The Baltimore Ravens are fresh off of a heartbreaking loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 1 NFL action on Sunday Night Football. Despite looking like they were headed for a win, the Ravens fell apart and allowed the Bills to come back and win.
Heading into Week 2, Baltimore will look to get back on track with a matchup against the AFC North rival Cleveland Browns.
Prior to the matchup, the two teams have been talking some smack. Grant Delpit, a safety for the Browns, stated that tackling Henry was “not hard.” That is not the overwhelming feeling on that topic across the NFL.
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It’s one thing to talk smack and it’s another to make false statements. Bringing Henry down is no easy task. He is known to run over defenders.
Following that statement from Delpit, Henry responded with a very scary and simple message back at Cleveland. He’s clearly planning to let his play do the talking, but the Browns have provided him with some bulletin board material.
“Yeah, I saw that,” Henry said. “His coach had a quote. He had a quote. We’ll see on Sunday.”
That isn’t exactly what Cleveland fans want to hear. Henry obviously didn’t love what he heard and it could motivate him to have a big-time game.
Henry had a massive showing in Week 1. He carried the football 18 times for 169 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 9.4 yards per carry. Henry also caught a pass for 13 yards.
With a little extra motivation, Henry will be looking to replicate that success against the Browns. In Week 1, Cleveland was unable to pull out a win, losing to the Cincinnati Bengals by a final score of 17-16.
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Ahead of the game, the Ravens are favored to come away with a win. ESPN’s matchup predictor has given Baltimore a 79.3 percent chance of defeating the Browns.
All of that being said, it will be interesting to see what kind of performance Henry can put together. Fans will also be watching to see if Delpit ends up having a chance to tackle Henry and how that attempts goes for him.
There are a lot of words flying around before the AFC North rivalry game and Henry isn’t usually the kind of player a team wants to fire up.
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