The Tennessee Titans had nothing to play for but pride on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars. But in front of the home crowd, that pride paid off.
The Titans took down the Jaguars 28–20, playing spoiler to their AFC South rivals and keeping them out of the postseason.
Leading the way for the Titans was running back Derrick Henry, who finished the game with 153 yards on the ground and a touchdown.
After the game, Henry, who will hit free agency this offseason, said goodbye to the Tennessee faithful that cheered him on for the first eight years of his NFL career with an emotional speech.
“Titans fans, I want to say thank you for the greatest eight years of my life. The ups and the downs. Y’all have been there through everything,” Henry told the crowd.
"@Titans fans... Thank you for the greatest 8 years of my life." 👑💙 @KingHenry_2 pic.twitter.com/3CpEHq4PiC
— NFL (@NFL) January 7, 2024
Henry is one of the most dominant running backs in modern NFL history, leading the league in yards and touchdowns in back-to-back years in 2019 and ’20. In that 2020 season, he became one of eight running backs to rush for 2,000 yards in a season.
Wherever Henry winds up landing next year, he’ll undoubtedly make an impact.
