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The running game has had a bit of a renaissance early this season thanks in part to a dynamic duo in Baltimore off to a historic start.
NFL teams are rushing at the highest rate through six weeks since 2008, with teams averaging a record-high 4.5 yards per carry and the most yards rushing per game at this point in a season in 40 years.
The average of 121.7 yards rushing per game for teams is the highest through six weeks in a non-replacement player season since 1984, when it was at 124.6.
The Ravens are playing a big part in that thanks to the predictable success of pairing perhaps the NFL’s best rushing quarterback with the most prolific running back of his generation.
Derrick Henry has 704 yards rushing and nine total touchdowns in his first six games since signing with Baltimore, while Lamar Jackson has run for 403…