{"id":3287,"date":"2024-09-23T05:17:27","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T05:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=3287"},"modified":"2024-09-23T05:17:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T05:17:27","slug":"jerry-jones-explains-why-cowboys-didnt-pursue-derrick-henry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=3287","title":{"rendered":"Jerry Jones explains why Cowboys didn&#8217;t pursue Derrick Henry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3805,h_2140,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/cowboys_country\/01j8e5hycg42bac5j90m.jpg\" alt=\"Sep 22, 2024; Arlington, Texas, USA; Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry (22) scores a touchdown during the third quarter against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&amp;T Stadium. \" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_81qvbtbfz\">The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0fell at home for the second consecutive week. The Baltimore Ravens came into AT&amp;T Stadium and raced out to an early lead before holding off a late push from the Cowboys to earn a 28-25 win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_q9l6ffryt\">Once again, a glaring weakness for the Cowboys was the weak and inconsistent running game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_t3oup5rrd\">The Dallas backfield finished the game with just 51 yards and one touchdown on 16 carries, averaging 3.2 yards per carry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_b6zht8drl\">The Ravens, meanwhile, rushed for 274 yards and three touchdowns, averaging 6.1 yards per carry. Baltimore&#8217;s backfield was led by Derrick Henry with 151 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_yfziis40l\">Baltimore signed Henry, who lives in Dallas, as a free agent this offseason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_wsgyzqvn8\">It was a harsh reminder to Cowboys fans that they could have had a back like Henry leading the way if the front office would&#8217;ve been aggressive. 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