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Titans RB Derrick Henry on pace for 200 more rushing yards than last year when he led NFL

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Nashville TennesseanView Comments running back has a chance to surpass his yardage total from last season, when he won the NFL rushing title with 1,540 yards.All he needs to do is average 55.8 yards on the ground over the remaining four games of the regular season. He's averaging 109.8.Henry has an NFL-leading 1,317 yards rushing&nbsp;and is&nbsp;on pace to reach&nbsp;1,756.The chase continues Sunday (noon, CBS) when the Titans (8-4) play at Jacksonville (1-11).&nbsp;"His role is huge for what we try to do each and every week, obviously," quarterback Ryan Tannehill said. "When Derrick's rolling and gaining a bunch of yards, we're usually rolling as an offense, so we definitely want that to continue."Henry must average 170.8 yards to reach&nbsp;2,000&nbsp;— a milestone only seven running backs in NFL history have managed."I'm not really worried about stats. I'm worried about winning," Henry said. "Stats are stats.&nbsp;But for me, I'm worried about winning. Forget the stats."In the seven 100-yard games Henry has logged this year, the Titans are 6-1, losing only to the Colts in Week 10.&nbsp;"We'd just like to try to win as many games as we can," Titans coach Mike Vrabel said. "I'd like to try to get our ninth one on Sunday. I think that's&nbsp;always a byproduct&nbsp;—&nbsp;somebody is going to have to gain yards and score touchdowns&nbsp;for you to be successful."In the past two seasons, Henry's second matchup against the Jaguars&nbsp;statistically stands out between the annual two divisional games. In Week 2 this season, Henry ran for 84 yards on 25 carries, which measures closer to his 17 carries for 44 yards in 2019 and 18 touches for 57 yards in 2018.&nbsp; In rematches with Jacksonville the previous two years, Henry broke out for 159 yards on 19 rushes last year and needed 17 attempts to run for 238 yards in 2018.&nbsp;Henry is leading Minnesota Vikings tailback Dalvin Cook (1,250) and Jaguars rookie James Robinson (968). He is on pace to become the first in the NFL to win back-to-back rushing titles since LaDainian Tomlinson (2006-07).For story ideas,&nbsp;contact Drake Hills at DHills@gannett.com. Follow Drake on Twitter at @LiveLifeDrake.View Comments

Nashville TennesseanView Comments running back has a chance to surpass his yardage total from last season, when he won the NFL rushing title with 1,540 yards.All he needs to do is average 55.8 yards on the ground over the remaining four games of the regular season. He's averaging 109.8.Henry has an NFL-leading 1,317 yards rushing&nbsp;and is&nbsp;on pace to reach&nbsp;1,756.The chase continues Sunday (noon, CBS) when the Titans (8-4) play at Jacksonville (1-11).&nbsp;"His role is huge for what we try to do each and every week, obviously," quarterback Ryan Tannehill said. "When Derrick's...

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