South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Sunday)

Henry has been quiet vs. Jags

- By Mark Long

JACKSONVIL­LE — Some of Derrick Henry’s biggest plays and most productive games have come against the Jaguars.

Just not in Jacksonvil­le, which is about 25 miles south of Henry’s hometown.

The Jaguars have an impressive streak going against the NFL’s leading rusher for this season and last. They haven’t allowed Henry to reach 100 yards rushing in any of his four trips home. He managed just 13 yards on the ground as a rookie in 2016, followed by outings of 92, 57 and 44 yards in front of friends and family at TIAA Bank Field.

Jacksonvil­le (1-11) might need to contain Henry again if it’s going to have a chance Sunday against the AFC South-leading Tennessee Titans (8-4), who can clinch their fifth consecutiv­e winning season and move a step closer to securing a postseason berth for the third time in four years.

“We know this guy. We know this guy’s going to get the football and he’s coming downhill,” Jaguars safety Jarrod Wilson said. “We know he’s getting the ball, so it’s really just man on man and trying to match up and do our job.”

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