The Ravens left Week 6 in the same place they entered it in the AFC North standings, tied with the Browns at 4-2. But the way Baltimore got there should put a spotlight on one troubling part of Derrick Henry’s game that keeps showing up: the ball is not always safe in his hands.
That issue came back to bite the Ravens in the loss to Cleveland. With Baltimore at its own 35-yard line, Henry coughed up the football, Cleveland recovered, and the Browns eventually turned that takeaway into points on the next offensive drive. For a team that expects Henry to finish games, wear down defenses and drain the clock, that was the kind of mistake that changes everything.
The fumble was not an isolated annoyance, either. ESPN’s Jamison Hensley pointed out that Henry “has now fumbled four times since the start of the 2025 season (23 games),” which is “the second most in the NFL over that span, behind Buffalo running back James Cook III (five fumbles).”
That’s not a one-off slip. It’s a pattern.
Baltimore had other problems working against it as well. Lamar Jackson was out, the Ravens also did not have new center pickup Cam Jurgens, and the defense later allowed the Browns to go down and take the lead. So this loss can’t be pinned on Henry alone.
Still, he owns a big share of it. When a back with his reputation starts putting the ball on the ground with some regularity, it changes how a team can use him. Instead of trusting him to slam the door late, the Ravens now have to hold their breath every time he gets the ball.
That’s the uncomfortable part for Baltimore. Henry remains a future Hall of Famer, but his fumbling has been a real issue for the last two seasons, and it’s one the Ravens can’t just shrug off.
If it keeps up, it becomes more than a bad habit. It becomes a problem that can cost games.
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