{"id":56349,"date":"2025-06-16T07:46:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T07:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=56349"},"modified":"2025-06-16T07:46:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T07:46:38","slug":"ravens-star-key-to-defeating-father-time-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=56349","title":{"rendered":"Ravens Star Key to Defeating Father Time in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">The Baltimore Ravens offense should be elite, regardless of whether Derrick Henry continues to defy the aging curve.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>The\u00a0Baltimore Ravens\u00a0will enter the 2025 season with one of the best rosters in football and some of the highest expectations. Once again, it\u2019s\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0or bust for Baltimore, and with high-profile stars on both sides of the ball, the bar has justifiably been set.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, the\u00a0Ravens\u00a0were the second-most dangerous team in football on the ground, trailing only the\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles\u00a0and 2,000-yard rusher\u00a0Saquon Barkley. The addition of\u00a0Derrick Henry\u00a0gave them a closer, a punishing back who can make sure the four-minute offense operates well. Henry rushed for 1,921 yards and 16 touchdowns and contributed 139 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>If there\u2019s a hitch in Baltimore\u2019s plan,\u00a0Bleacher Report\u00a0suggests it would be Henry struggling in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFather Time finally catches up to a 31-year-old Derrick Henry just after signing a big, new contract, and the Ravens move in the wrong direction as a result,\u201d Brad Gagnon wrote.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u00a0Ravens\u00a0star\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Lamar Jackson\u00a0is key to Baltimore surviving regression from its starting running back.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest risk in paying Henry is the opportunity cost of signing another contributor in a Super Bowl window. At 31, it\u2019s entirely possible that he stumbles down the cliff awaiting so many running backs. But even a diminished version of Henry isn\u2019t likely to be a detriment to the offense.<\/p>\n<p>The Ravens\u2019 run game was elite with Henry in 2024, finishing second in the league in\u00a0expected points added per rush. In the four preceding seasons, Baltimore ranked first, 11th, second and third, respectively.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"3\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-b3c7bd5d02334823aa224c67854f16bd\" data-google-query-id=\"CJKp0oa49Y0DFbOG6QUdkm4Oug\" data-ad-size=\"adhesion\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens_7__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens_7\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/2460e311b88315c671b3842eac77f70e.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-45\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"8\" data-load-complete=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>This offense doesn\u2019t need Henry at his best to be elite. He makes them more dangerous in January and is a significant part of the team\u2019s plans, but Jackson\u2019s mobility has made every backfield configuration a strong one.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no reason why that shouldn\u2019t continue in 2025. Henry has proven to be an outlier in his aging and durability. He should be expected to dominate again with Jackson\u2019s gravity making his life easier.<\/p>\n<p>It goes without saying that the worst-case scenario for the Ravens is Jackson going down. 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