"When you're playing well, that means you're ahead, and you're running in the third and fourth quarter, and you're wearing down the defense. I think that would hold true even in the playoffs [like] when we played the Texans or the Steelers over the last few years. You're able to get ahead, stay ahead and run the football."

Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry bursts out of the backfield for 23-yard rush. San Francisco 49ers kicker Eddy Piñeiro makes a 25-yard field goal. San Francisco 49ers kicker Eddy Piñeiro just barely misses a 64-yard field goal attempt that bangs off the crossbar.

Lamar Jackson went down clutching his back, and with him went the Ravens’ increasingly thin margin for error. The crowd noise inside M&T Bank Stadium faded into unease Sunday night as the two-time NFL Most Valuable Player rolled onto his side after Patriots safety Craig Woodson’s knee connected with Jackson’s lower back.

Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry ran for 128 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries against the New England Patriots on Sunday. Henry opened the scoring with a 21-yard run with 12:21 left in the first quarter and scored on a 2-yard run as Baltimore took an 11-point lead with 12:50 remaining.