Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry has established himself

Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry has established himself as Madden 21 coins one of the best players in the NFL over the last few years, but throughout the regular-season finale against the Houston Texans this Sundayhe formally etched his name in NFL history. From the fourth quarter of Tennessee's Week 17 matchup against Houston, Henry became just the eighth player in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards in one season, reaching the 2,000-yard mark on a second-and-5 carry that led to six yards using the Titans downward 35-31.

The first player to rush for 2,000 yards in only season was Buffalo Bills legend O.J. Simpson, who listed 2,003 yards and 12 touchdowns during the 1973 effort. The last player to combine the record had been Adrian Peterson, who rushed for 2,097 yards and 12 touchdowns with the Minnesota Vikings in 2012. Henry is actually the next Titan to join this exclusive club, as Chris Johnson rushed for 2,006 yards and 14 touchdowns with Tennessee back in 2009. The Titans will be the only franchise to have two players achieve this feat.

Henry came to Week 17 requiring 223 rushing yards to reach 2,000 over the year. While that single-game aim might have seemed unlikely for most running backs, Henry is not the same animal. Not only does he average a whopping 118.5 yards per game, but he's rushed for over 200 yards in a single game four distinct occasions in his career in the regular season -- such as earlier this season after the Titans hosted the Texans in Nashville. Back in October, Henry rushed for 212 yards and 2 touchdowns in the 42-36 victory over Houston.

Henry, who had been drafted by the Titans in the next round of the 2016 NFL Draft out of Alabama, has become the face of the franchise, and mmoexp mut 21 coins has transported this business to new heights. Only last year in the playoffs, he rushed for 182 yards against the New England Patriots after which 195 yards against the Baltimore Ravens to take the Titans into the AFC Championship game. It had been enough for Henry to secure a new extension this offseason, and he rewarded the Titans by placing up career-high numbers.