Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry has established himself

Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry has established himself as Mut 21 coins among the best players in the NFL over the past couple of decades, but during the regular-season finale against the Houston Texans this Sunday, he officially etched his name in NFL history. In the fourth quarter of Tennessee's Week 17 matchup against Houston, Henry became the eighth player in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards in a single season, reaching the 2,000-yard mark onto a second-and-5 carry that resulted in 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 recorded 2,003 yards and 12 touchdowns during the 1973 effort. The final player to combine the list had been Adrian Peterson, who rushed for 2,097 yards and 12 touchdowns with the Minnesota Vikings at 2012. The Titans will be the only franchise to have two players accomplish this feat.

Henry came to Week 17 needing 223 rushing yards to reach 2,000 over the year. While that single-game aim may have sounded unlikely for most running backs, Henry is a different creature. Does he average a whopping 118.5 yards per game, but he has rushed for over 200 yards in a single match four different times in his career in the regular season -- including earlier this season after the Titans hosted the Texans in Nashville.

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