{"id":5182,"date":"2024-11-27T08:27:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T08:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=5182"},"modified":"2024-11-27T08:27:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T08:27:18","slug":"breaking-derrick-henry-delivers-5-word-message-to-saquon-barkley-ahead-of-week-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=5182","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Derrick Henry delivers 5-word message to Saquon Barkley ahead of Week 13!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">Derrick Henry had a five-word message for Week 13 opponent Saquon Barkley.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Derrick-Henry-delivers-5-word-message-to-Saquon-Barkley-ahead-of-Week-13.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Derrick Henry next to Saquon Barkley in front of the Ravens stadium\" \/><\/p>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">When\u00a0Derrick Henry took the field for the Baltimore Ravens against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 13, he had some pretty big shoes to fill.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, Baltimore has been one of the very best rushing offenses in the entire NFL this season, with a one-two punch of Henry and Lamar Jackson accounting for crazy production on the ground for Charm City&#8217;s finest. But recall, if you will, that the night before,\u00a0Saquon Barkley\u00a0had one of the\u00a0single greatest rushing games of all time, picking up 255 yards on the way to an Eagles win over the Rams.<\/p>\n<p>Would Henry use that fact as motivation, as he would be running on the very same field? Or would it hold him back, with each short gain keeping him further and further away from Barkley&#8217;s rushing total?<\/p>\n<p>Well, as it turns out, Henry had a pretty good game himself, picking up an efficient 140 rushing yards on 24 carries, but after the game, he decided to reflect on Barkley&#8217;s game, too, politely asking the Eagles rusher to,\u00a0well, you&#8217;ll see, while complementing the resurgence of running backs at the NFL level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst of all, Saquon [Barkley], \u2018Slow your a** down,&#8217; d**n.\u201d\u00a0<em>(laughter)<\/em> \u201cHe&#8217;s a h*ll of a player, [and the Eagles are] a h*ll of a team. They&#8217;ve been doing a great job as a team. How many games have they won, like nine straight I think \u2013 something like that?\u201d Henry told reporters. \u201cBut as far as running backs, we just want to go out there and do our job \u2013 do our job effectively [and] show that the position matters, and hopefully, we&#8217;ve been doing that well enough to add value for the future of this position and the guys that are coming up and getting paid. It&#8217;s a great time for us to be able to have success, and hopefully, it bounces off to the other guys that are coming up and getting the opportunity to get paid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Is the age of the running back officially back? Will teams start drafting them in the first round again after the success of Barkley, Henry, and Jahmyr Gibbs, who came off the board 12th overall in 2023? Or is this more of a case-by-case basis-type situation? Either way, Henry expects big things in Week 13, as it might just go down as the best rushing game of the 2024 NFL season.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3141795\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3141795\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3141795\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Saquon-Barkley-scoring-a-touchdown-for-the-Eagles.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Saquon-Barkley-scoring-a-touchdown-for-the-Eagles.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Saquon-Barkley-scoring-a-touchdown-for-the-Eagles.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Saquon-Barkley-scoring-a-touchdown-for-the-Eagles.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Saquon-Barkley-scoring-a-touchdown-for-the-Eagles.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Saquon-Barkley-scoring-a-touchdown-for-the-Eagles.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (26) reacts after getting first down against the Los Angeles Rams during the second half at SoFi Stadium.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3141795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Derrick Henry is ready for the challenge of the Eagles&#8217; rushing defense<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Derrick Henry had a five-word message for Week 13 opponent Saquon Barkley. 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