughout the 2019 season. Even better, for Derrick Henry? He's on a contract year, meaning he's in line to get paid in the offseason.
Perhaps more important than the rushing title, however, is that the Titans beat the Texans. Tennessee will now visit the postseason after a one-year hiatus.
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