Taking a closer look at the fourth-down conversions …
Head Coach John Harbaugh’s bold decisions to go for it on fourth down three times, including from his own 16, deservedly drew plenty of praise, but they wouldn’t have gone over too well had they not been executed well.
On the “Tush Push” from the Ravens’ own 16-yard line, Henry gave tight end Mark Andrews, who took the direct snap from under center, a strong push from behind.
Andrews said the Ravens have had that play in their back pocket for a while and everybody has their own version. Baltimore prefers to keep Jackson out of the fray, opting for 250-pound Andrews to carry the ball, getting help from 247-pound Henry and 300-pound fullback Pat Ricard.
“I told [Andrews], said, ‘I’m going to push the [s*] out of you,'” Henry said with a laugh. “He said, ‘I felt you.’ I said, ‘You’re [darn] right.’ Make sure we got it, but yes, great job by everybody blocking. I had to give him a shove for us to get it.”