NFL Playoffs

Another MVP level effort from Derrick Henry earns him a third Bama Pro of the Week and gives his Tennessee Titans a crucial inter-division victory.

Alabama will be well represented on NFL’s championship weekend as the Tennessee Titans will take on the Kansas City Chiefs and the Green Bay Packers travel to play the San Francisco 49ers. Three of the four teams will feature a former Crimson Tide player as only the 49ers are without an Alabama player on its roster. Alabama is promised to have at least one player in Super Bowl LIV in Miami for the 16th consecutive season. The Tide will be assured a Super Bowl ring for the eight consecutive season if the Packers win today.

Derrick Henry dominated the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs, leading the Tennessee Titans to victory 28-12 over the number one seeded Baltimore Ravens. Henry took 30 carries out of the backfield for 195 yards, he caught two passes for seven yards and he threw one pass for a three-yard touchdown. The visiting Titans will play the winner of the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs contest next week.

Derrick Henry set a Tennessee Titans franchise playoff record for rushing yards with 182 in the 20-13 Wild Card victory over the New England Patriots. Henry was the first player to rush for over 100 yards against the Patriots since Marshawn Lynch accomplished the feat in Super Bowl XLIX. Henry’s previous playoff high was 156 yards against the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2017 playoffs.

We hear it all the time that the NFL is a passing league now.  Hard to argue with this, especially when you look at statistics and the continued devaluing of running backs in the draft and free agency.  But if you watch the playoffs this year, you will notice teams that do not take the running game for granted...

Saturday begins the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs.  Eight teams remain in the hunt to play in one of the biggest sporting events in the world, the Super Bowl.  These teams will also provide excellent exposure for the Alabama Crimson TIde, as many alumni of the program will be on display in front of massive national audiences...