Derrick Henry, Ryan Stonehouse Earn Player Of The Month Honors

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Derrick Henry. Photo: by Donald Page/Tennessee Titans

After a fantastic October, Derrick Henry has been named the AFC Offensive Player of the Month.

Henry rushed for 563 yards (140.8 per game) with five touchdowns in four games during the month of October and added nine receptions for 82 yards. His 563 rushing yards are the most in the NFL since Week 4. Henry was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week after his performance against the Texans, rushing for 219 yards and two touchdowns as Tennessee won 17-10.  It was the most rushing yards by a player in a game this season. It marked Henry’s sixth career game with at least 200 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns, the most in NFL history.

This is the third Offensive Player of the Month award for Henry (December, 2018 and October, 2020), the most in franchise history. He becomes the first running back since Todd Gurley to win the award three times.

So far this season, Henry has rushed for 755 yards in 166 attempts, third most in the NFL. He has seven touchdowns and 35 rushing first downs.

Along with Henry, Titans punter Ryan Stonehouse was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month.

Stonehouse recorded 20 punts with an average of 51.7 yards per punt (45.0 net average), both the highest marks in the AFC during the month of October. Eight of his 20 punts were pinned inside the 20-yard line.

This is the first Special Teams Player of the Month award for Stonehouse, and he becomes the first Titans player to earn the award since kicker Stephen Gostkowski (September, 2020). Stonehouse is the first Colorado State alumni to earn the honor.

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